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Installing Dyneema Lifelines: Tricky Splicing and a Proud Mom Moment
Installing new Dyneema lifelines on the boat—splicing this double Dyneema core and braid is no easy task! One stage involves sewing, and I think my mother would be proud! #SailingLife #Dyneema #BoatUpgrade #SailingDIY #Splicing #Lifelines #SailingAdvent...
Two Buyers Lined Up: Will My Sailboat Sell?
"Exciting times ahead! With two potential buyers lined up in the coming weeks, things are moving fast. But my sailing journey doesn’t end here—I’ve got big plans through the end of 2025. If she sells, I’ll be on the lookout for my next adventure ve...
NEW Adventure: Sailing to Rocket Island!
Part two of my passage from Oita to Amami. Having spent a week in Abaratsu ( Nichinan), first by the Ghost Ship and then at the wonderful Calm Lanai Harbor, we set off for Tanegashima, Japan`s Cape Canaveral. Shin Taro, who helped me install the new alte...
Diagnosing Alternator Woes at Sea! #sailing #starlink #japan
Oita to Amami Part One. After a month of questioning my boat and then myself, I set my eyes on finally reaching Amami Oshima. It is the island near Okinawa I set out to sail to two years ago today ( March 4th). I diverted to Mei Prefecture because of a b...
Will this Guy have the Courage to Sail Away?
If you're feeling lost and drained, you are not alone. ! In this video, I'm sharing my crisis of confidence and the process I am going through. If you are a never-too-later like me check out the free resources at http://bit.ly/3w9OpUJ To Track Wahine p...
How I replaced my inverter – and it was SO EASY!
In this video, I`ll show you how I installed a Xantrex Inverter. Thanks to Xantrex, we can keep our power running in bad weather conditions! If you're having trouble with your power or you're just looking for a new inverter, be sure to check out this vide...
I’m sorry! I may have the WRONG BOAT!
I have no regrets about buying Wahine four years ago, She has been my home on the water, classroom, studio, laboratory, think tank, and refuge. We have sailed over 3000 kilometers visiting over 60 ports. It has been a pure delight to see much of the sa...
A Year of Surprises: The coolest, weirdest, and best things that happened to me
Happy Holidays everyone. Thanks for watching. How was your 2022? Mine kinda went like this Winter: Troublesome ( Accident at Sea and Health issues) Spring: Positive ( Filmed the Pilot with History Channel and completed a circumnavigation of Kyushu) Summer:...
When a Passage Takes an Unexpected Turn – Watch What Happens Next!
I set out for my third attempt in two years to go to Amami. I wanted to use it as a training voyage so I invited two experienced mariners to join me. But our weather window was slim further complicated by an unforeseen electrical problem. In the end, th...
No Frills update: Go Solo or With Crew? –
18 months into a Training voyage around Japan I have some news. If you are a never-too-later like me check out the free resources at www.nevertoolateacademy.com To Track Wahine please consider becoming a Patron or sponsor. www.pacificsolo.com These v...
Out on the Boat
#sailingvideo #sailingblog Out on the boat catching scallops, discovering an old settlers grave yard, visiting a barn full of classic cars and making friends with a real live kiwi called Sparky. My New Music channel ’Seadog music’ https://www.youtube...
License Fail? I Got My Boat License In Japan!
After some knocks, I finally have some good news! Hopefully this is the start of getting back onto the water. Finally, on my third attempt for my Class 1 License, I made it! Now, I can legally leave Japan's shores as the Class-One License allows me to go ...
Sailing Across the Pacific, Alone pt2 Adventures of an old Seadog, ep121
The journey is underway. Time to settle into life at sea. Rough weather and calms, helicopters, birds and dolphins visit my home in the sea. #sailingacrossthepacific #stormsatsea Thank you for watching this episode, please give us a thumbs up and subscri...
A special song…
We are OVERWHELMED, AMAZED, GRATEFUL, HUMBLED... insert any other synonym here! Here's a song I wrote for our new patreons as a way of saying THANK YOU. I feel like I've been riding on a little cloud for the past two days. Knowing that people not only li...