Extreme sailing YouTube Videos
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This Changes Everything! | # 20 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
What happens when the navigational maps and charts and cruising guides do not match? Which one is right? Which one is wrong? And, most importantly, which one do you follow? Paragon sails through rolling seas while the crew has just a few days to make some ...
I can’t even hear you anymore! | # 19 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
Day five of sailing offshore to Greenland and everyone has settled into a rhythm. Like a pendulum, Paragon rolls from side to side as she moves forward in variable wind and we struggle to find a balance with our sails. The droning of the engine wears on th...
Staying on the Rhumb Line | #18 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
Want to try the Miso Mackerel in this episode? Check out the link below for the recipe! Sailing offshore is a mixed bag...crazy activity followed by extreme calm and everything in-between. A Canadian fisheries plane buzzes by to check us out as we battle ...
He’s Coming Straight for Us! | #17 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
Can you do an oil change on your boat? How about an oil change underway, offshore with the possibility of a storm looming? A line of foreboding clouds spurs us to perform some preventative maintenance aboard Paragon as Drake reminisces about previous misha...
Jury Rig At Sea | #15 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
The best preparation cannot prevent things from breaking at sea. The question is, are you prepared to perform a repair on a boat offshore when help is nowhere near? The crew of Paragon attempts to jury-rig a broken whisker pole and finds the task to be a b...
Ep 43 Talisman Sails the Algarve Coast to Lagos, Portugal
We leave Cascais, Portugal and head 128nm south to the lovely town of Lagos.
Snapped In Half | #14 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
It's the first day on the water in our journey to Greenland and Paragon has lost sight of shore. The first night is a bit rough as everyone gets used to being on the water with rolling seas. Will the wind pick up? Will we be able to turn off the engine? Wi...
Pushing Off For Greenland | #13 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
We have spent years preparing for this moment...PUSHING OFF FOR GREENLAND! The boat is in better shape than she's ever been and the crew is as prepared as they can be. We begin this offshore sail to one of the harshest places in the world with good spirits...
Last Day In Canada | #12 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
Sailing offshore to Greenland. Just saying the words make us giddy on this day of lasts...last laundry, last provisioning trip, last weather reports, and last meeting of friends, both new and old. Join us on this last day in Canada (in fact, the whole of N...
Ep 42 Finally Sailing! Overnight Passage to Cascais Portugal
After our disastrous stay in Leixoes, Portugal (losing Doc), we swallow hard and head south to Cascais, which turns out to be the perfect respite.
Sail around the world – NO Experience needed! | SMLS S6E07
Sail around the world with no experience. Would you sail around the world with no experience, watch this video to see how it is done. Extreme sailing done by beginners! That's what I am talking about. I love to see people going out there and just doing i...
Ep 40 Fairlead Explosion! What Now? (Sailing Talisman)
Boat maintenance is an ongoing thing when your're cruising. Here in this short video we repair a fairlead that failed catastrophically.
Ep 39 Ominous Weather Vibes (Sailing Leixoes, Portugal)
Leixoes, Portugal: The Doc dog is settling in nicely and we visit the city of Porto to see the Graham's port distillery. But our plans for departure are interrupted.
Ep 38 The Doc Dog Re-Joins the Crew
After months of hard work, we finally manage to get our dog to the boat. It's a wonderful time for both Wendy and myself, and of course for Doc, who probably thought we'd abandoned him. Starting in Baiona, Spain, we head for Vigo, pick up Doc, then cruise ...