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Salt & Tar: Ep.241- Ocean Therapy
When your head is in a funk you got to push yourself out and go sailing! Or whatever makes you happy. For me, the sea always gets me back to where I need to be. Helps me see and appreciate all that I have. Garrett helped me shake the low negative headspace...
Salt & Tar: Ep.238- Bouncing Around the Coves of La Paz
Sea Caves, Chilaquiles, Giant Cactuses, Salt Water Baths, and Sailing! What more could you ask for? We soak up our last week out at the islands before a week of boat projects in the La Paz. s/v Lintika Cruisers Academy: https://www.youtube.com/@Cruisers...
Salt & Tar: Ep.237- Work Hard, Play Hard
Couple projects and fun sailing, swimming, and eating! Yes. Wonderful, beautiful, yes. Thanks for watching! p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I can but we are still so so busy so please do not take it personally 💕 Much love!!! https://sal...
Salt & Tar Ep.213- Riding Out Hurricane Swell – Santa Barbara
-We set sail for Santa Barbara, ride out a hurricane swell, and get a few chores done! Cheers, R&G p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I can but we are still so so busy so please do not take it personally 💕 Much love!!! https://saltandt...
Salt & Tar: Ep.211- Proper Beach Day
Extra time in Avila was well spent. Beach time, family time, sailing, and beers and tacos! Our weather window finally presents its self but before we go we finish the install of our chart plotter. As we pass Point Sal and see Point Arguello on the horizon ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.208- Homeport
This is living! Rediviva pulls into her homeport for the first time. After a few sea trials in the San Francisco Bay we headed out to do some practical tests at sea. By the time we make it to Morro Bay, Ca she has 220nm under her keel. No words can fully e...
Salt & Tar: Ep.207- First Overnight Passage
Warning: I may get a little excited about dolphins… I can’t help it! It feels so good to be out on the ocean again. We have missed this for so long. 100nm to Monterey and then we begin the 120nm leg to Morro Bay, our homeport. Hope you enjoy our story ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.181- Hoist ’em all! Attaching our headsails
4 out of 4 and we give Mike a 10 out of 10! Our 4 working sails are here and are being fitted to the boat. We will have other light wind and storm sails but these are the ones we'll use most often. As we were waiting for the staysail boom to dry we started...
Salt & Tar: Ep.172- Bending the Mizzen
Bending a sail: to secure a sail to a spar before hoisting. Bend On ~ To tie onto or fasten. Garrett completes the last of the changes and additions to the boom and gaff. Persevering through the cold, damp weather. Then together we work on permanently secu...
Repurposing Victoria’s Mast – Episode 155 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Getting Victoria early in the project was one of the best decisions we have made. There was so much good material packed in that little vessel, and it seems like she just keeps giving every day. From all the beautiful mahogany in her interior, to the bron...
Salt & Tar: Ep.130- Main Gaff & Mizzen Boom & Gaff
Happy 6th anniversary. March 2015 started this build and 2021 brings us not only our main gaff and mizzen boom and gaff but also our sails! In this episode we complete the ruff shape of the first items but it’ll still be a few months before we see sails....
Salt & Tar: Ep.126- Rounding the Boom
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes
Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar --------- one-time donation p.s. Also, thank you for watching/tolerating ...
#1 A Hard Passage Lessons Learned – Sailing From New Zealand To Tubuai Austral Islands
In this vid we share our passage from New Zealand to Tubuai, Austral Islands. We chose to take the southern route in the higher latitudes where we picked up the westerlies to make almost 2000 miles of easting before we turned North towards our destination....