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Before Arabella heads south for another season of exploration, Steve returns to where the journey first began—the woods and stumps where the oak trees for the boat were harvested more than 10 years ago.
What was once a busy milling site covered in sawdust, logs, and lumber stacks has slowly returne...
Winter still has Newfoundland in its grip, but while the harbor freezes over again outside, work aboard Arabella continues.
This week, Steve tackles one of the biggest frustrations—and potential dangers—of reefing sails offshore at night in rough conditions: managing dozens of loose lines on a movi...
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After months of work, trial and error, and a few unexpected setbacks, we finally finished building our own sail covers and stack packs for Arabella.
What started as a winter project turned into a full deep dive into canvas work—designing, patterning, sewing, breaking the machine, waiting weeks for ...
This summer has been a long time coming.
Long before Arabella was ever launched, there was a dream—to sail north, reach remote places, and go after untouched granite walls that few people have ever seen, let alone climbed.
Now, after years of building, sailing, and learning, we finally have the op...
Not a boat builder. Not a sailor. Steve built Arabella from scratch — cut the trees, milled the lumber, and planked her in white oak so she could handle this. Frozen solid in Newfoundland in April, and the door won't even open.
Arabella is a 38ft gaff ketch built entirely by hand and sailed 6,...
Winter is finally starting to loosen its grip in Newfoundland, and that means one thing—spring boat projects are underway aboard Arabella.
This week, we shift gears from skiing and backcountry travel to life aboard the boat, tackling the kinds of projects that keep a wooden sailboat ready for the n...
It’s been 10 years since we cut down the first tree and started building Arabella.
Since then, this journey has taken us from the forest to the water—and now all the way to a frozen winter in Newfoundland. Along the way, there have been incredible highs, tough lows, and more adventure than we ever ...
After a tough start to the season that left Ben injured and out of commission for a couple of weeks, we’re finally back—and back to adventure.
This episode picks up with a return to the cabin, where local friends Rod and Alvin take us deeper into life in this rugged part of the world. From checking...
⚓ Two knots every boater should know — demonstrated the practical way.
In this short clip from Unanchored Life, Ken builds a simple stern anchor setup for our dinghy and demonstrates two of the most useful knots in boating: the Bowline Knot and the Anchor Bend (Anchor Knot).
If you run a dinghy, t...
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Up to this point, we’ve focused on planning, interpretation, and strategic awareness. But once you’re actually offshore, the goal is clarity over features. In this fifth and f...
This week in Newfoundland, Steve and Carter finish their Baker’s Brook Pond recon with one more attempt to cross the ice and reach the big climbing terrain they came to scout. After backing off the previous day due to warming temperatures, they return with colder conditions, a better plan, and a cle...
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This week in Newfoundland, we head deep into Gros Morne National Park to scout what could be some of the biggest ice climbing routes we’ve ever seen.
After joining locals for rabbit trapping, ice fis...
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This is the first of a series of instructional videos that I plan to make, alongside my usual sailing blogs. I hope it's useful for you, and let me know in the comments if there's an other specific aspects of this lifestyl...
Winter in Newfoundland keeps us busy.
This week aboard Arabella, the harbor ice tightens around the boat and we’re forced to break up 4-inch ice to relieve pressure on the lines. After adjusting the bubbler and freeing the stern, we trade ice spuds for skis and head into deep Canadian powder for Ro...
Winter has fully set in around Arabella in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland—the harbor is freezing, ice sheets are moving with the tide, and keeping the boat safe becomes a daily task. This week we show how we protect a liveaboard sailboat in icy conditions using a deicer (bubbler system) and even a floati...
With the boat buttoned up for winter, it’s finally time to head into the mountains. In this episode, Steve, Robin, and Carter take the new DIY pulk sled bags into the backcountry for a winter camping and ski reconnaissance trip just north of Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Before heading out, Steve wal...
After a long holiday break back home in Massachusetts, Steve, Robin, and Akiva make the 1,100-mile journey back north to Arabella and winter life in Newfoundland. With big plans for backcountry skiing and ice climbing along the island’s northwest coast, it’s time to finish some critical prep.
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Stop trying to buy a "circumnavigation boat." Buy an "education" boat.
I recently received an email from Simon, an 18-year-old sailor with a tight budget and a big dream. He said something that most beginners miss: "Ugly is fine. Stuck in a boatyard is not."
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In today's Travel vlog, we freedive the beautiful coastline of Gozo while spearfishing malta for pelagic fish we are being taught by Luke Cassar. Join us on this diving adventure to become a real spearo
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It’s time to leave Arabella for six weeks as Steve and Robin head back to the United States for the holidays—but not before getting the boat safely settled for early winter in Newfoundland. With the cover on, heaters set, and friends keeping an eye on things, Arabella is ready to rest while the crew...
Winter prep continues aboard Arabella in Corner Brook, Newfoundland—and this week it’s time to build a proper tent over the housetop before shrink wrap goes on. With help from fellow adventurers Lina Chu (a Vietnamese-Ukrainian photographer) and her partner Peter, Steve frames a structure designed t...
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