Join us as we embark on an exhilarating sail in strong winds, sharing our experiences, challenges, and solutions. Expertise from the Sailing Adventure Can't Wait channel reveals top strategies for conquering turbulent waters while maintaining boat safety a...
How we're insulating our freezer for tropical climates. Getting it OUT OF THE GALLEY for starters!
First, coming back from the Max Cruise yard with us is a bunch of metal work that we have hired Max Cruise to do for us. (If you remember the year we waited...
This week's episode features an amazing gathering of familiar faces who worked hard over the weekend on Acorn to Arabella. They accomplished a variety of tasks, including working on deck and below. Tune in to see their progress.
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Welcome to a week in the life on Arabella.
Friday:
The day starts off with a huuuge cup of coffee. The rainy day is the perfect opportunity for Steve to practice making eye splices with a double braided line.
Robin and Steve spend time training to get r...
Here is a quick video talking about why it is important to know how to SAIL ON and OFF the ANCHOR without using your ENGINE, and how to do it!
We think having the ability and confidence to sail on and off the anchor is a critical skill that every sailor ...
We're in PORTO CERVO.. join us for a REAL LIFE experience Onboard Sailing ITALY’s MOST BEAUTIFUL Island Sardinia!
On this episode, we visit the 2nd most expensive marina in the world -- it'ca called, PORTO CERVO!! We so badly want to find out just how m...
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Have we mentioned it’s been windy lately?
Steve works on setting up the navigation electronics o...
Join us as we do another DIY project on our sailboat while anchored in St. Martin in the French Caribbean. It's a long awaited addition to our headsail. Installing our own decal before sailing offshore and overnight to the British Virgin Islands.
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Steve and Robin sift through a good amount of mail that’s been piling up. Be sure to pick up issue 297 of WoodenBoat magazine and check out the Launchings section to see Arabella's feature! With a climbing guide book for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in h...
There’s always work to be done on a wooden boat, but the cooler temperatures have prevented some of this work from getting done outside. During a window where the weather is finally decent, Steve spends some time tackling projects that need to get done o...
While high winds and colder temperatures may prevent tasks from being completed on deck, it’s a great time to hunker down below and work on some projects.
There’s been a nice dent made in the to-do list. Robin is psyched to find that Starlink has a ho...
While the weather’s cold, Steve works on any projects he can. The most important task? Saving the ice cream in the freezer. The Sea Frost is on, but the freezer compressor isn’t turning on due to a buildup of ice. The probe that controls the thermostat...
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Join us as we sail to ITALY’S MOST SECRET (& Remote) Islands, La Maddalena Arch...
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Steve and Robin are eager to set sail for Newfoundland later this year. However, before they sail north on their long journey to Canada, there are a few important to-dos that need to be addressed to ensure smooth sailing—and, of course, a few creature co...
This is my complete step by step guide on "How I Pick, Plan, & Sail 100nm Solo". I've been in Antigua for the past month, but now I need to sail Nortwest to Saint Martin. A distance of 100 nautical miles, and I'll be doing it all alone. Here is exactly...
Highlight video of forty boats racing in the GBCA Cruzan Rum Icicle Race #5 on Galveston Bay on February 3, 2024. Clips from cameras on S/V "Sunspot Baby" and S/V "Hobgoblin".
Great racing and great fun in the GBCA's annual "Judge Smails" Regatta. Click on...
Sailing and shops! This week it's a Schooner Festival. Annie B's channel can be found here: https://youtu.be/86py2hTJO_s?si=xzR8-uVWM04loNxB
Lots of work is finished. Stack packs, which are the sail covers, are partially installed and the mizzen boom gets...
Join us as we continue sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the tropical Caribbean in our Bluewater capable Hunter 42 Passage. We're on days 12-13 of our transatlantic where we've been awaiting stronger winds, which of course, come at th...
Charting a course for the upcoming sailing season, Steve reveals the route he and Robin hope to complete that will take them to the shores of Nova Scotia and to the bases of some seriously huge and remote climbing walls shooting into the sky right out of t...
Join us as we sail to Europes MOST BEAUTIFUL (& WILDEST) Island - Bonifacio!
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Join us as we continue sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the tropical Caribbean in our Bluewater capable Hunter 42 Passage. We're approaching Cape Verde in days 7-11 of our transatlantic. The days are getting longer and hotter and as...
This is Life. Life around other people, electricity, cars. Somewhere we never thought we'd thrive. And yet, here we are! Living the city life, in a Marina, and we're Happy?!
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