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Ever dreamed of owning your own island?
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Single-Handing the 38’ Wooden Sailboat He Built Himself
You can still contribute to the fight against cancer at This week, we map out our passage from Shelburne to Lunenburg, NS, making sure to follow a route safely offshore enough to avoid the many shoals and exposed rocks on the south coast of Nova Scotia. After a quick read through the Nova Scotia c...
Complete Off-Grid Power Setup! Lithium Batteries & Solar Arch Installed | Sailing the Med
Ep. 166 ~ Join us in this exciting episode of our sailing life in the Mediterranean as we complete our full off-grid power system on our liveaboard catamaran! Docked at the IBA Pontoon in beautiful Nidri, Lefkada (Greece), we finish installing a custom-built, stainless steel, solar arch and mount ou...
Sailing the Top Island Destinations of Belize
⛵️Episode 2 of our Belize-Sailing Vacation. We lifted anchor after a rough night of Easton getting impaled by the catfish. He was up bright and early the next morning fishing again. We loaded up in the dinghy and headed into town to get ice as our fridge and freezer were not working. Once we got b...
From P-Town to Nova Scotia: Our First International Sailing Adventure
This week, we’re taking Arabella international—we’re sailing from Provincetown, MA to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. But, before we go too far, we need to calibrate our NEW Pelagic autopilot. After our autopilot broke a few hours into our last multi-day offshore passage (leaving us to hand steer for three ...
We’re Over-Wintering Where? Getting Ready for Our First International Passage
This week, we're getting our homebuilt wooden boat ready for her first international passage. Sure, it’s just to Canada, but to us, it’s a big deal! First up is finishing work on the bowsprit. I needed to get the bow out of our bronze bow roller before we could reinstall it. Thank goodness for...
Moving the Diesel Engine Panel & A New Cockpit Nav Station
It’s Arabella Demolition Day, folks! This week, I’m dismantling our on-deck nav station and engine control panel, and rebuilding one big station to house all of our gadgets and gizmos: the chart plotter, wind reader, VHF radio, engine controls, and our new Pelagic autopilot…which we hope will be our...
Ocean Tidal Pool Hot Tub *ATTEMPT* ——– (Day 37/100 Water World Challenge)
An important question gets brought up and discussed...... are we done solo sailing? We're both feeling exhausted from what we do each day. These problems are the beginning of new ideas and new adventures! Also, check out these adventures on Nicole's channel: www.youtube.com/@SailingArtha ...
Repairing Rot in the Bowsprit & Snugging Up a Loose Rig
A calm morning in Marion Harbor makes for the perfect day to deal with the rot I found in Arabella’s bowsprit while we were back in Miami. What I thought was just a small spot of rot turned out to be a bit bigger than I had imagined—an indication that this rot was probably built into the bowsprit du...
Gale Force Winds & Broken Autopilot! Offshore from VA to MA
This week, we’re setting out for a 4-day offshore run from Norfolk, VA back to Mattapoisett, MA—where we launched Arabella almost two years ago to the date! Our good friend George joined us for the passage. We learned an expensive lesson about securing our anchor before heading offshore, so I took...
Sticker Shock! Decorating the Dodger Before Cruising to Norfolk
Work on the dodger may be done, but before we can leave Okracoke, we need to install our new Garmin GMI20. The last one died halfway through our passage from Miami to Beaufort, and we had a replacement unit sent to the Okracoke post office. Despite our best efforts to get the original unit working a...
Dodging Shoals and Working on the Dodger: Sailing to Ocracoke Island & Cape Hatteras
This week, Arabella makes her way to Ocracoke Island, at the south end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Robin and I have been looking forward to visiting the Outer Banks, and maybe exploring long-abandoned Portsmouth Island. With winds expected to pipe up, we deployed a conservative sail plan for o...
Fixing a Leaky Boat Deck & More Boat Maintenance Fun
After our offshore run, I promised Robin that I would wait for her in Beaufort so she could see the wild horses on Carrot Island, explore the shops in downtown Beaufort, and visit the Outer Banks before our run back North. While waiting, I tackle some boat maintenance projects, namely fixing our lea...
5 Days And 4 Nights Offshore: Catching Mahi & Learning Lessons
This week, the journey resumes on day three of our offshore sailing passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Along for the journey was my old college buddy, Dave, and my new friend, Jesse, who we met in Key Biscayne. On day 2 of our passage, we brought a Mahi up to the side of the boat…and lost it a...
Setting Sail for a 600-Mile Offshore Passage (But Only After a Little Boat Work)
This week, we’re getting ready for a 600-mile offshore passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Before we set sail, I took the chance to get some boat work done: scrubbing and oiling the decks, smoothing out the battens so they don’t get stuck in the lazy jacks when we hoist sail, configuring a syste...
Trading the ePropulsion Electric Motor for a Loud, Smelly Gas Engine (But At Least It Works)
This week, we start with a visit from the one and only Sam Holmes—a real, actual sailor! Sam regales us with tales of suffering and single handing his sailboat, and gives us some advice for the passages in our future. If you’re not already following him, make sure to check him out out at @Sam Holmes...
Boat Maintenance Woes: Technical Difficulties with the Watermaker & Auto Helm
You know what they say: “BOAT” stands for “Break Out Another Thousand.” While we were anchored in the Dry Tortugas, I got our Spectra watermaker back online. This week, back in Key West, we’re troubleshooting an issue with the feed pump pressure switch, which cuts the watermaker pump in and out dep...
Autopilot or Bust: A Metalwork Collaboration Between Acorn to Arabella and SV Seeker
This week’s video resumes in the Dry Tortugas, where we’re stuck on finding a solution for installing our auto helm. But that can wait…first, fishing! Our bait attracted a few good-sized Nurse Sharks and Goliath Groupers, putting on quite the show for Akiva! The Nurse Sharks are gentle, but they’re ...
After Over 3,000 Miles, Arabella Drops Anchor at the Dry Tortugas
In this episode, we sail Arabella over to the clear, blue waters of the Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. Starting from the Ten Thousand Islands, we hit Key West for provisions, hot showers, and to pick up the parts we need to get our auto helm installed. It was a whirlwind stop...
Upside-Down HURRICANE-DAMAGED Catamaran: Did We Actually Make A $100,000 MISTAKE?! |ep.63
THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE... After stumbling across this hurricane-damaged catamaran in the mangroves, we couldn’t stop thinking about how it could potentially be ours. In this episode, we finally make the decision to either walk away and carry on with our current boat or roll the dice and buy it! ...
Sailing Two Wooden Boats & Saltwater Fly Fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands
In this week’s episode, we say goodbye to Sanibel Island and the beautiful “Ding” Darling Wilderness, and we set sail for Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands, an archipelago just north of and adjacent to the Everglades. It felt great to raise the sails after so much motoring. We enjoyed a lively, advent...
How to fix a leaking and over heating motor DIY on a sail boat episode 441
This episode is Lee fixing our generator problems he breaks down exactly how to fix a leaking water pump and how we fixed a over heating issue on our Pagaro Generator.Cheers everyone for watching!! Subscribe @SailingCatalpa Become a Patron To DONATE just because your a bloody LEGEND For more...
Transom Repairs on Victoria: Boat Work is Better in Boca Grande & North Captiva
Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code ARABELLA at checkout. Download Saily app or go to -------------------------- We’ve sailed our beautiful wooden sailboat all the way from Maine to Boca Grande, where it’s time to stop and give our tender, Victoria, a little TLC. Her trans...