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Hand Steering Across the Pacific [Adventure #172]
What do you do when you have no autopilot for a 3000 NM journey? Get a big crew and hand steer! Join us as we begin to make our way north from Hawaii bound for the Pacific Northwest. We encounter good weather, north winds, albatross and catch our first ...![New Trans-Pacific Crew! [Adventure #171]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/UvQXwb3x9gM/maxresdefault.webp)
New Trans-Pacific Crew! [Adventure #171]
It’s time to say goodbye to Hawaii and aloha to our crew for the passage! Come join us as we set out from Honolulu on a 3000 mile journey to the Pacific Northwest on our new boat Makara, a Celestial 48. ________________ We hope you enjoy our videos and...![NOT For Sale in Hawaii [Adventure #170]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/kmC4Dzrj0oA/maxresdefault.webp)
NOT For Sale in Hawaii [Adventure #170]
With all of our crew here, we are finally getting ready to leave Hawaii with our new-to-us sailboat, Makara, a Celestial 48! It’s all hands on deck and we scramble to get the boat ready - we send our crew up the mast, do a huge provisioning shop for 6 p...![Projects and Screw Ups [Adventure #169]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/YMnL55OHPdg/maxresdefault.webp)
Projects and Screw Ups [Adventure #169]
Everyone makes mistakes, and that includes us! Join us as we go all-in, working hard to prepare our new sailboat to set sail across the Pacific. We are hard at work, revamping the V-berth, cushions, oven, and cleaning everything from the water tanks to t...![Exploring Our New Boat [Adventure #168]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/uJut5Xe0od8/maxresdefault.webp)
Exploring Our New Boat [Adventure #168]
It’s time to get to work on our new-to-us Celestial 48 in Hawaii! We buckle down, beginning to prepare her for the upcoming passage to the Pacific Northwest. We sort through our sail inventory, go up the mast, organize and catalog parts and spares. ___...![Women Do the Hard Work [Adventure #167]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/tVjbkjrBXDg/maxresdefault.webp)
Women Do the Hard Work [Adventure #167]
With Ty’s injured back, it’s time for Hillary to take over as the engine mechanic onboard! We get our heat exchanger back up and running, send Ty’s daughter, Siena, up the mast to do some work and get Varuna back in ship shape after the long passage...![TOWED After 4400 Miles [Adventure #166]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Yz2hNFZLxxk/maxresdefault.webp)
TOWED After 4400 Miles [Adventure #166]
We’re finally at the end of our 36-day passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii… and searching for wind! Becalmed off Maui, Hillary swims with pilot whales, then with some wind finally blowing we sail right by a drifting shipping container - eek! Then, a mi...![INJURED at Sea [Adventure #165]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/zhZqs3oIA_E/maxresdefault.webp)
INJURED at Sea [Adventure #165]
What happens when you get injured days away from help? Near the end of our ocean crossing from Costa Rica to Hawaii Ty’s back problems flair up, and then are aggravated by nearly falling off the boat! We deal with fixing a broken topping lift and Hilla...![BROKEN, 1000 Miles From Land! [Adventure #164]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Mkp7a7J9ZUs/maxresdefault.webp)
BROKEN, 1000 Miles From Land! [Adventure #164]
What happens when things break on passage when we’re well over 1,000 miles from anything?! Halfway through our 4,000+ mile passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii, we have several failures - a broken whisker pole and then a broken engine. Come see how we tro...![Keeping a Watchful Eye on Passage [Adventure #163]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/3iN_7kKXtW0/maxresdefault.webp)
Keeping a Watchful Eye on Passage [Adventure #163]
An ocean crossing is never easy on a boat, and constant use means lots of wear and tear on the boat and the gear. As we sail from Costa Rica to Hawaii we do some maintenance underway, replacing a cracked slide and a chafed reefing line as we watch the wea...
The Visa Saga
We finally got our residency visa! After 6 months of frustration and work, we finally got our temporary residency visa in our passports! While this process was far from straight forward, we are curious what other people have done to get around the 90 day ...![A FANTASTIC Ocean Passage [Adventure #162]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Yk4TyJuvJ2M/maxresdefault.webp)
A FANTASTIC Ocean Passage [Adventure #162]
Life at sea can be pretty good! Despite blowing out our favorite sail, we have some pretty sweet tradewind sailing conditions, making great time as we sail towards Hawaii, bathing on deck and even setting up a haircut salon. And we’re not alone! We’...![Sailing Across the Pacific [Adventure #161]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Fm2KMNSH7e0/maxresdefault.webp)
Sailing Across the Pacific [Adventure #161]
We just set out on our longest passage to date, over 4000 miles across the ocean from Costa Rica to Hawaii. A few days in, we’re getting into the swing of things, with our headsail poled out, windvane steering and fishing lines busy with hits! The deck...![Our Longest Passage – Off to a Rough Start [Adventure #160]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ePPsZgKIJUA/maxresdefault.webp)
Our Longest Passage – Off to a Rough Start [Adventure #160]
We’re setting off for a 4000+ mile ocean passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii! Unfortunately, the passage doesn’t start off as smoothly as we’d like, first we have issues with our charting computer, then there’s the weather. The wind goes from one e...![Leaving a country legally, or ILLEGALLY? [Adventure #159]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/bwN_rCyWLns/maxresdefault.webp)