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Ep. 132 ~ Watch as Donovan gets hoisted up the mast in a bosun chair by our trusty friend Roman to change the light bulb at the top of our mast. Plenty of laughs, teamwork and a safe landing—nautical problem-solving at its finest!
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Sailboats have masts. On those masts are installed all sorts of sailing-related gear & gizmos that must be maintained. One of those gizmos is the anchor light which, inconveniently, lives at the very, tippy-top of the mast... the worst possible place for an acrophobia-suffer, such as myself, to ...
We have a little more than 24 hours left to sail before we reach our next destination of Isla Tigre, Honduras. With 100 miles to go, we experience a bit of everything at sea - fishing, dolphins and a night time squall. When we arrive in Honduras we are a bit surprised to find out we are the only sai...
Islas Murcielagos is our last stop in Costa Rica and we decided to stay a couple days to soak in it's raw beauty. While here we decide it's the perfect time to go through the Precision Sails measuring process for our new headsail. To get this done, we send Brooke up the mast for the first ...
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we had a chance to check out the last spot of our boat that we haven't visited yet. climbing the mast can be fun they say😜 massive jellyfish invasion was another surprise of that day! watch our new episode!
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She always wanted to climb the mast and the perfect opportunity presented itself when the headsail halyard became wrapped around the furler. I, being one who does not enjoy heights as much as some, was thrilled to assist her in ascending aforementioned mast in order to unwrap the aforementioned haly...
Climbing a mast is usually a 2-person operation. I prefer to do it alone and in this video I share how I do this, in what I believe is a safe manner. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜
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In this episode, we prepare for our Atlantic Crossing by doing a rigging inspection up the mast! It's very important to make sure everything is in good order before embarking on such a serious journey. While Herby is the one that needs to go up, Frank and Maddie take advantage of the opportunit...
A few notes:
1. Going down is just the opposite as going up.
2. Never bring an ascender to the very top of a rope, as it needs a a few inches of space above it to dis-engage from the rope and move downward again. (I learned this the hard way and was stuck at the top of my mast for half an hour)
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In this episode the mast and equipment at the top needed a good clean after all the sand from the Sahara that was blown across over the winter. With Jen being the lighter one of the two of us she drew the short straw! Just a short video of her first time. You will also notice we have changed the int...
We sail from Comox BC down to Sydney BC to get our rigging tuned up and a few last minute boat improvements. Then we head to the USA to pick up our newest crew member Laura!
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Mast steps are expensive when you buy them off the shelf... I made our mast steps, fitted them myself, and the whole job cost less than $100. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜
In this video I talk you through the pros and cons of fitting mast steps and share with you the materials, tools and process I used to manufact...
When you need to go up a mast, safety is paramount. Aside from safety is the logistics of getting your weight up the stick! If you have a friend handy whom you trust to crank a winch, you can get up the mast in no time and with little effort on your part. What do you do if you need to go up and ther...
Solo climbing a sailboat mast is scary, especially for someone like me who suffers from acute acrophobia.
We've officially started making progress South!
So many things to learn along the way. It's amazing all of the little skills that need to be acquired in order to become competent and...
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