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Xquisite X5 Catamaran. Test Sail before I leave Cape Town for Transatlantic Voyage
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will test sail the Xquisite X5, 50' Catamaran that I will help sail across the South Atlantic, Across the equator and to the Caribbean. We wanted to try sailing with a Parasail for the first time, which will be the sail we assume we will use the most on...
Get good use out of your sailboat. Learn to sail solo. A must if you work shift work.
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I take my sailboat out solo to meet my friends up river at Simcoe Island. If you want to get a lot of use out of your sailboat, then you have to get comfortable taking your sailboat out alone. This is especially true if you work shift work, like I do, and are ...
Ep84 Sailing Across Lake Ontario. Pt1. Weird weather!
Ep84. In this episode we head out from Oswego NY to cross Lake Ontario to head back toward our home base near Kingston Ontario. One thing we have learned about sailing out in Lake Ontario is how strange unforecasted weather happens. It could be calling for clear and calm calm conditions and all of...
Sailing to Oswego NY and finding out what it has to offer (with drone footage). Ep83
Ep83. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we sail across Lake Ontario to visit Oswego NY. It was our first time visiting this city and we did not know what to expect or what it had to offer other than it is the city that you go to in order to enter the Erie Canal System. The Erie Canal and Hudso...
Ep82. Sackets Harbor. Ghost Town. Like a scene from the Walking Dead
Ep82. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Sackets Harbor NY. It was a very cute looking town but it was freaky how there was no one anywhere in any of the restaurants or any of the stores. It felt like we were shooting footage for the TV series, The Walking Dead. It felt like a Fake...
Poker Run 2017. Kingston, 1000 Islands. Ep81
Ep81. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we head to Kingston and film the 1000 Islands Poker Run. There are over 50 expensive and super fast boats involved in this event, including at least one that is propelled by 2 jet engines. They leave from Kingston and they head to Brockville, Prescott G...
Exploring Duck Island (AKA Snake Island), by foot and by drone. Ep80
Ep80. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we explore Main Duck Island, which is located in the middle of Lake Ontario. The free docks on the island are something to look forward to because the waves can get pretty big out there, especially if it is bad weather. There are trails to get around th...
Sailing to Duck Island. “Snake Island”. Seeing if it lives up to it’s name. Ep79
Ep79. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail out into the middle of Lake Ontario to Duck Island, which has a reputation of being an Island completely infested with Snakes. We are doing this first trip to the Island to "Recon" it to see if it lives up to it's reputation. Jan...
Biking Wine Country, Cider Tastings. A windstorm drags our boat away without us. Ep78
Ep78. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we take you biking through Waupoos (Wine Country) and we go to the County Cider Company to do some Cider Tastings. We take the Mavic Pro drone up to get some aerial shots of the beauty of the area, when someone from the Marina came to tell us that the win...
Sailing through a storm to Waupoos. Almost blew out our sails. Lessons Learned. Ep77
Ep77. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Waupoos and look forward to using our new folding bikes to bike through wine country. It seemed like a beautiful day for sailing. 12 knots of wind, right on the beam. Perfect, until a storm that looked to be passing behind us, brought our wi...
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Kingston to Kerr Bay on Amherst Island. Ep76
Ep76. In this episode, we explore Kingston before sailing to Kerr Bay on Amherst Island. We explain the best (cheapest) place to dock your boat when visiting Kingston. We show drone footage (Mavic Pro) to explain where the dock is located in the harbor and when we arrive in Kerr Bay we also get th...
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Cape Vincent, NY to Kingston, ON. Ep75
Ep75. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail west from Cedar Point State Park (NY) with the intention of stopping in Cape Vincent, NY. But, the town was flooded with the record high water levels, so all the city docks were under water and we ended up just looking at the town from our boat. ...
Sailing to Cedar Point State Park (NY). Mavic Pro footage. Ep74
Ep74. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we leave Clayton NY and head to Cedar Point State Park. I also get my Mavic Pro (Drone) up and get some Aerial shots of the cove and our boats at anchor. Drone and Cameras Used: Mavic Pro Amazon.ca Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Panasonic GH5 Amazon.ca Ama...
Boating to the U.S. Clearing US Customs By Video Phone. Clayton, NY. Ep73
Ep73. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take our sailboat to Clayton NY and clear into US customs from our boat for the first time using a Video Phone. In theory it's a very easy process, but we had some issues with this phone connection. We also are travelling with a Buddy Boat. Carol...
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Exploring Loyalist Cove and Bath, Ont. Ep72.
Ep72. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we continue exploring areas in the 1000 Islands. We explore Loyalist Cove Marina, get our Windless Fixed, Explore Bath Ontario (which is clearly a Loyalist Community) and then sail back east of Kingston to Treasure Island.
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Loyalist Cove, Bath, Ontario. Ep71
Ep 71. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty. Janice and I take our sailboat, Off Duty, 4.5 hrs West go from Treasure Island to Loyalist Cove. We were getting a quote done by the Marina to have repairs done at the end of the sailing season. It also gave us a chance to see what another Marina in t...
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Exploring the bays of Howe Island and Wolfe Island. Ep69 (4K)
Ep69 (4K). In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we head west of Kingston and explore anchorages around Howe Island (Beaurivage Bay) and Wolfe Island (Brakey Bay). Janice, who I swear is part Polar Bear, decided that even though it has been cold all spring, she would jump in and go swimming. Crazy...
First Sail of the Season up the St Lawrence along the Kingston Waterfront. Ep66
Ep66. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we do the best we can to make some quick fixes to the boat so we can use it this summer. No boat yards are available to work on our boat for months so temporary fixes are going to have to do for now. We get out for our first sail on the St Lawrence and ...
Fix damaged boat and start exploring the St Lawrence and the 1000 Islands. Milton Island. Ep65
In This episode of Cruising Off Duty, we go to our boat for the first time since the collision and try and get it fixed up enough to allow us to continue exploring the 1000 Islands area of the St Lawrence and Great Lakes this summer. We get to explore our first Island, Milton Island, which is owne...
Owning a sailboat is not all fun and relaxation. Lots of work to get it ready to sail. Ep61 COD.
Having a Sailboat has been something we have never regretted. But owning a sailboat is much more than cruising along on a beautiful summer's day and then anchoring for "Sundowners". There is a lot of work required to take a boat from winter storage to ready to sail. This episode of...
Trailer. What’s Happened and Where Are We Going In The Future
This Trailer explains what has happened in the past season of Cruising Off Duty and what is coming up in our short and long term future. The future is exciting with things like an upcoming BVI catamaran charter, our next season sailing in the 1000 Island area of the St Lawrence and or eventual pla...
Ep22. Cruising Motorcycle Vs Sailboat. Do you have time for both?
In this episode I am going to ask myself the question, "Should I really own a Cruising Motorcycle and a Cruising Sailboat?". The problem for me has been that you only ride your motorcycle on a warm dry day and those are the same perfect days that you also want to be on your sailboat. So ...