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Exposed to The Pacific Ocean | Ep. 4 | Squalls, Rough Seas & Crossing Cape Caution!
Welcome to Episode 4 of our adventure to Alaska! In this one, we depart Alert Bay and enter Queen Charlotte Sound where we experience the Pacific Ocean swell for the first time on this trip. Heavy squalls allow us to make great progress to Beaver Harbour...
Alaska Bound! | Ep. 3 | Goofy Sailors, Great Sailing, & Some Playful Dolphins
In this episode, we continue north from Otter Cove at the junction of Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait up to Alert Bay. As we sail off the anchor, Alex's shoe goes overboard! Ellis documents the skillful recovery of this critical piece of gear, and...
Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska | Ep. 2 | Night Sailing and Tidal Rapids
In this episode, we continue north from Jedediah Island to Comox, Campbell River, and into Discovery Passage. This one has lots going on as we continue north to Alaska! On the fly sail repairs, goofing around in brutally light winds, prawn fishers rick-r...
Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 4 of 5 | Night Time Sailing and More Glaciers
Welcome to part 4 of my 5 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27! In this part, we get chased out of Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay by a sudden localized gale, and sail through the night to Blue Mouse Cove. We continue to Juneau,...
Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 3 of 4 | Wind, Bergs, and a Stroll on a Glacier
Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27! In this part, we continue north from Petersburg to Glacier Bay AK. Lots of northwest wind had us tacking pretty much all the way north, with a few pretty toug...
Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 2 of 4 | Alaska, Whales, and Never Ending Tacking!
11 years ago, we sailed the Inside Passage aboard a very bare boned Catalina 27 from Port Hardy, all the way up to Juneau and back. I posted a video of this trip in the past, but decided to re-edit it to improve the audio and flow with the (relatively) ret...
Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 1 of 4 | A Dead Engine 100 Miles From Anywhere
11 years ago, we sailed the Inside Passage aboard a very bare boned Catalina 27 from Port Hardy, all the way up to Juneau and back. I have posted a video of this trip in the past, but decided to re-edit it to improve the audio and flow of the videos with t...
Autumn Sailing in British Columbia, Canada | Chapter 4 Episode 49 | The Wayward Life
0:00 Intro 0:23 Leaving Nanaimo 4:23 Sailing Blue Jersey 11:39 Tod Inlet 15:34 Butchart Gardens 18:11 Heading Home For our last adventure before hauling out for a major refit, we sail south from Nanaimo to Cowichan Bay and then to Tod Inlet. We explore B...
Sailing From Princess Louisa Inlet to Nanaimo- Pacific Northwest Sailing | Ch4E47 | The Wayward Life
After an amazing few days in Princess Louisa Inlet, we head back to Nanaimo, but things don't go exactly as planned with engine problems and inflow winds slowing us down. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Website: http://www.the-wayward-li...
Hiking to the Trapper’s Cabin in Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia | Ch4E46 | The Wayward Life
As our amazing time in Princess Louisa Inlet continues, we decide to hike to famous trapper's cabin trail and then further up the mountain into the beginning of the alpine- all from our sailboat! 0:00 intro 0:59 The hike! 6:59 the cabin! 10:30 the lookou...
PRINCESS LOUISA INLET- A Pacific Northwest Pilgrimage | Chapter 4 Episode 45 | The Wayward Life
If you live and cruise in the Pacific Northwest, you've probably heard of Princess Louisa Inlet. This place is somewhat of a pilgrimage and right of passage for cruisers in the PNW, and there is a good reason why! More info about the inlet: https://www....
HIDDEN & DANGEROUS: Smuggler Cove to Bowen Island | Sailing SV Indigo, Season 2, Ep. 5
On our passage south down BC's Sunshine Coast, we "attempt" to stern-tie in Smuggler Cove, get disabled at sea from hitting a hidden log, and finally check in to Snug Cove on Bowen Island. We ask the locals how to find the mysterious mastodon hiding somew...
Sailing to Princess Louisa Inlet | Chapter 4 Episode 44 | The Wayward Life
We start our last adventure of 2021 sailing up Princess Louisa Inlet! Jervis Inlet blew us away with its amazing beauty on this incredibly sunny September day. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Website: http://www.the-wayward-life.com Inst...
Hiking A Mountain From Our Sailboat | Ch 4 E 43 | The Wayward Life
We leave Campbell River and start our journey to Princess Louisa with a few stops along the way! 0:00 intro 1:45 Savary Island 11:25 Cortes Bay 15:46 Pender Harbour Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Website: http://www.the-wayward-life.co...