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Ship Wreck and New Crew (League 25)
This week we continue to sail the the Puget Sound. We invite a new crew member to join us onboard! We find a mooring ball that has freed itself of its chain and explore a ship wreck all while avoiding getting stung in a massive Jelly bloom! Follow us on...
A Tale of Two Passages….Ripped Sails on Delos and Rig Failure on Calico Skies (Ep. 66)
This episode opens on night two of our passage from the northern part of the Bahamas to the east coast of the US. For this passage, Grace has joined our friends on Delos as crew and Bill has set sail solo. Together, we’re buddy boating on a northward tra...
“Let it not happen again” Sailing the Strait of Juan de Fuca (League 24)
We get the chance to do some sweet sailing from San Juan Island, a crossed the strait of Juan de Fuca, into mystery bay, then down to Bainbridge Island where we find ourselves being reflective at a Japanese Exclusion Memorial dedicated to those who were i...
I’m Leaving My Husband……to Join Delos, (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 65)
Well this is a first for us, Calico Skies is setting out to sea for an eight hundred mile passage without Grace onboard. What?! Ya! In this episode, Grace joins the S/V Delos crew to help sail her back to the US and play with little Miss Nugget. Always up...
Sailing to the United States During Covid-19 (League 23)
This week we continue to sail south through the Gulf Islands. We leave Canada and Sail into the United States of America during the Global Pandemic, Covid-19. Will they let us in? We check English Camp on San Juan Island, but we wont make it to American c...
Lend Me Some Water I Am Your Neighbor (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 64)
We’re headed North and it’s day two of our passage from Flamingo Cay at the top of the Ragged Island chain to the Berry Islands, located at the northern end of the Bahamas. It's mid June and this is a hot, light air trip. Along the way we encounter a U...
Crossing the Salish Sea (League 22)
In this league we cross the Salish Sea! also known as the Georgia Strait. Once we make the all day passage we will start our journey through the Gulf Islands. We experience some of the best sailing and time the strong currents through the Dodd Nerrows! joi...
Navigating the Tongue of the Ocean (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 63)
Well, it had to come eventually: The end of an era. We stayed as long as we possibly could, but with hurricane season quickly approaching we have no choice but to say our sad, final goodbyes to the Covid crew and leave the Bahamas, pointing the bow North. ...
7 days alone offshore in the Gulf Stream. Florida to North Carolina.
After waiting out bad weather in the Dry Tortugas we sail back to Key West. I drop off Zoe and set out alone offshore for a 7 day passage up the Gulf Stream. When the wind turns against the stream, the waves get big! Eventually I make landfall in Southport...
We’re a Sail Boat not a Motor Boat… | Sailing with Six | Ep 27
In this episode you can see both the highs and lows of passage making. Catching an amazing Mahi mahi, enjoying the stars and phosphorescence on night watch, spotting dolphins and whales and then… over heating the batteries. We joined the NC2V Rally so t...![You Won’t Believe Our First SAILING Adventure Together: Offshore to Maine [Ep. 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hNgnYtCdNas/maxresdefault.webp)
You Won’t Believe Our First SAILING Adventure Together: Offshore to Maine [Ep. 3]
We leave Third Beach near Newport, Rhode and make our first bluewater sailing voyage up Buzzards Bay through the Cape Cod Canal and into open water offshore in the Gulf of Maine. https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing/ https://www.patreon.com/ruca https://...
Sailing 1000 Miles to Avoid PIRATE Infested Waters, Our Longest and HARDEST Passage Yet | Episode 47
We are hoping to sail to Jamaica to join our friends, but we have a HUGE passage in front of us with numerous challenges, pirates only being one of them!! We need to fight strong currents, unfavorable winds, numerous shoals and shallow areas, and the kn...
Sailing Non-stop from Nova Scotia to Rhode Island (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 38)
In this episode, we say Goodbye to Canada and our magical summer adventure. It’s time to make some miles and when you choose to travel as far and as often as we do, the consequence is that we must keep moving. It’s already past mid September and as sai...
I Hate Sailing – 1,000nm Passage to New Zealand (Ep 101)
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ I like to think we are pretty experienced at passage-making, but this one just SUCKS! Will we have to turn around and head back to Fiji? Our sho...