Sailing alone YouTube Videos
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Lifeline Installation and Sunday Sailing
One of my lifelines snapped a month ago when someone was stepping off the boat so I thought it best to replace them last Sunday Morning. When I finished, I invited three friends to join me for an afternoon sail with Skylie ll, Wahine, and me. The wind wa...
Am I fit enough for a solo crossing of the Pacific? ( solo sailing )
Last episode, I discussed what I'm asking from my boat, SV Wahine, and if she's safe enough to get me across the Pacific on my solo crossing. It's only fair she ask the same of me. I'm readying myself both physically and mentally, and there is much to do...
MY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sailing Tip: Learn To Sail Solo With A Hydrovane
It is a remarkable morning in Tokyo Bay and has the potential of being a milestone day. So I spent it solo sailing. Just Wahine, Skylie ll and me. The lightest of winds at the start but they did pick up some later. Skylie ll ( aka the Hydrovane) manages...
12 things to check before going offshore
Is my Gib'Sea 402 safe for an ocean crossing? A major -- and perhaps obvious -- part of my preparations to set sail across the Pacific alone on SV Wahine is ensuring that she's safe for offshore sailing and can handle the long journey in the open waters o...
Boat Maintenance, Painting the Hull and More! / solo sailing
I will be entrusting my life to the vessel that will carry me across the Pacific, through the Garbage Patch, and north to Vancouver after passing through Nemo North. SV Wahine has some years behind her, and my friend Gregor Neumann (who has been staying wi...
Renaming a Boat and Making a teak table! solo sailing boating yachting sailing for beginners
While "Pacific Solo" refers to my eventual solo effort to cross the Pacific and pass-through "Nemo North," there is no way I'd be able to set sail without the group behind me that has been encouraging me and helping me learn. (And if you're reading this, I...
10-days Sailing: Intensifying Prep for My Solo Crossing
As you may have seen in my previous video, I've now moved up my departure date for my solo sail from Tokyo to Vancouver via "Nemo North" (the furthest point from land in any direction in the Northern Hemisphere) to spring/summer 2021. And boy, do I have wo...
Climbing the Mast Solo! ( single handed sailing )
Welcome to "Captain`s Learning Log." Before I bought Wahine, I had many fears. Two of them were of going below and under, and the other was going above and over. The ATN Mastclimber helped me conquer one of those fears, and it enables me to go up alone, w...
Sailing from Hota to Tokyo Bay and Bay Cruising
My quest for deeper water came to an end, and I sailed from Hota back to Yuminoshima Marina in Tokyo Bay, leaving in the wee hours of the day under the still of darkness. Once back in harbor, I was able to make some repairs and take Wahine out with friend...
Big News! I am sailing solo sooner! sailing vlog
Special Episode: I have moved up the date of my departure onboard SV Wahine for my solo voyage across the North Pacific from Japan to Canada to late spring 2021! Why? Times and circumstances have changed. Given so many changing realities, I have decide...
Sailing Single Handed, UK to Belgium, Part 9: Solo Boat Handling & Safety | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵
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Sailing Single Handed, UK to Belgium, Part 8: Dunkirk to Nieuwpoort | ⛵Sailing Britaly ⛵
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Sailing Single Handed, UK to Belgium, Part 7: Calais to Dunkirk | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵
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Sailing Single Handed, UK to Belgium, Part 6: Crossing the English Channel | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵
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