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Sailing the 1000 Island in Canada, in the Fall, It’s BRISK! Sailing to Hay Island and Sugar Island.
In this episode, we were nearing the end of the 2018 sailing season here in the 1000 Islands. Sailing in the fall is beautiful but at times (and especially at night) it can be Brisk. Even though it was super chilly at times, Janice still goes swimming! ...
Why we love having a sailboat vs a cottage. Our “Floating Cottage” moves. Ep146.
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we show you why we think having a cruising sailboat is a better option than a cottage. #1) We show you how you can never get bored of your view as your sailboat can move to multiple anchorages in one day. No more n...
Sailing to Cape Vincent NY to take in the French Festival and Fireworks. Ep145.
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Cape Vincent to check out their French Festival. It turns out this town in NY State actually petitioned to allow Napoleon Bonepart to live in their town when he was exiled from France. For some reason, Ca...
Seasickness Strikes. Why we both need to be able to sail alone. Ep144
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail 5+ hours across Lake Ontario from Sackets Harbor back toward Kingston. Seasickness takes out Janice for the duration. This was not a problem because I am used to sailing alone. But, what if it had been me t...
Sailing Instructor tries to teach Janice to Sail, without me. +SUP Course. Sackets Harbor. Ep143
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take an intro to SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboard) Course and also we get Janice some Sail training by someone that is not her husband (Me). It is probably best to have someone you are not married to giving you lessons. ...
Windy, Wet and Wild Ride, Sailing Across Lake Ontario to Sackets Harbor. Ep142
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will be sailing out of Kingston and the relatively protected waters of the 1000 Islands, into Lake Ontario to cross to Sackets Harbor. In 26 Knots of wind, Lake Ontario can have quite the choppy conditions and it m...
Fireworks at Clayton NY. Police stop us and other Fiascos. Ep141
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will be sailing through the 100 Islands area of the St Lawrence River from Potter's Beach to Clayton to watch the Independence Day fireworks. We tried to Dinghy to Clayton to party and watch the fireworks from the ...
Sailing the 1000 Islands to a white sand beach. Potter’s Beach on Grindstone Island. Ep140
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will be sailing through the 100 Islands area of the St Lawrence River to the white sand beaches of Potter's Beach on Grindstone Island. We get a get a surprise morning wake up knock by the US Customs and Border pat...
Sights of Sailing On Canada Day. Kingston, Ontario. Ep139
This is the sights we captured as we sailed around near Kingston Ontario on Lake Ontario right at the mouth of the St Lawrence River. This is where you start to see the many islands that make up the 1000 Island area. It is just a beautiful area to have a...
Sailing Solo. Fighting the wind and current. Close Hauled all the way home. Ep138
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I am sailing solo back to my home port in Kingston. I will show you what it takes to sail solo when the direction you need to go is dead into the wind. This requires you to sail "close hauled" (as close as your boat ...
Sailing Solo. What to consider when alone. Weather and wind rarely match forecast. Ep137
Since I work shift work and because I get way more vacation time than my wife, I tend to be on my boat alone, a lot. What I do differently when I know I am going to be out sailing alone. #1) Be extra vigilant to check your engine and boat rigging over ...
Editing with an iMac Pro on a Sailboat? Do I have enough solar power for that? New COD App! Ep136
I spend a lot of time editing the Cruising Off Duty episodes, but when I got my iMac Pro it helped speed up a really long process. Often I spend 8+ hrs editing each episode. If a faster computer could shave off an hour or 2 off each project and took down...
Alone on your boat for days? My ways to never feel lonely.
Because I work shift work and because I get way more vacation time than my wife, I tend to be on my boat alone, a lot. But I never feel lonely. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I will show you how I spend so much time 2 hrs from home on my boat, but...
Sailing to Alexandria Bay. Boldt Castle. Who pays the $Millions for restoration.
Ep133. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take our Sailboat 5 hours down the St Lawrence River to Alexandria Bay where we get a guided tour of Boldt Castle with the man in charge of restoration efforts, Brian Salisbury. Brian has been working for 2...
The Antique Boat Museum in Clayton NY. Going Fast In A 1930s Powerboat.
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our weekend in Clayton NY by visiting the Antique Boat Museum. We tour the houseboat the George Boldt lived in while overseeing the construction of his Castle on Heart Island in 1903 and we get to go fast ...
🔴Live Episode: Exciting plans for 2018 sailing season and Q&A. 7pm EST.
In this Live Episode of Cruising Off Duty we are going to tell you about the exciting changes and sailing plans for this 2018 sailing season. We will also answer any questions from the viewers at the end. If you want to send in some questions ahead of ti...
Wolfe Island Ferry. Anchoring Issues! Wind/Weeds cause every boat to drag.
Ep129. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we head to Kingston and take the Free Wolfe Island Ferry across to explore the island by using our Folding Bikes. Then I sailed into the 1000 Islands, to Brakey Bay, on a friends boat and the combination of hi...
“Snake Island” Part 2. Exploring abandoned buildings filled with all sorts of critters. Ep126
Ep126. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue Part 2 of the "Snake Island" trip. We take our son Jake to an Island we have been to before, Main Duck Island. The Island is obviously a misnomer because we never see any Ducks but you can't go 10...
Sail To The Middle of Lake Ontario. “Snake Island”. If you don’t like snakes, DON’T COME HERE!
Ep125. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take our son Jake to an Island we have been to before, Main Duck Island. The Island is obviously a misnomer because we never see any Ducks but you can't go 10 feet without seeing a snake. That is the whole...
Sailing Episodes Are Back! 1000 Islands. We explore with a new outboard motor ! Ep124
We are back to episodes showing sailing the 1000 Islands. This episode was from the end of last season. Episodes from the Annapolis Sailboat Show and the TransAtlantic Passage seemed more time sensitive so all of the last third of the 2017 sailing season...
Kingston. Our favorite city to visit by boat. Ep85
Ep85. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we continue our transit across Lake Ontario and head to our favorite city on the water, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Kingston is a very clean and well maintained city and it has transient docks you can use (for pr...
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 f...
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 ...
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 se...
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