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A 50-foot offshore racing sailboat needs a NEW ENGINE—and suddenly we're on a deadline to get her ready to race to HAWAII. ⛵🌊
Welcome back to Sailing UV!
This week I'm dragging you back to work with me for one of the coolest projects we've had on the channel yet: a Santa Cruz 50 rep...
Two weeks after arriving in Hawaii from Mexico, Sea Dream of Clyde sets off again — this time 2,700 miles north from Honolulu to Elfin Cove, Alaska.
This 24-day passage to Alaska tested us with lots of heavy sailing, lightning storms, a gale on the nose, shipping traffic, illness, and days of relen...
“A ship in harbour is safe — but that’s not what ships are built for.”
In May 2025, after months of preparation, we left Baja, Mexico, aboard our 33ft sailboat, setting out on our first true offshore passage that took us nearly 3,000 nautical miles to Hawaii.
The early days tested us: light winds, ...
Very pleased to announce my latest book is now available for purchase.
The Logs From The Good Ship Triteia; The Prose and Cons of a Sea Voyage.
Author: James Frederick
Publication Date: November 23rd, 2021
Pages: 258
Formats: Perfect Bound + Ebook
Language: English
ISBN: 9781088005392
ISBN-10: 10...
WE have sailed over 3000 nautical miles crossing the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Hawaii and after three weeks at sea, we have spotted our first sight of land. Our sea legs are anxiously looking forward to stepping foot on solid ground.
Land Ho HAWAII!
WE made it to the port of Hilo, Hawaii and ...
Hello Friends,
This is the long format episode that chronicles my 32 day, 2300 nm passage from Los Angeles to Honolulu onboard my 1965 Alberg 30 sailboat SV TRITEIA.
1000 miles from Hawaii my rudder failed due to striking a submerged object (that was painted red). After failed attempts to secure...
WE have sailed over 3000 nautical miles crossing the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Hawaii and after three weeks at sea, we have spotted our first sight of land. Our sea legs are anxiously looking forward to stepping foot on solid ground.
Land Ho HAWAII!
WE made it to the port of Hilo, Hawaii and ...
Half way between here and there! We celebrate our half way mark sailing from Mexico to La Paz. WE have been at sea for 10 days now and have reached our half way point in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
To celebrate we have a cocktail party, black tie and formal dress all the way in the middle of ...
WE have been at sailing at sea for 2 weeks now on our crossing to Hawaii. The trades winds have started to pick up and sending us on our way. WE almost started to think that we were jinxed and that the winds were never in our favor.
We all find that we have all the time to just sit around, read, l...
We learn how to sail a multi-million dollar sailboat! We have move aboard the Wolfhound and are learning the ropes, literally! This is the first time that we sail a 74 foot completely custom schooner sailboat and we set sail for Hawaii in just a few days.
The experience is priceless and once in a...
We have finally found a yard that is big enough to haul out our boat for the summer months and we are packed and ready to set sail to Hawaii on a multimillion dollar schooner.
On this episode, we prepare the boat to sit on the hard dirty for the next 5 months and get ready to leave our home. Evoli...
Episode # 196 : A Change of Course
Hello Friends,
Here is the story of my ill fated attempt at solo sailing our 30ft sailboat Triteia to the Hawaiian Islands.
We had pushed hard to finally live land life behind and were 2 months behind our planned departure date due to parts shortages and unexp...
Hello Friends!
This is a special episode where Camille and myself sit down with our friend and small boat sailing maniac Sam Holmes. This is recorded in almost a PODCAST style where we ask Sam a series of questions and talk about his solo sailing trip to Hawaii on his (former) 23 ft Ranger "S...
Sailing from Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest, we experience a big change in the weather at sea. Crossing into colder waters we experience heavy fog and very low visibility, we discuss our sail plan setup and give a detailed look at how we get weather data at sea and how we use that to do our own we...
We’re finally at the end of our 36-day passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii… and searching for wind! Becalmed off Maui, Hillary swims with pilot whales, then with some wind finally blowing we sail right by a drifting shipping container - eek! Then, a mile offshore from our destination with absolutely...
Life at sea can be pretty good! Despite blowing out our favorite sail, we have some pretty sweet tradewind sailing conditions, making great time as we sail towards Hawaii, bathing on deck and even setting up a haircut salon. And we’re not alone! We’ve picked up some rather permanent seabird hitch...
We just set out on our longest passage to date, over 4000 miles across the ocean from Costa Rica to Hawaii. A few days in, we’re getting into the swing of things, with our headsail poled out, windvane steering and fishing lines busy with hits! The deck is scattered with flying fish and we pick up ...
(UPDATE: SAM MADE IT SAFE AND SOUND TO HILO!)
Hello Friends!
This is a special episode where I interview my friend and marina neighbor Sam Holmes who, by the time this was uploaded, departed for Hawaii in his Ranger 23 named "Swedish Fish"
Our regular viewers will remember him from the...
We’re setting off for a 4000+ mile ocean passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii! Unfortunately, the passage doesn’t start off as smoothly as we’d like, first we have issues with our charting computer, then there’s the weather. The wind goes from one extreme to the next, from glassy calm seas with zero ...
Many people said that building your own sailboat is not so easy but now that Emerald Steel has been launched they're saying that leaving everything behind and taking off cruising is just a pipe dream! We left the naysayers behind, though, and embarked on our new way of life. Many people that a...
What crazy idea have we got now?? We have a bit of a detour in the works. Watch to find out what we’re planning and why…
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For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists:
"Honolulu: The Beginning" -
"Cruising Lealea in Alaska" -
"Sailing the Pacific Coast" -
"Sailing Back to Hawaii" -
"Cruising Lealea in Hawaii" -
"Sailing from Hawaii to Alaska" -...
Chuck was a little dingy after slamming his head into the cabin trunk so Bree had to take charge.
For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists:
"Honolulu: The Beginning" -
"Cruising Lealea in Alaska" -
"Sailing the Pacific Coast" -
"Sailing Back to Ha...
This went on for weeks - every morning cleaning the jellyfish out of the cockpit and off the deck. Don't forget to check the main sheet for the little critters too.
For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists:
"Honolulu: The Beginning" -
"Cruising Lealea in Alaska"...
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