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Interview with NBJS Erik Aanderaa – PREPARING FOR HEAVY WEATHER SAILING
dThis week we are privileged to interview a true legend in the sailing world. Erik Aanderaa is a Norwegian solo sailor and adventurer known for his YouTube channel, where he documents his thrilling solo sailing journeys through some of the most challenging...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: American Samoa : Post Passage Post : Patreon Only : 001 (FROM September 2022)
The "Post Passage Post" series is only available to my Patrons and is recorded and released a day or two after I finish an ocean passage. I have decided to start slowly releasing some them to the public as ARCHIVE footage if they are more than a year old. ...
Sailing Alone To New Zealand from Fiji on a 30 foot Sailboat and Arriving Without a Working Engine
Episode #300 - Sailing Alone Series (no.5) Hello Friends, This is the latest installment of my Sailing Alone Series. On this film I sail 1100 nautical miles to New Zealand from Fiji after a full season in the islands of the South Pacific. This was ea...
Sailing to Raiatea in French Polynesia with Boat Hitchhikers Onboard
Episode #273 : Season 9 : The South Pacific If you enjoy the channel please "Like" the videos and Subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes. If you find the videos helpful or entertaining and would like to contribute you can become a Patron at: ...
Visiting the Sacred Blue Eyed eels of Huahine in French Polynesia
Episode #271 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, On this episode I finally get a chance to explore the island of Huahine after the storms pass. I took in the views and tried to image Captain James Cook's boat, Resolution anchored near to Trite...
An Easy Sail to Huahine in the Leeward Society Islands where we rode out storms under anchor
Episode #270 : Season 9 : The South Pacific On this episode we make way for the leeward islands, bound for Huahine. I had to cut our Moorea visit short due to some approaching storms so we had a great overnight sail to Fare Harbor and got in and settled t...
Sailing to Opunohu Bay on Moorea; From the Crystal Clear Lagoon to Magical Views of Moorea.
Episode #269 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, On this episode we say goodbye to Tahiti and have an easy and quick motor sail to Moorea. After a peaceful night on the hook, I wake up in one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited; Ma...
Sailor James visits The Outerknown Tahiti Pro Surf Competition at TEAHUPO’O 2022 with Nate P Mayer
Episode #268 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, On this weeks episode I head out to watch one of the biggest surf competitions in the world, The Outerknown Tahiti Pro at Teahupo'o. I was invited to head out to the end of the road in Tahiti wit...
A Day in the life of a Sailor in Tahiti and a look around Pape’ete Marina
Episode #267 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, On this episode I show you around Pape'ete Marina and its cruisers lounge, dodge some rain, help another solo sailor find a safe berth rafted up with Triteia and head out to the local marine sup...
Sailing to Tahiti from the Tuamotus Archipelago in French Polynesia
Episode #266 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, After an amazing time in the Tuamotus, we were ready to make way for Tahiti and the Society Islands. The weather dictates much of a sailors life and my plans had changed a few times i...
Exploring the Motus and Hoas of Tikehau & Sneaking Onto a Resort in the South Pacific
Episode #265 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I explore the hoas and motus of Tikehau and sneak on to the Pearl Beach Resort in search of wifi. The following morning I hauled up and made way for the village quay....
Adventures at an Abandoned Pearl Farm and Swimming with Manta Rays on Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #264 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I hauled up and heading out to an anchorage a few miles south that would offer better protection from the continuing maramu winds. Dropping the hook near Pearl Beach ...
Exploring Tuherahera village and Visiting La Cloche De Hina on Tikehau in the Tuamotus
Episode #263 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Making my way into Tuherahera village to have a look around and hunt for some wifi, I saw a pin on google maps that lead me to the mythical “La Cloche De Hina”. I was amazed by th...
Public Service Announcement About Following Your Dreams! Its Not Always Fun or Sexy!
Hello Friends, Just a friendly reminder that following your dreams isn't always palm trees in the tropics. For most of us it takes years of hard work to get the pay off. Keep Ya Head Up. Love, James JOIN THE PATREON CREW: Patreon: https://www.patreon....
Goodbye Rangiroa, Sailing to Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #262 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Saying goodbye to Rangiroa, I hauled up at and made way for Avatoru Pass at slack water and enjoyed an easy passage to Tikehau Atoll. Making my way through the pass and down the fairw...
Returning to Kia Ora Before the Storms & Preparing to Leave Rangiroa in French Polynesia
Episode #261 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Feeling unsure about the protection of the anchorage at Motu Faama, I decided to haul up and head back to Kia Ora Anchorage ahead of the Maramu winds that were forecasted to arrive la...
Sailing Alone from Hawaii to French Polynesia on a 30ft boat; 26 days at Sea and 2323 Nautical Miles
Episode #256 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, Well the time had finally come to move on and undertake the next big leg of my circumnavigation. I departed Kona, Hawaii after spending 9 months licking my wounds, repairing Triteia and explorin...
Sailing Alone from Hawaii to French Polynesia – Premieres this Monday
A clip from my recent solo passage of 2323nm from Kona, Hawaii to Rangiroa, Tuamotus in French Polynesia. The long format video of this passage comes out September 12th, 2022.
1 Year Ago Today……
Hello Friends, One year ago today I untied the lines from Marina del Rey, California and pushed for Hawaii. I have sailed 5,500nm during that time, visited more than 20 anchorages on 6 different islands and 2 atolls in 3 different countries. I want to ...
Sailing Alone Across an Ocean on a 30ft Sailboat and Losing the Rudder 1000 Miles from Hawaii
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 p...
A Dream of Solo Sailing to Hawaii in a Small Boat Lost after self-steering failure
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 dep...
Ep 19, 1100Nm Solo Ocean Passage, Small Boat, Contessa 26, 2 year Circumnavigation, PART 3
*** 2 SPECIAL NOTES*** Note #1: I will be posting an extra video next week all about the MK 3, my homemade wind vane, made from material (about $50) mostly laying around my garage. Note #2: I have removed the highly distorted sound from the sailing sequen...
Sailing SOLO on my BAVARIA 55 and how I prepare before I sail – SwT 14
Thank you for watching In this sailing video, I am giving you a glimpse of how I prepare before sailing solo and how I practice this as safe as possible. Hopefully, this can give you some solo sailing tips. Sailing solo from Sardinia Italy to Mallorca Spa...
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