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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...

Sep 08, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:19

E47: Fighting Headwinds from Panama to the Galapagos

If you want to support me, check out my Patreon account (thank you so much!!) patreon.com/windhippie For more regular photo updates and boating life, check out my instagram page: @boatlizard I am a 28-year-old solo sailor working on my circumnavigation. ...

Sep 07, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:59

WHERE IS THE WIND? LIGHT WINDS ON THE ATLANTIC/WAVE ROVER’S SOLO NONSTOP OCEAN PASSAGE NORTH

Ep 46. In this episode Wave Rover continues to deal with light wind using her colorful drifter. I share some of my daily routine, specifically cleaning and organizing as well as how I boil eggs Wave Rover style. Wave Rover continues to progress North on he...

Sep 04, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:17

Cruising Coastal Waters summer sailing fun

On day three of my blue-water adventure, we left Oshima Island and set sail for Hota, which is on the Eastern side of Tokyo Bay and Western coast of the Chiba Peninsula. After about a 7-hour cruise, we stopped and practiced anchoring and swam in the deep t...

Sep 04, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:50

Sailing our 1st Open Ocean passage together. (Learning By Doing Ep 117)

Maries first overnight passage wasn't even supposed to be! We planned on sailing the 40 miles over to Misool and staying there for a few days before continuing south to Maluku. But a stormy day and head winds meant we had to change plans and an easy 30 mil...

Sep 01, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:46

She Sails Solo (for the first time EVER) on a Sunfish Sailing Dinghy

Tambi and I have sailed thousands of miles together while cruising the Bahamas and East Coast. Despite all the sailing that she's done - she's never sailed solo. While at Lake Utah we had the opportunity to sail Sunfish dinghies. What a blast! Sunfish are...

Aug 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:12

LIGHT WINDS ON THE ATLANTIC/WAVE ROVER’S SOLO NONSTOP OCEAN PASSAGE NORTH /MARTINIQUE TO CANADA

Ep 45. In this episode Wave Rover continues to deal with light wind using her colorful drifter. She is making slow progress North on her epic nonstop passage to Prince Edward Island on the East Coast of Canada. Head over to my Patreon page to see how you ...

Aug 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:29

Yanmar 3GM30 major DIY engine service. (Learning By Doing Ep 116)

Its time for my Yanmar 3GM30 engine to get some love. We're in Sorong stocking up prior to leaving Raja Ampat and I decide its a good time to do a major service. I dismantle the whole cooling system, clean and replace all filters and check and adjust the v...

Aug 25, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:32

E46: Leaving Panama for Solo Pacific Crossing