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Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 4 of 5 | Night Time Sailing and More Glaciers
Welcome to part 4 of my 5 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27! In this part, we get chased out of Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay by a sudden localized gale, and sail through the night to Blue Mouse Cove. We continue to Juneau,...
Dolphins Visit Sea Dream of Clyde!
Here is a sneak peak of some of the footage from my current trip north! A group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins came by Sea Dream of Clyde for a play in the bow wake! We are at the northern end of Vancouver Island, and poised to reach Alaska within a week!...
Sailing The Inside Passage on a Catalina 27: Part 3 of 4 | Wind, Bergs, and a Stroll on a Glacier
Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part series of Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska on a Catalina 27! In this part, we continue north from Petersburg to Glacier Bay AK. Lots of northwest wind had us tacking pretty much all the way north, with a few pretty toug...
Changing the Oil on a 1979 Mercedes OM636 Marine Diesel Engine
Here is a quick video that is a bit niche, but might be helpful for some fellow sailors that also have a OM636 diesel. I could not find an oil change video for this engine, and there are a few unusual quarks involved when changing the oil on it, including ...
A New Gulf Island Nature Reserve & Solo Sailing! | Episode 7 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde
In this video, I pick up from where I left off in episode 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnltynLQyMs&t=7s), and I row my sweet dinghy boat from Silva Bay to the beautiful Saturnina Island, which was recently purchased to be turned into a Nature Res...
Gulf Island Buddy Boat Sailing: Spinnakers and Friends! | Episode 6 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde
I was joined by Alex C, Sarah, Alex L, and Reid for a nice weekend cruising through the Gulf Islands. The first day of the weekend started with a late evening departure from Cowichan Bay with everyone aboard, and finished in Canoe Cove where we went to go ...
Sailing the Gulf Islands. Snorkeling, Cactus, and Sailing to Where the Water Is Cold | Episode 5 |
With a historic heat wave on the way, we left our cabin in the forest and set off aboard Sea Dream of Clyde to where we knew there would be natural air conditioning. The water around the south end of Vancouver Island, which comes in fresh daily from the de...
Haul-Out and A Solo Sail Through The Gulf Islands | Episode 4 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde
In this video, I discuss Sea Dream Of Clyde's trip to the boat yard, and share a few tips that worked really well for me. Once back in the water, I sail south back to Cowichan Bay from Nanaimo under some surprisingly pleasant winds and seas. The transit go...
Killer Whales, Chill Solo Sailing, and an Epic Sunset | Episode 3 | Nanaimo to Kendrick Island
With Sea Dream of Clyde positioned in Nanaimo ahead of a visit to the shipyard, I took the opportunity to head to Dogfish Bay, which is one of my favorite anchorage in Gulf Islands. Decent sailing out of the gate was made even better when a pod of transien...
Stormy Solo Sailing Through The Gulf Islands | Episode 2 | Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde
Sea Dream of Clyde's shipyard date in Nanaimo was coming up, so I took advantage of a forecasted southerly blow and well timed northerly flowing flood current to sail 35 miles north from Cowichan Bay to Nanaimo Harbour where I was hauling out. This trans...