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Lightening Strikes! | Sailing To Sucia Island!
Ahoy! In this one, we sail from Point Roberts, Washington to the beautiful Sucia Island. As we approach Sucia Island, an aggressive cold front moves in, changing the weather from sunny and warm to stormy and cool. We anchor in Echo Bay, then go ashore just...
A Bittersweet Farewell | Sailing Away From Canada For Years
In this one, we set sail from Nanaimo for our last couple of stops in the Gulf Islands before leaving them behind for what will be at least a few years. Once at anchored on Gabriola, we are swarmed by thousands of little flies, so we abandond ship and head...
Peak GALE FORCE off the California Coast.
Here is a quick preview of what you'll see in an upcoming video that will be up in 2-3 weeks. This footage is from the morning of September 20th when the winds and seas were peaking during the three days of gale force we experienced off the California Coas...
Shipyard Time! WET SANDING, Propeller Painting, and More!
It’s haul out time for Sea Dream of Clyde! In this one, we head to Newcastle Marine in Nanaimo to have the boat lifted out of the water and moved into the shipyard for our by-annual painting and general maintenance. I show the wet sanding technique we us...
Hitting Logs & Swimming in a Diesel Spill | Sailing The Gulf Islands in Canada
It is not always sunshine and rainbows in the Gulf Islands, though most the time it is! In this one, we leave the San Juans behind and head up to Nanaimo, but not before running into a frustrating customs agent, a log, and diesel spill! We stop by Prevost ...
Fixing OLD Sails | OFFSHORE Prep Part 2
Here is part 2 of the dodger repairs, plus some DYI sail repair, varnishing, and solar panel bracket making. After the work is wrapped up, we start sailing towards Nanaimo where we will be doing our haul-out for Sea Dream of Clyde. Thanks so much for wat...
Offshore Prep! Dodger Repair, New Cushions, Radio Install, Oil Change and more!
With Trevor wrapping up his snow survey job, he gets to work preparing Sea Dream of Clyde for offshore sailing. A few small cracks along the bottom of the hard dodger that had gone unnoticed allowed water to penetrate into wood core, resulting into some ro...
Cops Boarded My Boat While Sailing Home to Canada | Ep. 38
This time on Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde, Kat and I set sail from Bellingham to the San Juan Islands for a couple days of sailing together. Some wildly gusty conditions make for a great learning opportunity for Kat as she continue to learn how to sail. Kat ...
Jabsco Y-Valve Servicing On A Lavac Marine Toilet | Ep. 36 | Gasket Replacements and Calcium Removal
In this video, I go through the process of taking apart, cleaning, and replacing the gaskets (Part #45488-0000) in a Jabsco Y-Valve (Part #45490-1000). This Y-Valve is part of the Lavac marine toilet set-up on my 1979 Westerly Discus. A small amount of liq...
A Gem In The City | Ep. 35 | Sailing With Friends Around Victoria, Canada
Ahoy sailors and sailing enthusiasts! It has been a little while since my last video, and may be a little while before the next, but here is a quick one from late this spring when my friends Taryn and Logan from @WaywardLifeSailing joined me aboard Sea Dre...
Solo To America In A GALE | Ep. 34 | Fast Sailing Across Juan de Fuca Strait and the San Juans
Winter is over it's time to get out sailing! In this one, I leave the dock for the first time in months to solo sail across Juan de Fuca Strait and into the San Juan Islands. Great sailing begins right out of the harbour, but the winds quickly increased to...
Solo Sailing to Finish The Inside Passage | Ep. 32 | Raging Into The Night
This is it! The final installment of my series on Sailing The Inside Passage to Alaska! In this one, having just dropped Alex off, I head off solo from Hornby Island to finish up the trip. Warm weather and awesome (though close-hauled) sailing greet me as...
THUNDERSTORMS Lurking In The SALISH SEA | Ep. 31 | Finishing Up The INSIDE PASSAGE
Its the home stretch! In this one, we leave Port Neville and finish sailing down Johnstone Strait and into Discovery Passage. With great wind and a favourable tide pushing us along, we manage to sail straight through Seymour Narrows and over the infamous R...
Sailing The Dog Days Of Summer In Canada | Ep. 30 | Real Sailors Wait For The Wind!
All to often sailors are quick to flash up with engine as soon as the wind slows down, but not the folks on Sea Dream of Clyde! Having a schedule while sailing leads to mindlessly cruising past wildlife and wonderful anchorages all while listening to the d...