As many of you can tell, things have changed A LOT for us over the years... To keep it short and sweet, we're splitting time between southern Oregon and northern California, living the woods life and spending quite a bit of time on a cattle ranch! Life is good and we hope that all of you that have followed our adventures are well and chasing your dreams. Speaking of dreams, Kristina has taken it upon herself to become an AMAZING cook! I ate well growing up with a father that was a 5 star chef in San Diego and a mother that learned how to cook from her grandmother (she grew up in the Great Depression) who cooked everything from scratch. That said, Kristina has become an amazing cook and can prepare top level meals easily, many of which have blown away the best meals of my childhood and beyond. This video was her application video for the 13th season of MasterChef, her favorite show. Things were moving along well with her application until the person interviewing her changed positions suddenly. We feel Kristina got lost in the shuffle. Regardless, she is entering the mix again for season 14 and she is submitting a new application video! We cannot share the application video now, possibly never depending on the rules of confidentiality, but we feel this one is ready to see the light of day. We hope all of you are as well as we are! We miss sailing very much but sometimes you have to take a break from the things you love to finish raising children, especially in a blended family where kid exchanges can become really complicated when you have to sail to them! ? Our best to all of you and cheers to your future adventures, wherever they may take you! ?

It was requested so here it is! My candle FAIL from the end of our Episode 41. The Story: Basically, I told Kristina I was going to light the candle and she started telling me that it took batteries. I didn't believe her since it looked like a regular candle and so I began trying to light the wick. 20 matches later, she decided to point out how right she was.

Kristina and I Uber it to Redwood City to meet up with Christina (confusing, I know) and then drive down to San Pedro where we begin prepping her Catalina 30, Atta Girl, to move her up the coast. We begin to find many issues that the surveyor missed and start working on Atta Girl in an attempt to make her more seaworthy. Please support our continuing production! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon The Air Around Us by Chalk Dinosaur @ freemusicarchive.com Imber by Roger Plexico @ freemusicarchive.com

Youtube didn't allow me to link to Click Boom Sail with an end screen video so here's a link to their first episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbl1WmygA0 Some of you have asked what a typical day is like for the crew of Rad Mode. Here's events that occurred during 48 hours and it's pretty typical of our days in a sense that most of it was completely not planned for. Living on a sailboat produces some interesting challenges to ones schedule and aside from homeschooling Annabelle and Darius in the morning when they are with us, our days are filled with surprising events. You never know when a friend might call in a favor to get some help on their boat or when you'll suddenly be invited along on a sail. Aside from school and the very necessary trips to get groceries, we never really know what is going to happen. Please support our continuing production! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Another Rainy Day by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com Attainment by Borrtex @ freemusicarchive.com Feel Good Instrumental by Broke For Free @ freemusicarchive.com Native Sun by Graham Bole @ freemusicarchive.com

While sitting on Rad Mode, broke down and stuck in Richardson Bay, a neighbor we'd never spoken to suddenly asks if we want to go sailing on SV Lightwave, formerly SV Buttercup of 1990 BOC Documentary fame, and what do we say? Hells yeah of course! After that, we continue working to get Rad Mode up and running again and enjoy the 4th of July fireworks, just the two of us. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Jane by Jefferson Starship The Lost Ones by Dexter Britain @ freemusicarchive.com tripHope by So Far As I Know @ freemusicarchive.com

We have a fun sail aboard SV Plan B back to Sausalito from the Berkeley Yacht Club and then have to find a creative way to get the crew of Rad Mode back on the boat due to high winds and Rad Mode swinging around on her anchor. After that, a friend invites us to check out the Spaulding Boatyard, an old school boatyard that specializes in wooden boat building and repair. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Jane by Jefferson Starship 01 by Anonymous 420 @ freemusicarchive.com The Time to Run Finale by Dexter Britain @ freemusicarchive.com Mountains All Around Us by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com

Kristina and I have a very bad day when numerous things go wrong on Rad Mode, stranding us in Richardson Bay while we wait for replacement parts. We won't let that stop us from having a good time so we raft up with our friends Dennis and June and have the crew of SV Plan B over for a party before sailing to Berkeley Marina. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Memories by bensound.com Night Owl by Broke For Free @ freemusicarchive.com Origin by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com I'm Back To Walking Again by So Far As I Know @ freemusicarchive.com

We untie Rad Mode from the bush we spent the night against in the Delta and sail down river to for some provisioning, a cheat day, pizza, beer, and donut holes. Kristina, the Super Deal Hound, scores us some cheap provisions in Oakland and we stock up, sailor style. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Brick House by The Commodores Howl by Michett @ freemusicarchive.com Discovery by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com Wondering by Borrtex @ freemusicarchive.com Disco High by UltraCat @ freemusicarchive.com

We start where we left off in Episode 34 and sail through shallow Sherman Lake. A lake in the Sacramento Delta just north of Antioch that is known for its numerous hazards. After that, we go tie up against a bush for the night (yes, a bush) and make omelettes. The omelettes might not sound like much to you, but it's been so long since we've had one that we can't remember the last time. Buy J a new shirt because most of his have holes in them! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Jetstar Rollercoaster by Roger Plexico @ freemusicarchive.com Reflections Across the Sky by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com Kool Kats by Kevin McLeod @ incompetech.com

J & K reunite after J's Oregon trip, we sail to Oakland to deliver the kids to their uncle Kurt, Skipper of the Plan B, and then we take a beater of a trip up river to Rio Vista. There, once again, we are reminded that sailboats are nothing but trouble sometimes (even though we love them) and we finally make it into Antioch City Marina to hang and sail with a friend we met out on the water. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Funky Suspense by bensound.com Jazz Comedy by bensoundcom Light by Bortex @ freemusicarchive.com Wasted Britain by Scott Holmes @ freemusicarchive.com Orphan Afterglow by So Far As I Know @ freemusicarchive.com

J heads to Oregon to help family and ends up turning the trip into a jackrabbit hunting spree while Kristina tests out some new anchorages in the Bay and trains kids to be Deckhands. Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Night Life by Foreigner The Jazz Piano @ bensound.com Instinct @ bensound.com Straight @ bensound.com Ukulele @ bensound.com Cold Sober by Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Williams Jr. The American Way by Hank Williams Jr. She Bangs by William Hung

We spend a day recovering from the events of Episode 31 and then tie up some loose ends on Rad Mode before enjoying a San Francisco day sail on SV Caradon with Captain Heather! Just a side note about the voice-overs...I stayed up drinking by myself until about 2am and thought about redoing them all so I'd sound less trashed, but what the hell? I certainly don't normally do it this way, but this is how it went down this time so I decided to leave it. Hope you enjoy! You can contact Captain Heather at: finedayforsailing.com Please consider supporting our film-making efforts! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Warm Up Suit by Broke For Free @ freemusicarchive.com Add And by Broke For Free @ freemusicarchive.com Thames Town by Roger Plexico @ freemusicarchive.com Hitman by Kevin McLeod @ Incompetech.com

We get invited to be rail meat aboard the SV Seastar for a Friday night beer can race at Berkeley Yacht Club and then sail to San Francisco the next morning for J's 40th Birthday Party, China Town Karaoke awesomeness! Living this life is hard, but somebody has to do it. ;) The events filmed in this video took place in a consecutive 40 hours. Help us improve the quality of our videos! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music Credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Hartford Drive-in by Roger Plexico Courage by Borrtex The Man by The Killers

We Chase the Story and sail to Berkeley Yacht Club (spotting a whale in the process) where we clean up for an event with Tasha Hacker from SV Cheeky Monkey at the OCSC Sailing School. A good time was had by all when we stayed late and partied it up after the event and we met some great people in the process. We then attempt a provisioning run in Berkeley and narrowly avoid what could have been a serious mugging or worse. Help lubricate our video editing process by buying us a beer! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Ability by Borrtex @ freemusicarchive.com Yellow Taxi Under a Blue Sky by MindsEye @ freemusicarchive.com I Believe Me Now (the Single) by Gorowski @ freemusicarchive.com Xxplosive (Instrumental) by Dr. Dre

Finally! We have a run of good weather, meet up with Captain Leasure for vegan burgers on his most epic Westsail 32 Tortuga, watch a new tall ship (Matthew Turner) get "splashed", introduce you to more of the kids, and you get to see where J gets it when his mommy makes her Youtube debut. Help us get a better camera to improve the quality of our videos! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Bionic Commando Tune by Romeo Knight Budding by Broke For Free Summertime Ft. Jeff Speed 68 by Spinning Merkaba

We share more sights, smells, and an extra special find on the streets of San Francisco before sailing across the San Francisco Bay to Sausalito where we party and act completely irresponsible for a rare, kid-free 22 hours. Help us improve the quality of our videos! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon My Always Mood by Broke For Free @ freemusicarchive.com Mister Really Loves You by Captive Portal @ freemusicarchive.com Nothin' But A Good Time by Poison

PLAY THIS LOUD...then check out our channel when it's over. Music Credits: Sigaru by MTX

We endure more of the never-ending crappy weather before a fast and fun across the Bay to Travis Marina for one night. There, Justin has his closest encounter yet with a Sea Lion that decided to use our dock line as a pillow when it was time for us to untie the lines. Help support us and see episodes before they are released! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Nonstop by Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com Chillin Hard by Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com

After returning from the Farallones, we enjoy feelings of success from a good trip, but also feel failure from our inability to sail Rad Mode further. We address some boat work issues and swap out our brand new failing alternator for the old one before finally seeing some long awaited signs of spring on our hike up the hidden staircase in Sausalito. Help support us and see episodes early! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon Peace Flower by Ketsa Warm Up Suit by Broke for Free Black Lung by Broke for Free Everything else by bensound.com

We prepare for and kick off the 2017 Double Handed Farallones Race and make a wonderful time of it. And for the record, that was a joke about the EPIRB. Buy us a beer or help us get better camera equipment! https://www.patreon.com/sailingradmode Music credits: Intro is Roll With the Changes by REO Speedwagon In the Garden of Swine by Alpha Jaguar 942 Miles by Broke for Free If by Broke for Free Everything else by bensound.com