Ty is a skier. He grew up park skiing in Ontario. He chased the snow out West, determined to bag 900’s, cork 7’s and 60ft cliffs. He has been working in the ski industry since high school. Now he works as a waste water technician at our local resort. Have you locals noticed how delicious the drinking water is up there? Guys like him stay out of sight, and ski a lot. For Ty it’s about creating moments in the mountains that weave together into a life’s story. We are so glad that many of our stories intertwine with his. Long live the ski bum! May we know them, may we love them, may we be them. Thanks again to Ivan from Visual Inclination for creating these awesome videos. Visual Inclination on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/visualinclination Visual Inclination on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/visinc/

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Would you change seacock valve 65cm below the water line whilst afloat?! It might not be as scary as you think. This valve body seized up (despite only being 3-4 years old) so I unscrewed it, popped in a wooden bung, bought a new one and screwed it on. The trick is to be prepared. I had all my wooden bungs on hand, covered any electrical equipment and was ready for the worst case scenario. Fortunately, because it was a fairly new fitting, it came undone relatively easily and the job was pretty straight forward 😊💦 And what’s the worst case scenario I was prepared for? The worst case scenario is the thru hull fitting itself breaking off when I attempt to unscrew the valve. What would I do about it? Just tap in one of my many wooden bungs and then arrange to get the boat lifted out! That scenario was quite unlikely but it helps to think through what could happen. What also helped me is that, from previous experimentation on another boat, we have pumps that I know could easily outrun the water coming in through that hole. An uncontrolled inflow through that fitting wouldn’t be good as it would spray seawater everywhere but it’s good to know that the pumps could cope. It’s always counter intuitive and panic inducing to see water flooding in to the boat and I know many people don’t like to pull out their paddle wheel log transducers for that very reason however staying calm and knowing that it would actually take quite a long time to sink through a 3/4” hole means it may not be as bad as you think. Always worth thinking what else could help. Whilst away, shopping for parts, I left Kate armed with cushions as well as wooden bungs as a cushion pushed hard over a hole will slow the flow enough that most bilge pumps would cope. Despite my previous experiments I was even surprised how little water we took on but the point is that, with a little thought and prep, changing a valve or pulling that paddle wheel so it doesn’t foul up needn’t be that stressful or require an expensive lift out. Luckily for me everything went super smoothly this time so no need for backup plans! It does get the heart pumping a bit when you haven’t done it for a while though! 😊💦 #followintrepidbear #sailinglife #sailing #sailor #liveaboard #sailboat #boatlife

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A short movie by Alex del Olmo of our last trip on board The Seven Seas to the East of Flores. The East of Flores has amazing reefs and muck diving. Beautiful walls, colorful shallow reefs, and interesting mangroves as well. https://www.thesevenseas.net/east-of-flores/

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✨Per creare bisogna prima di tutto vivere, altrimenti da cosa creiamo? Io sono Giulia e sto scrivendo un libro mentre vivo in barca a vela. ⛵️Oggi navighiamo tra le Isole Incoronate, in Croazia. Anche se mi ero ripromessa di scrivere ogni giorno, oggi ho deciso di usare tutto il mio tempo per esplorare questo luogo, che sono certa mi darà molta ispirazione. Dopo aver navigato per alcune ore tra le isole, abbiamo ormeggiato al moletto e siamo scesi ad esplorare la terraferma. A parte un passo sul mio diario, non ho scritto nulla, ma sono felice di aver vissuto. 🤗E ti invito a fare lo stesso. Qualunque sia il tuo obiettivo, cura prima la tua anima e la tua energia, perchè tutto quello che fai viene da lì. Fammi sapere nei commenti se sei d'accordo. 👩🏽‍🦱🇮🇹Io sono Giulia e sto scrivendo un libro mentre vivo in barca a vela insieme a Mads (👱🏻‍♂️🇩🇰). Seguimi su IG e YT per altri racconti di mare e di scrittura!

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Downwind surfing with a thrill. The Blue water runner is ideal for offshore and short handed sailing, easy to control from the cockpit.

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