It's just me and Vie Sauvage (and Rick) against the world!

My first ever solo sail! This is something I've been dreaming about for so many years. The reality of living on the coast, living on a sailboat, and learning to sail is surreal. It is hard to comprehend that I am doing this. Daily routines are never routine here on the sailboat. There is always a project to work on and I love that! Every day, my hands are busy with maintenance and repairs...and now sailing! In this episode I get out on the water twice. Once is a solo sail in very light winds and then I get out again a few days later with my new friend, Rick. Rick Cook sailed his sailboat, "Enjoy", down to Point Roberts from Vancouver. He arrived in the marina in time for us to get out for a sail together in some heavy winds and medium seas. It was an intense sail. I am really sorry about the wind noise on the camera. I have ordered some gear to take care of that. We have these amazing cribbage boards for sale up on the website now! https://www.johnswildlife.com/product-page/limited-edition-hardwood-cribbage-board-arctic-grayling https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6diCN-nm_nUS-BS-hJHTA/join 00:00 This week's episode 00:15 The fuel pump switch 02:30 The binnacle project 05:06 Arctic Grayling cribbage board donation 07:56 New anchor fail 09:51 First ever solo sail 13:10 A difficult sail. High winds and heavy seas Please remember to check out our Patreon community. The link is in the channel description. Patrons are the only source of revenue for the show at the moment. The support received from Patrons is so important for the sustainability of the show. Thanks for thinking about it! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/johnswildlife Amazon Wish List - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2M5ZV7VY165KR/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1 Amazon Author Page - Journals and books by John David Schneider - https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-David-Schneider/author/B0CDQVTGDL?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/@JohnFrasersWildLife/membership John's Wild Life Shop - https://www.johnswildlife.com/the-store