Hello Friends,

This week I bring you the second part of our quick diving trip to the Isthmus. On this episode Colby and myself explore Little Fishermans Cove underwater. Not sure who much life we would see we were pleasantly surprised by the abundance of creatures we encountered including lobsters on a stroll, another shark egg, a large crab and the largest Octopus I have ever seen in the wild!

Later that evening we went on an amazing night dive out near the point close to Cherry Cove!

The next day we untied the lines and headed home making for a great quick weekend get away trip that was full of adventure.

These episodes were the first we have shot with our new GoPro Hero 7 Black that we were able to buy with help from the contributions from our patrons!

We can't thank y'all enough for your continued support!

Until Next Week,
Fair Winds,
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AHOY ALL!

Time for another YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM!

Join me on January 9th at 6pm PST (see various timezones below) for a live stream where I will be talking about 2022 news and updates, answering questions and just generally hanging out with all of y'all virtually.

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| Season 3 | Episode 40 | PART 2 (After...)

This video is the story of what happened to us after we ran aground in the Stockholm Archipelago and the mistakes we made that nearly lead to the drowning of both the captain and myself. I have made this "Part II" of previous episode ( https://youtu.be/LRdur2e2pyU ) so it would be a stand alone story and a cautionary tale of sorts to try and help any sailors out there that might find themselves in a similar situation in the future.

I am very grateful to have not drowned on that day and felt it was my duty to other mariners to share this experience and the mistakes we made to try and help others.

It is very easy to judge our actions from he comfort of ones home but please keep in mind that when you are faced with life or death situation sometimes you have to make less than ideal choices or watch a friend drown.

I would have done some things the same and some things differently, either way, here is the story.

You can see where we ran aground on google maps in the satellite view... https://goo.gl/maps/PTicm89PQWN2 ( 59º 32' 30" N 18º 53' 36" E )

This latest season will follow my time on board SV Arcturus as we explore the Åland Islands and beyond. We sail into cities, tie up on small islands, anchor bows to and ride out a blow before heading back to Sweden. I hope you will follow along with us on the trip.

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Fair Winds,
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The Cruising Dream Mini Series - Episode 1

This is a special mini series where I try and break down common questions I get for people who are just getting into sailing or who are interested in long term cruising but are having trouble finding out information about various aspects of the life.

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Hello Friends,

We wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU to our Supporters, Gear Patrons, Patrons on Patreon and ALL of our Viewers!

We have had so many amazing encouraging messages and offers of help since our San Miguel video came out and gear contributions since our Live Stream that we wanted make a special video to thank you all!

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Episode 399 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we go on one last dinghy mission at Tual and check out the stilt houses along the waters edge. The next morning we head off and make our way to Ngurbloat Beach where we check out some of the local boats and watch the construction of a large FAD ( https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov..../national/bycatch/fi ) on the beach. We also had a nice time walking through the deserted board walk that fills with night life after dark.

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Episode 316 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I head out for my first test motor with the newly rebuilt motor and run into trouble right out of the slip. A few days later I ran into more extreme issues doing the shake down cruise.

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Episode 323 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I hop over to One Tree Point to anchor for a night and make my way back into Marsden Cove to meet up with my buddy Bruce on SV BOB just a few days before he sailed to Japan. https://instagram.com/brucemau....nsell?igshid=MzRlODB

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On this episode I install the ports on the holding tank, get all the plumbing sorted out, install the Y valves and figure out the best way to align and find the best spot for the macerator pump. The hose that leads to the Thru-hull would NOT go on so I ended up getting a heat gun and after sometime was able to get it to seat.

I make my project videos on the slow side letting people see what I did and how I dealt with obstacles, in past videos my viewers have thanked me for not jumping over all of the details and getting right to the finished project so while this might not be the most exciting video it might help some people out there see how I dealt with certain aspects of the project.

Thanks for watching!

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Episode 329 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I make way for Rangitoto Island and then on to Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf along with SY RaLa. After riding out a weeks worth of storms, Adventure Bike Packer Edna Novak comes onboard and joins us for some sailing adventures around her home island.

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Episode 395 : Season 12 : Sailing Australia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we say goodbye to Lizard Island and sail on, continuing north we stopped at the Flinders Group for a few days and visited Stanley Island to see the fantastic aboriginal cave art. We also had some close up encounters with a few Dugongs.

Here is additional information about the cave art we saw: https://www.bbc.com/travel/art....icle/20141211-explor

Continuing on, we sailed past Restoration Island on our way to Margaret Bay. I read a passage from the book "Men against the sea" about Captain Bligh and his men's harrowing journey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Against_the_Sea

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Andy H of the Ocean Cruisers Podcast invited me to sit down with him for a long format podcast/video interview about my passage and my background.

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The zoom call video is archived here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBeqcwZ794k&t=1452s

Thanks again Andy H for the interview.

I can't believe it has been a year since I found my dream boat! Here is a fun little video I put together of flashbacks of a very small glimpse of the work and fun from the past twelve months. Here is a list of what I got accomplished. Many of you have followed along through the struggles and triumphs by watching the videos and cheering me on and I can't thank you enough!

1. Bought Boat
2. Scrapped 6+ years of growth off bottom
3. Pulled Engine
4. Pulled diesel tank
5. Degreased lazarettes and engine bay
6. Painted lazarettes and engine bay
7. Installed new bilge pump and plumbing
8. Installed rebuilt engine
9. installed waterlift
10. replaced all sheets and halyards
11. replaced masthead blocks
12. painted deck
13. painted v-berth
14. painted cabin
15. painted head
16. removed head cabinet
17. installed holding tank
18. installed all new head plumbing
19. installed macerator pump
20. built out anchor locker
21. installed windlass
22. installed anchor set up
23. removed old icebox
24. installed temp. chart table
25. installed ais + gps antenna
26. installed new batteries
27. installed battery isolator switch
30. installed autotiller
31. installed new steaming light
32. rewired entire boat
33. installed new cabin lights
34. started head vent installation
35. started new switch panel cabinet

The pay off was...
1. lots of day sails
2. several trips to Catalina
3. 9 days onboard circumnavigating Santa Cruz Island
4. seeing whales, dolphins, sharks, seals and sunfish
5. sailing to Catalina to go scuba diving (A highlight, Sail&SCUBA!!!)
6. getting to take my friends out for a glimpse of the magic.

and endless hours of video editing....

Thanks everyone for you support! I hope this song is stuck in your head for the next two weeks.

Fair Winds,
Sailor James
SV Triteia
1965 Alberg 30 #55

SEASON 6 / The Haul Out : Episode #133 : FINALE: The Passage Home

Hello Friends!

The Season Finale is FINALLY here!!! After 5 weeks on the hard we were finally able to take Triteia home !

The promised winds never arrived so we slept through the night after Camille's best friend Andre arrived in from NYC to join us for the sail home and to spend Christmas with us.

Aeolus and Eos decided we should motorsail home and brought us light Southerlies at dawn. On the California Coast Northerly winds are dominate and blow with trade wind regularity. I had always thought that my reward for being north would be a lovely sail home down the coast. But when you are sailing with a timeframe you have to take what you get.

We had a lovely passage home and I was amazed that the boat now has ZERO prop walk!!! This was due to the new propeller. The old propeller having a chip out of it was off balance and if you let go of the tiller when you were under motor you would drive in a circle, I had always thought this was a byproduct of a full keel boat and was pleasantly shocked that now when you let go of the tiller you stray only slightly.

Andre was greeted by his first time seeing dolphins on the bow and I am so happy we captured it on video. There is nothing more amazing than the first time you see them up close playing.

We had a very calm and mellow passage home with a unreal sunset and a wild dolphin bioluminescent show after dark.

We made a special BEERS ON A BOAT episode with he full conversation Camille and Andre had about the Italian Digestif he made her for Christmas. You can see that episode here: https://youtu.be/dRZY-l1wMsU

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This is a Special Episode featuring John Conway of SV Felurian talking about his favorite spots to anchor at Santa Cruz Island.

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Excerpt from "Alone Across An Ocean" video : https://youtu.be/1AZXXKj0p0s

This footage was so wild I wanted to make this short "stand alone" video for anyone who wanted to share it but didn't want to have to share the long format episode it was taken from.

As noted above this clip is from my video documenting my solo ocean passage from Los Angeles to Hawaii.

Location: 22 14.036n 154 19.919w

I have only just started learning how to fish and I think my knot failed rather than the 30lb test leader breaking. I had one other Cedar Plug onboard but didn't want to risk losing it knowing I had no clue what I was doing and might need it incase of emergency.

I had more than enough food onboard so I was fine.

The Marlin and fish stayed with me for two days and the Blue Fin tuna stayed with until I approached Oahu. They would stay close to my hull and only zip out to eat then return to the hull for safety.

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Season 7 : Episode #154 : Scuba Diving, Spearfishing and Emerald Steel

Hello Friends,

On this episode we spend our last day at anchor at Cabrillo Harbor exploring the sea! I started the day with a shallow water dive with John Conway of SV Felurian where we saw a lot of lobsters, sea fans and a very large school of bait fish!

After the dive I rowed over and had an inspiring conversation with Jules and Suzie of Emerald Steel ( https://www.youtube.com/sailingemeraldsteel ) The pandemic keep us at dinghy length but it was wonderful to meet them and share an anchorage with them.

In the afternoon a very hung over Camille and myself went for a snorkel so she could try out spearfishing for the first time ! she was using a Hawaiian Sling and although we didn't see any fish large enough to take she did take a number of practice shots and is excited to learn the art of spear fishing!

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Episode #190: Dogs eye view and rudderless

Hello Friends,

On this week’s episode we make our way to Little Fisherman’s Cove and have the anchorage all to ourselves.

Camille bought Mister Steady the GoPro dog harness so we test drove that in the field near Catalina Harbor to much hilarity.

Once back onboard I discovered that we were dangerously close to losing our Windvane rudder into the sea.

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Season 8 : Hawaiian Adventures : Episode #214

On this episode we have a change of plans as a weather update shows high winds forecasted for the coming week and we point our bow towards Oahu's westside; Pokai Bay.

During the passage I recorded a very ominous VHF call of a fisherman reporting to the Coast Guard that he had just seen a plane lose its wing and spiral down into the sea. I never found out what happened with this even after I searched the internet high and low in the following days. If you have information about this plane crash I would be interested to hear more.

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Hello Friends!

On this weeks episode we take you along for a wild ride to Catalina. My little brother, Colby and his Black Lab "Bailey" head off for our first ever sailing trip together.

Our plan was to leave Newmarks Marina and have an easy motorsail to Emerald Bay and spend two days diving before returning home. As we motored out of Los Angeles Harbor I noticed the waves were breaking over the breakwater, something I have never seen happen there and it was only the slightest hint at how rough our day was going to be.

We had a very very hard passage to Catalina with 4' to 6' waves on the bow all day long and 13+ knots of wind also on our nose. This made for a very miserable day and between the waves and the wind it cause us so much southing and slowed our progress so much that it ended up taking us almost 8 hours to do the passage and forced us into the Isthmus as there was no possible way to make it north to Emerald Bay.

Tying up at the Isthmus we enjoyed a full day of diving at a night dive which you will see on next weeks episode!

This episode is the first we have shot with our new GoPro Hero 7 Black that we were able to buy with help from the contributions from our patrons!

We can't thank y'all enough for your continued support!

Until Next Week,
Fair Winds,
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