Episode #139 : A weekend trip to Avalon before the Pandemic Hit America

Hello friends ,
On this weeks episode we dive Avalon’s famous dive park and the ship wreck Valiant

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Episode 400 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we depart Tual and sail for the Spice Islands, arriving to Banda Neira where we med-moor outside a hotel that welcomes cruising sailors.

The following day Rhonda takes a cooking class with local tour guide legend "Mr. Man"s wife in their home. After the cooking class we wander around Banda and take in all of its unique textures and details. Check out the complete cooking class vide on Rhonda's channel https://youtu.be/mcofPZrATCU?si=5qY9mC_vgRw62CAx

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Season 5 Episode 92 - Sailing from Port Townsend to Neah Bay

On this weeks episode we set off with high hopes of getting some sea miles behind us. The Auto pilot returned to its previous behavior and before long it was joined by an engine alarm as we began to beat into building seas near to Cape Flattery.

Oh yes and then there was the fun task of hand scooping out the bilge which was full of a mixture of diesel fuel and water making all of the sleeping quarters almost unbearable to be in due to the fumes....

The captain made the right call for us to turn back and head for the last safe port before the Cape: Neah Bay, Washington.

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Episode 003 : Season 1 : YARNS; Conversations with Cruisers, A Sailing Podcast

James Frederick sits down with sailors he meets around the world to record their seas stories in remote anchorages and far-flung ports. All the interviews are recorded as a video podcast that is released on the Sailing Triteia YouTube Channel. They are also being made available as an audio podcast for those who prefer this format of content.

On this episode James interview’s Dale and Katrina Ibbotson of SV Womble. We talk about their life and adventures and the ups and downs of cruising on a brand new 50ft catamaran across the South Pacific.

SV Womble Links:
http:www.youtube.com/sailingsvwomble3173

http://www.instagram.com/s.v_womble


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About the Host:
James Frederick aka Sailor James is a solo circumnavigator slowly sailing around the world onboard his 1965 Alberg 30 Sloop SV Triteia. James shares his adventures weekly on his YouTube channel which has more than 100k subscribers. Aside from the vlog, James is also a writer for Yachting World, Cruising World, Good Old Boat and more. More information about Triteia and their adventures can be found at the below links.

SV Triteia Links

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/sailorjames

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The intro and outro song was sung by Sarah Satya with new lyrics to the classic tune written by James Frederick.

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Music: https://sarahsatya.bandcamp.com

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Episode #219 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures

Hello Friends,

On this episode I haul up anchor at Makua Anchorage and attempt to round Kaena Point and make my way up the North Shore before the winter sets in. With a strong current running and and the trade winds blowing steady I found the passage impossible and tucked tail and ran back into he lee of Oahu.

I pointed Triteia's bow for Electric Beach at Kahe Point dropping the anchor in 20ft of water and taking in the sights of this unusual anchorage. Electric Beach is known for its snorkeling with the large cold war era power plant on the beach pumping its hot water discharge offshore, which attracts fish and other sea life.

Shortly after diving in I was met by a 6 ft sandbar shark, this was my first (known) swimming with a shark and it was both exhilarating and nerve wracking. Once at the cooling pipes I found out the sharks species from a free diver and swam with two other sand bar sharks and a wide variety of fish.

Once back at Triteia I heard the calls of dolphins and had a treat of a lifetime when a pod of Spinner Dolphins swam below and and past me as I watched them play underwater.

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Episode #274 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

Hello Friends,

On this episode I make my way to the largest sacred Marea site in Polynesia, the legendary Taputapuatea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taputapuatea_marae) and spend the morning soaking in its ancient history! I then haul up and make way for Faaroa Bay and hop in the dinghy for a river adventure, which was one of my favorite adventures of the entire cruising season!

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Episode 341 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I make way for Great Barrier Island from Smugglers Cove. After a lovely day of sailing I arrive to Port Fitzroy and find a spot to anchor before heading to shore to explore the Glenfern Sanctuary.

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Episode #235 : An in-depth look at what I learned.

Hello Friends,

This is a deep dive into many of the things I learned during my first solo ocean crossing. It is a long video so I have broken it up into chapters / sections below so you can revisit specific subjects later on.

1 - Introduction

2 - Gear Redundancies - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=194

3 - Gear Failure - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=758

4 - Sleep - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=847

5 - Ship Handling - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=1124

6 - When to Sail - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=1319

7 - Safety At Sea - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=1423

8 - Provisions and Cooking - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=1850

9 - Entertainment - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=2126

10 - Making Landfall - https://youtu.be/JpU3Ad_1pl8?t=2248


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Hello Friends,

On this episode we show you how to install a "Rope Clutch" on your mast. If you are not familiar with what a rope clutch does it is basically a one way channel / brake that allows you to pull the line through one side but it doesn't allow the line to travel in the opposite direction when engaged.

We installed a used Spinlock clutch we bought for $18 at Minney's Yacht Surplus for our mainsail halyard and to use when hoisting someone aloft as an added safety measure along with tying off to the cleat.

Thanks for watching !

Fair Winds,
James & Camille
SV Triteia

PROJECT VIDEO : GALLEY REDUX : PART 2

Hello Friends,
Welcome to Part 2 of the big Galley redesign and rebuild. On this episode we get into cutting out all of the radiant barrier foam we will be using for the Icebox Project. Once it was all cut out and placed we were able to make the templates for the actual icebox itself.

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Yacht Delivery Chronicles: Episode #115 : The Black Lotus

Hello Friends,

This is a "one off episode" of Yacht Delivery Chronicles documenting a single day passage we did recently delivering a small yacht from Marina del Rey to Los Angeles Harbor.

In December I was contacted by my former boss who said he wanted to give me his 1965 26' Cheoy Lee "Frisco Flyer" named The Black Lotus. The boat needs to have the teak decks removed as they are beyond saving at this point and the foredeck's core is a complete loss so that all needs to be replaced. It also needs a bottom job and all of the seacocks replaced and is past due time for new standing rigging. All of these factors considered my old boss said they couldn't justify keeping it to only use it a few times a year and asked if I wanted it.

On the plus side she is a full keeled solid fiberglass hulled boat, has a solid working Perkins diesel engine and would make an amazing daysailer or long weekend boat for the local islands. The projects could be tackled slowly as she motors and sails perfectly has she is and as long as someone doesn't mind brightwork she is an absolute beauty.

I love this boat very much and I a near religious believer in "Classic Plastics" and beautiful old boats so I agreed and set out to figure out how I could find this boat a new home and steward. I was working for my friend Dyer when it came time for me to get the boat moved from Marina del Rey and he told me he was interested in getting a boat and really wanted a project he could get into. I explained to him what needed to take place with this boat and said I would give it to him if he promised to save her. Dyer talked to his girlfriend Kristen and they decided they wanted to take on the project.

So this is the video of the day Camille, Dyer and myself took the Black Lotus from Marina del Rey to Los Angeles Harbor to her new slip right next to Triteia !

You can see a very early video I made of the Black Lotus from 2015 of a daysail we did in the Santa Monica Bay here: https://youtu.be/W9gr8FFaQzI

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Hello Friends,

We received a gift box from our fiends Will and Sarah Curry ( https://www.instagram.com/sailing.kaia ) at Hydrovane that included a much needed replacement Vane cover. On this video we show you how to fit the cover and I talk about the unlikely origins of Windvane self steering systems, which revolutionized ocean sailing for solo sailors and short handed crews on small boats.

You can see my original install video here: https://youtu.be/5uOeA6YxAC0

Visit https://hydrovane.com to find out more about this remarkable piece of kit!


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Episode #199 : Exploring the wild end of Catalina Island

Hello Friends,

This episode finds Mister Steady and myself bound for the wild and roughed anchorage of Person's Landing on Catalina Island's West End. The forecast was favorable with light southerlies for several days so we decided to hit this exposed anchorage that we have never visited.

Making our way through the kelp and finding a spot to set the hook in the long slow Pacific swells was pretty easy. We anchored in 20ft of water with 5 scope out and stayed on a single hook for the night.

The anchorage was striking and beautiful and even if you are not a boater this campsite would be worth the trek.

We will be exploring a number of new to us anchorages as we await Camille's return to Southern California, at which time we will push north up to the SF Bay area to cruise and explore.

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Episode 340 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I get settled back into life aboard Triteia and happen to be around Whangarei for the first ever Whangarei Maritime Festival. It was a wonderful two days of festivities, beautiful boats, talks, films and history on display.

For more information about the festival check out https://www.whangareimaritimefestival.co.nz

You can find out more about Viki Moore and Island Cruising NZ at : https://www.islandcruising.nz

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Episode #222 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures

Hello Friends,

This week takes us into Oahu's interior to do the 14.7 mile long hike up to the famous "Stairway to Heaven" / Haiku Stairs. We go up the legal way taking the Moanalua Valley Trail. I was joined by professional trail guide Tanya Wilson ( https://www.instagram.com/_sunshine_808 ) who informed me this was her 12 hike up the 2000+ft elevation gain trail to the legendary lookout.

Thank you Tanya for taking me on this amazing hike, I don't think I would have had the confidence to do it alone and now I know I can do a hike of this length and intensity without meeting the grim reaper at the end.

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Episode #226 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures : Taking the Anchor For A Walk

Hello Friends,

On this weeks episode I haul up anchor and make my way through the patchwork of coral reefs and point the bow towards the world famous Kaneohe Sandbar.

My friend Cy has anchored his Mason 43 here countless times and talked me through the process: Motor up slowly watching the depth sounder and the color of the water. Once you feel your hull "bump" the sand drop the anchor and pay out about 10 ft of chain. back down to slightly set the anchor, then pay out more scope and swim ashore and carry the anchor out as far as you like. (if the tradewinds were blowing this would have required 2 anchors to do solo, one to hold you in place while you carried out the primary)

It was SOOOO strange to intentional drive into a submerged beach and jump off the bow into 2ft of water! I had a wonderful 3 days anchored at the sandbar and look forward to returning!

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Episode #202 : A wonderful spot on the Front Side of Catalina Island.

Hello Friends,
On this episode we depart the very rolly Rippers Cove and make way for a smoother berths. We enjoyed a slow sailing down passing Goat Harbor as the same swell marched into the anchorage.

Consulting our cruising guide we pointed for Moonstone Cove at Whites Landing. Dropping the hook in 30ft of water surrounded by beautiful cliffs and protection from both the wind and the swells. Moonstone Cove ended up being easily in my top two favorite anchorages on Catalina Island.

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Episode 388 : Season 12 : Sailing Australia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we hauled up at Digby island and had a 10 hour 44NM passage to St. Bees where we had a very noisy night on the mooring ball as it slammed continuously into the hull over and over and over.

We had read about the Koalas on St. Bees that are studied for their unique success as an isolated population. You can read more about there here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/20....22-09-04/island-myst

We found a really neat dry tidal lagoon onshore and some dense bush with butterflies, wild orchids and a shy kangaroo. We also found A KOALA!!!!!! My first time seeing one in the wild!!!!!

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Episode #283 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

Hello Friends,

I have put together a look back video of my Top 10 Favorite experiences in French Polynesia.

Here is a list of the episodes associated with the clips:

10. Teahupo'o, Tahiti
https://youtu.be/BvApgDKTXEI

09. Bora Bora
https://youtu.be/3-_v6xjxOZI

08. Coral Gardens, Taha'a
https://youtu.be/3lnC5hYvt0A

07. La Cloche de Hina, Tikehau
https://youtu.be/yNNm7dECK_Y

06. Pearl Farm Cleaning Station, Tikehau
https://youtu.be/loPzzfHFdg4

05. Sacred Blue Eyed Eels, Huahine
https://youtu.be/6-p3NZQMiPA

04. Motu Faama, Rangiroa
https://youtu.be/08pZ9OTzCCQ

03. Moorea
https://youtu.be/5HnR7wwTe4k

02. Faaroa River, Raiatea
https://youtu.be/MmtN04hH3P8

01. The Aquarium, Rangiroa
https://youtu.be/32xBF2cwGig

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Episode #288 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

Hello Friends,

On this episode I get cleared into Fiji and do some exploring around Savusavu and Nakama Creek.

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