Episode #249 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures

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On this episode I make my way to Maui and enjoy a weeks stay at Mala Wharf Anchorage before my adventure buddy extraordinaire, Kimberly Wood ( @kimberlywood-saltybutterfl262 ) flys in to bring me some important packages that arrived on Oahu after my departure (thank you Kimberly) and to join me for a week of exploring Maui and Crossing the Alenuihaha to the Big Island where she had a new research project starting.

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Season 8 : Hawaiian Adventures : Episode #210

Hello Friends,

On this weeks episode I get a visitor from the mainland ! One of my oldest and dearest friends from LA and a member of my shore team, Sarah, came out to explore Oahu with me for 5 days.

As soon as she arrived we picked up the rental car and headed for the rainforest!

We visited the Manoa Falls Trail and hiked through pouring rain to the waterfall through lush rainforest.

Sarah is a singer and a song writer and I have included a video of her performing at my mothers ranch in 2012 at the end of this episode: please visit her band camp page here - https://sarahsatya.bandcamp.com

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Season 4 | Episode 81 | Sailing off the anchor and diving on the prop near Catalina Island

On this episode we haul up the anchor at Button Shell Beach so we can make our way to a new, hopefully friendlier, anchorage further North.

While we were fighting to haul up the 80lbs of 3/8 chain and 35lb anchor in 70 ft of water our long painter line found its way into our propeller and "Prop'ed" us leaving us with no engine, an anchor that was half way up after a hard struggle very near to the rocks.

We hoisted the sails and sailed away from land with the light breeze that was coming off the island and made our way to deeper water to finish hauling up the anchor.

Watch the episode to see Camille dive on the prop and get us back under way as we find a new incredible anchorage near Little Gibraltar.

There is also a new episode of A Stern View Podcast up where we talk about our experiences at Button Shell Beach....Find that on our website or on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts !

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Until Next Week,
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Hello Friends,
On this episode we unbox our new Ready-Made Asymmetrical Spinnaker from Rolly Tasker.

Rolly Tasker has a full line of Spinnakers, both symmetrical and asymmetrical, to fit any size of boat. You can find out more about those sails here: https://www.rollytasker.com/en..../our-sails/downwind/

Here is a great video on how to rig and trim your asymmetrical spinnaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpfAamc1uD0

Thanks to Sven and Rolly Tasker for hooking us up with a much needed new spinnaker 🙏🏻

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Episode 397 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we clear into Indonesia using a local agent named Kim. Kim made the entire process very easy and it went super smooth compared to horror stories we had heard of people using local street agents.

Legally you are not "required" to use an agent, but we had friends try and clear in by themselves at Tual and the quarantine officer refused to clear them in without an agent.

Once cleared in we went for a wander to see this completely different way of life than the one we live and are accustomed to!

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Season 7 : Episode #149 : Diving at Little Fisherman's Cove and Welcoming our friends

Hello Friends,

On this weeks episode we explore Little Fisherman's Cove below the water. With great visibility we swim through some kelp forests and find someones lost anchor and see their chain wrap around a large rock. We also found a 5 foot long shark sleeping in a nest of kelp and saw a ton of horn sharks.

In the afternoon our friends John and Alanna arrived from Santa Barbara onboard their Beneteau Oceanis 40 SV Felurian. You will be seeing more of them in the next few episodes as we spend a few anchorages together on Catalina Island.

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Episode #179 - Cutting up my own boat

Hello Friends, This is a throwback project video from the summer of 2020 when we started the massive project of redesigning and rebuilding our head.

One of only two real weaknesses of Alberg 30s is on the early models the laminated deck beam below the mast can delaminate and allow the rig to go slack and possibly dismast (the other known weakness is undersized chainplate bolts)

To solve this problem I installed a compression post under the mast and moved the pass-through to the V-Berth to starboard. This also allowed us to be able to enclose the head and turn it into a “wet head” so we could install a shower

This first episode in that saga covers me cutting out the bulkheads and Camille installing the compression post.


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Episode #279 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

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On this week's episode I explore Bora Bora and find out that Triteia is small enough to get to anchor free all around the island! We then untie and make way for the "Free Zone" on the northern side of the lagoon.

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Episode 327 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

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On this episode I leave my guest slip at Whangārei Town Basin Marina and make a 40NM passage to Omaha Cove where I only spend one night before continuing on to Bon Accord Anchorage on Kawau Island.

I wanted to cover a lot of miles ahead of an approaching weather system and get into the protection of Kawau Island. The rains arrived as the approached the narrow pass between the island and the mainland. I found a safe spot to anchor and settled in for a few days stay.

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Season 7 : Episode #169 : Escaping Death and Learning Important Lessons.

Hello Friends,

Well here is the full story that we alluded to at the end of last weeks episode. We learned a lot and are fully aware of our mistakes. We are sharing this to hopefully help others.

Love,
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Episode 354 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa

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On this episode we enjoy a short sail to Long Bay and explore the coves and beaches of Kenepuru Bay. Rhonda made some fresh tea, loaded up the thermos and we headed out for a dinghy date and drifted in silence as the sun set.

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Hello Friends!

This is a special episode where Camille and myself sit down with our friend and small boat sailing maniac Sam Holmes. This is recorded in almost a PODCAST style where we ask Sam a series of questions and talk about his solo sailing trip to Hawaii on his (former) 23 ft Ranger "SV SWEDISH FISH" earlier this year.

We talk about his future plans, our future plans, life and of course about sailing.

I will likely be uploading this in audio form sometime next week to A STERN VIEW PODCAST but for now you can listen and watch here.

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Episode 312 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

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On this episode we haul up the the Cavalli Islands and make way for Whangaroa Harbour. After a lovely downwind sail we came into the narrow cut that protects the large harbor from the open sea and were amazed at its beauty.

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Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine invited James & Rhonda to sit down and talk about cruising for their Three Sheets Podcast : https://youtu.be/p9oV6hub5sE?si=tILCziZDuYifBdJv

Head over to their channel to watch the full interview or stream it on audio wherever you get your podcasts from.

Also make sure you check out the article I wrote for the magazine in the latest issue : https://latsatts.com/a-trespassers-guide/

Thanks again to Kyle and David for having us on 🙏🏻

Episode 356 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa

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On this episode we leave Havelock and make way for the remote anchorage of Chance Bay on the advice of our new friends Nigel and Dale of SY Keiren. We were happy to find the anchorage offered shallower depths than most in the Sounds and really enjoyed our stay in this beautiful bay.

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The VIDA MIA is a legendary wooden motor yacht that has recently been restored and is taken guests out on the water to take in the views of the beautiful coast of Waikiki.

Too find out about getting on one of the morning coffee cruising, Live Music at Sunset Cruises or a Private Snorkel Charter please visit:

https://www.thevidamia.com

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From the website:
Built-in 1929 and recently restored to her original elegance, Vida Mia has been host to intimate affairs, bustling parties, and unforgettable moments on the water for decades.

The worldly 61-foot wooden yacht has traveled the California coastline and crossed the ocean to Hawai‘i, where she currently resides at the private Waikiki Yacht Club. If her teak could speak, it would tell stories of celebrities like Louis Vuitton, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Travoltas sipping champagne in the lee of Diamond Head.

Built for luxury, the Vida Mia served her country during World War II, when she was commandeered by the Coast Guard to patrol the San Francisco Bay. She arrived in Hawai‘i after serving as an unofficial escort of the famed Transpac sailing race in 1963, although it’s said perhaps the Transpac racing fleet was really escorting her.

“Vida Mia” translates to “my life,” a term of endearment in Spanish, and is the perfect venue for a romantic evening for two or an intimate wedding, or the private charter of your choice.

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Episode #275 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

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This is a BONUS episode showing showing you a bit of the village of Uturoa on Raiatea.

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Episode 331 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa

Hello Friends,
On this episode I join the crew of SY RaLa, Ian and Laura, for a hike up to the former tunnels and bunkers of Stoney Batter at Man-o-war Bay on Waiheke.

It was fascinating to explore this massive military site and to hear its history. More info can be found here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-....and-recreation/place

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Episode #268 : Season 9 : The South Pacific

Hello Friends,
On this weeks episode I head out to watch one of the biggest surf competitions in the world, The Outerknown Tahiti Pro at Teahupo'o. I was invited to head out to the end of the road in Tahiti with a fellow sailor and cinematographer, Nate P Meyer ( www.instagram.com/natepmeyer ) Nate flew in from Montana to film and Competition so I tagged along and we headed out on the water on a taxi boat sitting right at the surf break.

I am not overly knowledgable about professional surfing but I have of course heard of Kelly Slater and it was incredible to watch him surf so close by. https://www.worldsurfleague.co....m/events/2022/ct/11/

We also ended up making some new friends, Jay West and Hunter Paris. (You will see another adventure me and Jay got into on Moorea)

This was easily one of the most amazing experiences of my life, If you ever had the chance to go out on a boat (WITH A HIGHLY SKILLED CAPTAIN) to see a surf break like this up close and personal, make sure you DO IT!!!! I want to thank https://www.teahupooadventure.com for an amazing and safe day on the water! If you go to Tahiti hit them up and book a day on the water (and no I did not get a free trip in exchange of promoting them, I paid full price and would gladly do it again!)

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Hello Friends,

We have another small series of Projects for y'all. This time we are designing and building out the new Navigation Station on SV Triteia. As I mention in the video this project took me FOREVER to complete. I ended up making 3 different complete switch panel / housings before I finally made one I was really happy with.

The main factor in the whole process was that I was also designing and building out my Chart Table ( https://youtu.be/mAUi2lt6kqA )at the same time and the final Chart Table design directly affected what was possible with the switch panels. Also early on I tried to make the Chart Table top and panel faces out of a variety of different wood/surface treatments; Stained Marine Ply, Hardboard, Europly before I ended up just making everything out of high quality Baltic Birch and laminating it with white durable formica.

This video is a little spotty in the fact that while I was finalizing the switch panels I was going full throttle on my Stove Enclosure build out ( https://youtu.be/Bw_tRFfVJ30 ) and I was so frustrated with the switch panels and focused on building and filming the Stove Enclosure that I didn't video all aspects of Nav Station construction.

I did however film a TON of footage of the actually installation of the panels and all of their instruments on the boat. So this first video is just a collection of some of the footage of the lay out design and cutting out the aft panel and trimming the formica.

In the next episode we get into the real fun of the project!

Fair Winds,
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