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I have a new article in the current issue of Cruising World Magazine. Its about my visit to Kaneohe Bay and its unique sandbar on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The magazine is on Newstands now or check out the digital edition at http://www.cruisingworld.com

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We arrive to Raiatea, where bunch of fun stuff is waiting for us: Awesome anchorages, Biggest Marae in French Polynesia and cool river cruise, where we stopped for local groceries along the way. Then we moved on to Taha'a where its simpy so beautiful that this enough should keep us in a bliss, but we went for snorkeling, we make dinghy party and so on. Join us!

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*Splash Day is Here!* 🌊✨
The moment we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – it’s Splash Day! After months of hard work, endless emotions, and countless preparations, our boat is going back in the water. 🙌 We're feeling a mix of excitement and nerves, hoping everything goes smoothly and that no unexpected issues pop up once we’re afloat.

But there’s no time to rest yet! After the splash, we’ve got to finish a few final tasks before we can leave the boatyard behind. First, we’ll get the sails back on, and then it’s all about ticking off those last to-dos.

Have questions about this time in the boatyard? Let us know in the comments—we’d love to hear from you!
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Our mast related issues have been going on for over 18 months now, and were previously detailed in the two mast videos we shared in 2022. A few months ago we announced that Travelopia / Leopard Catamarans had made the decision to supply a new mast, rather than repair the old one. While we weren't given specific reasons for why or how they came to this decision, we trust that it was made with good intentions given the people involved.

After some shipping and port delays trying to get such a large item to Trinidad, I got a phone call one day to say that the new ZSpars mast had left the port and was on its way to Power Boats with a police escort!

A big thank you to Ant and the other staff from Leopard / Travelopia who helped facilitate the organization and delivery of the replacement mast. Than you also to Salisha (Manager at Power Boats), the PowerBoats security staff, crane driver and of course the guys from JS Marine, all of whom assisted with the delivery and unloading.

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AHOY YOUTUBE!

Please join us for a LIVE STREAM from Sydney where I will talk about my Solo Tasman Sea Crossing and will be introducing Triteia’s new First Mate, Rhonda.

I have been in Sydney about two weeks now after my 1200+ mile Tasman Sea Crossing, completing my 11,588NM crossing of the Pacific Ocean Solo from Los Angeles to Australia. On this live stream I will be talking about this final leg of the Pacific, reminiscing about the past and talking about the future cruising plans.

Rhonda arrived from New Zealand a few days ago and is now living aboard Triteia fulltime from here on out. There are about 10 episodes of videos coming up soon of Rhonda’s adventures onboard Triteia in the Marlborough Sounds on the South Island of New Zealand.

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We planned this passage so carefully and watched weather for weeks and picked what looked liked perfect weather window. We knew it was not gonna be easy, but we did not expected that… Bad weather, big waves and things that go wrong… Want a dose of misery? Join us on our passage to Fiji!

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Are you interested in learning how to sail? What is the best sailboat to learn to sail on? Which boat should you buy first? If a cheap sailboat is the goal, this must watch video describes different options for your first sailboat including sailing dinghies, smaller training sailboats, and larger boats like the Catalina 22. What did you buy for your first sailboat? How did you learn to sail?

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Today we talk about the top five sailboats problems we see when buying used boats. Cracked fibreglass, diesel engine issues, replacing dacron sails, Catalina Smile keel joint cracking and how to repair the keel joint, keel bolts, and rusty standing rigging swage fittings. Before you buy a sailboat, know what you're getting in to, how much it will cost to fix the boat, and how to do the work!

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We left Canada on August 6th and are headed for the Caribbean. Join us in this episode as we navigate the Erie Canal, lift bridges, and locks.
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We put Aquarius on Careening poles, and changed the C-Drive Seals. I thought that changing the seals would be more difficult, but it was easy! Hope you enjoy!

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(UPDATE: SAM MADE IT SAFE AND SOUND TO HILO!)

Hello Friends!

This is a special episode where I interview my friend and marina neighbor Sam Holmes who, by the time this was uploaded, departed for Hawaii in his Ranger 23 named "Swedish Fish"

Our regular viewers will remember him from the episode where Camille and myself sailed to Santa Barbara Island ( https://youtu.be/bKYkneYs0z0 )

Since then Sam has outfitted his tiny 23ft sailboat for passage making including adding a wind vane steering system, solar power and more.

The day before Sam left I sat down with him onboard SV Swedish Fish and interviewed him about the trip and his preparations. Sam is a true maniac and I have full faith that he will make it to Hawaii with many stories to tell about the passage.

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He told me off camera he will be filming the passage and after its all done giving the footage to a professional editor he knows to edit it into a long video or episodes. His youtube channel is there:
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Fair Winds to Sam and SV Swedish Fish!!!!!

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Finally wrapping up this four part series on my head build out! In this episode I measure and drill out the deck fitting and the hole for the vent in the hole on my Alberg 30. Boats of this age do not have a cored hull so the beauty is you don't need to seal the core on the vent hole because the entire hull is solid hand laid fiberglass!

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.

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The sailboat races to Dauphin Island Alabama was hit my a massive storm system that started in Texas and collided with a 125 entry sailboat race. In all, 40 people were rescued in this horrible sailing disaster, 8 boats lost to the sea and 6 casualties reported. The US Coast Guard released a statement we cover in this video of the rescue efforts.

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This week we talk about VC17 bottom paint being discontinued and sailboats that use it may need to make some tough decisions. Ablative is one alternative but could mean a whole boat bottom job or at least a lot of sanding and painting your boats hull. And some bottom antifouling paint is completely toxic for the environment and you!

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On this episode of Sailing Vessel Triteia I finally get to bring my new-to-me Yanmar 2gm20f diesel engine to the boat! But first, some footage of me painting the engine bay and hooking up the bilge pump hoses. Then come a few stressful clips of me trying to get her out of my truck alone, rolling her down the dock and finally flying her into my boat. Some of this is Slow TV but I wanted to leave a lot of the footage in there in case anyone out there is thinking of doing this and is nervous about process. Using the boom and a come-along ended up being such a great way to do this making it very simple as long as you go slow.

This is part 1 of 3 (I think) episodes of me hooking up the engine. The next episode will show me trying to get the prop shaft aligned correctly, address a packing nut issue and then on to hooking the system up in the following videos.

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Alberg 30’s have long been known and respected as blue water boats, from Yves Gelinas’ Jean-Du-Sud to being featured in John Vigor’s “Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere”. Now I am the proud owner of Hull #55! Come along with me as I refit her and take her sailing in preparation for my circumnavigation in a few years time!

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EPISODE 1!

Join me as I fly to Puerto Rico for a week of getting Soul de La Mar ready to sail to Florida! After 4 months of waiting, I was finally able to fly to Puerto Rico in time to see my 1993 Beneteau Oceanis get splashed to begin our journey. Join for the ongoing journey of setbacks and pushing through obstacles.

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After months apart the two halves of our yacht crew were reunited in Gibraltar. Telicia and Rose (Australian Shepherd) moved aboard the yacht and began to settle into life living on a catamaran.

After 55 days of sailing from Cape Town to Gibraltar there was a bit to do on SV Liger, so the cleaning, maintenance work and shopping began. Our forward facing sonar needed to be finished off and we started exploring Gibraltar, finding abandoned tunnels and a few macaques.

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