Engine repairs, fish catching and SAILING to Santa Barbara: Sailboat Delivery, part II

Friday, November 20, 2015: Hey guys!  Join us as we learn all about diesel engines and fuel systems while stranded in Chanel Islands Harbor Marina.  We get the engine working again, get back under way and actually get the sails up! Yay!  We also hook a couple tasty fish and make fish tacos! Check it out, and subscribe […]

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Sailboat Delivery from Marina Del Rey to Berkeley – Part 6: The Last Leg! Arriving San Francisco Bay

November 2, 2015: After arriving in Monterey Bay in the early hours of the morning for a quick fuel stop, we decided to delay our departure up to San Francisco Bay so that we could cross the bar at slack tide.  Based on our average speed and distance we had to travel, we planned to leave […]

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Sailboat Delivery from Marina Del Rey to Berkeley – Part 4: Stuck in Santa Barbara

October 21, 2015: We awoke the morning after we arrived in Santa Barbara to a beautiful, warm sunny Friday.  However, according to the NOAA Marine Weather Forecast, there was a small craft advisory for the entire Southern California region.  In fact, this advisory had been in effect everyday that we had been out on the […]

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Sailboat delivery from Marina Del Rey to Berkely – Part 1: Seasickness and a Broken Engine at Sea

September 30, 2015: Well… what an eventful couple days it has been!  We arrived in Marina Del Rey, CA excited and ready for our first trip out in the ocean.  We met up with the delivery Captain and saw the boat for the first time.  John, the Captain, seemed like a great guy and the […]

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Got our first sailing crew position!

September 19, 2015: Well, exciting news today… we confirmed a crew position sailing in the Pacific later this month!  Sailing from Marina Del Rey, CA to Berkeley, CA!  It’s not the Puget Sound to Mexico sail I had originally been looking at, but it will be a great first experience out in the open ocean!

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