V-Berth Insulation, Part 5, Epoxied Frames
This is a large scale project. We may be in the boatyard for up to a year. We have worked on Dawn Treader for long periods before, but this…
Sailing Patagonia: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
This short video is set to music by Lemont, “Take This Hand” from Songs of Our Friends EP. The images are from our year in Tierra del Fuego and…
V-Berth Insulation, Part 3, Tabbing Bulkheads and Hull-Deck Joint
We completed our first fiberglass job of this refit. The job had two parts. The first was to tab in the V-Berth bulkheads. We removed the original 2 inch…
V-Berth Insulation, Part 2, Headliner Removal and Surface Prep
Brian finished the headliner removal this week. First, we unfastened a couple of stanchions, handrail bolts, and trim that were in the way. Next, Brian used a chisel, a…
V-Berth Insulation, Part 1, Dismantle and Refit Plan
We spent the first few weeks of this refit period adjusting to life on land. We made trips away from the boat to see family. We gathered tools. We…
Video: Sailing the Falkland Islands. Music “Songs of Our Friends” by Lemont.
We sailed to the Falkland Islands in December of 2019 from Uruguay. We were impressed with the people, wildlife, and the weather. Thanks to Lemont for loaning us their…
Video: Cubic Mini Cub Wood Stove
We are loving springtime in Uruguay, and we’ve made the time to reflect back on winter in Uruguay with our new Cubic Mini Cub wood stove. We hope you…
Integral Water Tank: Summary and Repair
We repaired our integral water tank a few months ago, here in Uruguay. This video is a recap of the build project from two years ago, and details of…
Video: Short Sail in Uruguay
We recently sailed from Juan Lacaze to Piriapolis in the Rio de la Plata in Uruguay. This is the first step towards getting moving after a summer spent dockside.…
Video: Refinishing the Bowsprit
We move about the world at an irregular pace. Occasionally we sail fast and appear to be on track to girdle the entire globe in a year. Other times…
Video: Brazil to Uruguay
Brazil is ENORMOUS! 2000 miles and 7 months later and we have still only seen a minuscule fraction of this fascinating, beautiful, energetic country. In the maps of our…
Video: Sailing from Cape Verde to Brazil
Our blogging hiatus is over! We have new electronics and a new video! Early this year we had an great passage from Brava, Cape Verde to Salvador, Brazil. The…
Video: Sailing the East Atlantic Islands
https://youtu.be/dfUOiP_YH8g Over the past few months we have been sailing Islands in the Azores, Madeira, Canaries, and Cape Verde. In the Azores we experienced variable summer winds, and from…
Video: Nesting Dinghy, 9 Minute Assembly
After adding our new Lewmar hatches, our dinghy is even more useful. It covers a Lewmar Ocean 30 that we almost always kept open on our recent Atlantic crossing.…
Video: Atlantic Crossing 2016
Over the last 2 months, we have sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. We acclimated to living amongst the waves and wind during our two passages. The passage to Bermuda took 10…
Dawn Treader Video Tour by James Baldwin
Thank you James Baldwin (atomvoyages.com) for creating this video of the Dawn Treader! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTH106UdiUc
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