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I have been sorting through some archival footage from my 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage aboard Oliver Huin’s Breskell. Maybe this will be fun for the armchair sailors. Maybe it will be helpful for those planning a future trip. Like Jimmy Cornell’s: The High Latitude Challenge 2026-2027 I’ve heard it said that fewer people have transited the Northwest Passage by boat than have climbed Mount Everest. If true, I suspect that… Read More
Sampaguita‘s circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in June, 2023 inspired some new Resourceful Sailor pieces. Here’s one about reinstalling a Navico Tillerpilot 1600. I decommissioned this gear when I bought Sampaguita in 2013 for various reasons, but recently brought it out of retirement. Thanks to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude, Latitude 38’s online mag, for publishing it on July 17, 2023. Click the link below to be redirected to the article: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/07/17/#resourceful-sailer-reinstalls-electronic-autopilot
Small boats take extra careful consideration for everything. I decided I needed a self-steering mechanism but weight, space, and cost were all major considerations. After much research, measuring, and envisioning, I decided on a Windpilot Pacific Light. With a bit of luck to boot, the installation and fit seemed to have worked out so far. Everything is in exactly the only place it could go, but it seems to be good enough…. Read More
Vancouver Island Circumnavigation June 1st through July 2nd. 953.71 nautical miles. 29 anchorages. 2 marinas. 2 nights offshore. share.garmin.com/SailingwithJosh
Sampaguita Crosses the Strait of Georgia.
Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, and Josh are attempting a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in June of 2023. The best way for interested parties to track them is through Mapshare. https://share.garmin.com/SailingwithJosh Or try this feed for Google Earth… https://share.garmin.com/Feed/Share/SailingwithJosh There may be occasional updates through this website. Sampaguita does not presently participate in Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Thanks for your time and interest, Sampaguita and Josh
The 2022 expedition I have joined through the Northwest Passage this summer is about to get underway. If successful, it will be my second transit. The first in 2019 was east to west. This second attempt will be west to east. Leaving from Anacortes, WA, it will be quite some time before we reach the Bering Strait, the actual beginning of the Passage, with a hopeful arrival to France in September. If… Read More
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