Sailing Esperanza

05/11/2024

Our thoughts are with Sailing La Vagabonde and are relieved that you are all safe. Love from the crew of Esperanza.

16/10/2024

Its time to bring Esperanza out to the water for alittle love on our bottom again... please watch, like, subscribe, and share...

The crew of Sailing Esperanza head to Canadian Tire and purchase hand scrapers and remove 20 years of antifouling from our bottom, sand, and apply four coats...

16/10/2024

As life long sailors, we have always loved our boating community, today a group of boating champions, launched a new community app.

I posted a thank you and .carausu immediately said Thank You. Just had to share !

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18/09/2024

Loved this project !

Removing the teak deck of our Phillip Rhodes 77 aluminum ketch. The crew, Connie and I decided its time to remove our teak decks, we learn how to refinish t...

21/08/2024

New video alert - we remove 20 years of anti fouling by hand scraper from

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noHNO48Sgzc&t=30s

02/08/2024

31/07/2024

Have you heard the loons at Cougar Island in Desolation Sound ?

26/07/2024

Enjoyed the weekend at Hornby Island !

26/06/2024

Looking back at the bottom work to remove many layers of antifouling, please like and subscribe.

The crew of Sailing Esperanza head to Canadian Tire and purchase hand scrapers and remove 20 years of antifouling from our bottom, sand, and apply four coats...

24/06/2024

Thanks to the folks at ._marine for putting on the Chickens on the Spit, we had a great time.

07/03/2024

Looking back a couple of years ago, when we hauled out Sailing Esperanza and removed our bottom paint. Looking for more subscribers for our channel.

The crew of Sailing Esperanza head to Canadian Tire and purchase hand scrapers and remove 20 years of antifouling from our bottom, sand, and apply four coats...

29/01/2024

So, here is an example of how small the sailing community is at times. We are watching our latest Sailing Parlay Revival Eps. Colin needs to head to the Cook Islands, but who does he run into ? Jeanne Socrates, gets help to fix an issue withe the engine. Colin adds a piece about her 4th solo around the world, that has Esperanza in the background as part of his latest eps.

We sail to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands when disaster strikes. Our buddy boat which is a 54ft Bavaria gets stuck on a reef after we were told that the channe...

15/01/2024

Connie and I are on to another boat project !

We are building a forepeak garage in our old crews quarters. We are making the shelving out of aluminum angle iron.

We are looking for someone to volunteer some welding to our project.

04/12/2023

Episode alert. We get a lesson in varnishing !

How to varnish 200 foot teak cap rail, Connie and I received a lesson from our friends from aboard MV Albatross. Esperanza gets a turn up in varnish, we bui...

27/11/2023

Want to be inspired ! Want to have a taste of why we are inspired to do the same ? Grab a glass wine and watch these two beautiful people.

What is it like to SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? We spent the last 6 years sailing offshore across oceans through storms and calms, meeting new cultures and overcom...

26/11/2023

Looking for a statement that best summarizes the unique community that we get to be part of. A specific message that captures the supportive boating environment.

26/11/2023

Connie and I had fun lighting up Esperanza for Christmas ! What do you think about our white large chatter lights 😉

19/11/2023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=stK_JP_zfJs&t=35s&pp=ygURc2FpbGluZyBlc3BlcmFuemE%3D

Love working in the bottom !

14/11/2023

The crew of Sailing Esperanza head to Canadian Tire and purchase hand scrapers and remove 20 years of antifouling from our bottom, sand, and apply four coats of Intershield V300 by International paints before two coats of TriLux for aluminum bottom boats.

The crew of Sailing Esperanza head to Canadian Tire and purchase hand scrapers and remove 20 years of antifouling from our bottom, sand, and apply four coats...

23/10/2023

Connie turns 50th, well a few years ago, the crew of Sailing Esperanza celebrates her birthday with friends and family while sailing around the us gulf islands.

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19/09/2023

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27/07/2023

Thinking about this talented person.

I listened to her music every evening on watch sailing to Hawaii in 1990 on a CD player in the cockpit.

22/02/2023

Connie and I are excited to launch our Patreon account, hopefully you can join the crew as we restore our classic Rhodes77. Videos of our progress will be posted each week.

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04/02/2023

New episode alert

Gulf Island Sailing in British Columbia's south coast, together with Jack, Marina, Asia, Connie and I we sailing around some of our favourite spots. Join us ...