Last year after Christmas, I traveled to the British Virgin Islands to work as a first mate and chef on a private catamaran charter. I can hardly believe it has already been almost a year! How time flies! This adventure was an experiment to find out if I'd enjoy this type of work as a … Continue reading At Long Last! v1.8 Exhausted and Injured in the British Virgin Islands – and Over the Moon for Tropical Sailing! (Finally Uploaded!)

A long chapter of my life comes to an end and an exciting new chapter begins -- life on wheels and water! I move out of my apartment and onto a sailboat, and due to liveaboard limitations at the marina, I also begin urban stealth camping 4 nights a week in my Honda Element Ember. … Continue reading New Video! v1.7 Beginning Life on Wheels and Water – Urban Stealth Camping and Sailboat Living

My dream of making sailing my way of life is coming true! Between August 1 and December 4, I logged 18 sails on the San Francisco Bay -- sailing with new friends, shipping traffic, eerie fog, becalmed waters, crazy winds, and breathtakingly beautiful sunsets. Widely varied conditions make the San Francisco Bay the perfect place for … Continue reading New Video! v1.6 Beautiful San Francisco Bay Sailing – Perfect Training Grounds for a New Skipper!

Back in mid-July, I drove Ember south on Highway 1 to create my first overnight stealth camping experience. I managed to pare hours of footage down to two videos totalling 15 and 13 minutes each. These videos were released a week apart, and I just uploaded the second one this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_78fsZbOXkc https://youtu.be/1cerQV4xGVo So much has … Continue reading New Videos! First Time Stealth Camping, Highway 1

Completing my ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising course did a lot more for me than provide me with the skills I need to skipper a sailboat. For the first time in my life, I feel a sense of belonging with a community not genetically related to me. For most of my life, I was content … Continue reading I Found My Tribe

I have a verbal agreement to lease/option a Catalina 38' sailboat, and although papers have yet to be drafted and signed, I expect this to happen very soon. The lease/option is an almost miraculous opportunity that fell into my lap and will help me greatly towards achieving my short-term goals. Before I cut the dock lines … Continue reading More Huge Changes and the Transition to Minimalism

In this version of Sailing Novaturient, I rush Coco to the vet for a scary breathing problem... and the diagnosis is devastating. (I cried a lot, but didn't film it.) A 24-hour stay at the pet emergency hospital stabilized him and bought us some more time together. Then I drove Ember to my sister's house … Continue reading YouTube Video v1.3 Uploaded

It's honestly a little scary putting myself out there on YouTube. But I know that there's my inner spark, my spirit, that I will always keep sacred to myself. No one will ever know me better than I know myself. I enjoy knowing that. I also enjoy flying in the face of my fears. I … Continue reading Free To Be Me

My family hates this idea! But knowing me, I think they understand now... I'm making some HUUUUUUGE changes to my life and letting go of so many things in order to make the sailing dream a reality. It's kind of scary! I'm hoping to connect with a community of fellow novaturient spirits to encourage and … Continue reading Video Uploaded! v1.2 Radical Plan to Save Money to Buy My BlueWater Boat