We Finally Got the Mast Up! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 70)

[@darleneermis4903]

Your yacht may be the oldest or the smallest but it’s your home and looks like it holds a lot of love❤️

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks! We are very comfortable and fond of our Calico Skies. We’ve owned her since 2009 and she has safely carried us 30k miles 😃

[@wanagiandme]

I wish it was summer here all it does here is rain and wind. We are on hard till spring shooting for March to splash her. I am so freaking over living on the hard here in Washington. Your videos keep me dreaming of what amazing adventures too come once we splash her. You guys rock!!!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

oh man, we used to hate pulling the boat for the winter :/ we would push the season as long as possible and try and get launched super early. Keep your chin up, theres adventure out there :)

[@efiorentino1024]

You guys kick ass!

[@dobie2times]

New guy here. Loved your video. Well done stepping and tuning your mast, to be continued I am sure.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks!! Yep finally getting our videos will get caught up to our summer cruising grounds in Maine :)

[@angelatutino6789]

Super fun! Thanks for welcoming us into your lives! ⛵️❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks for following along!! 😀

[@dozerh2ost]

Great video guys! Looks like y'all stocked up and got the boat fixed for a great sail. I can't wait to see your next adventure.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks!! Yep ready for the next adventure!!! 😀

[@urlkrueger]

For some reason I never thought before about the difficulty of stepping a mast when the crane is fixed on land and the boat is rocking and rolling around in the water. Glad I'm not the one doing it. I hope you put some "goodies" in the back of the lockers so that someday you will find nice surprises as the lockers empty.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

It is definitely smart to have a good quality yard deal with the mast stepping, quite a lot of big heavy equipment moving around! It's fun to watch them work with the mast

[@joccherry8777]

Hi guys, I’m really enjoying your videos have only just found you and binge watched a stack watching your style and content develop. I only have my mast back upright after a 5 month wait for a major repair. The boat is certainly diffetent without the stick. I live in Sydney harbour onboard and explored the spots I couldn’t go before. Man it’s good to be sailing again. Great stuff guys, you have another subscriber.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Hi there! so happy you found us & thank you SO much for checking out the oldies ha Thats a long time .. we'd love to visit Sydney one day :)

[@briansearles4473]

Another nice video as always. Thanks for showing a different side of sailing, all the repairs, up-keep and provisions that are all part of the game. Stay safe in 2021.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Our pleasure! sure keeps us busy 😂

[@daviddecker264]

Pointer's on correct procedures to tighten digging are welcome on future episode. Great to know about vacuum and sealer is in 1 unit. My wife knew it so I got educated. Stay safe

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

We had the rigger tune it this time around, I didn't have to make any adjustments thus far.. We will film it when we do the next tuning :)

[@davethehuman21]

Thank you

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

You're welcome 😀

[@BillB23]

I hope and pray that your 2021 will be happy, healthy, and prosperous!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks same to you!!

[@olemanjim1415]

A wonderful change of pace showing us a different side of Calico Skies. Projects are long and arduous, yet rewarding when complete. Now its off to Maine!! Great video guys !!

[@rickpfanku9864]

Nice to see you guys getting ready for a new Season, enjoy your travels and friends . Safe sailing be smart,enjoy. Love your work on mast and batteries 🔋 you guys are getting to be. RealPros at all this work and Sailing. 😎❤️🙏

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

@@rickpfanku9864 aww thanks :) It sure kept us busy in Annapolis but it was all worth it!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks Jim😍; we were so excited to get our summer season started!

[@christopherlgroves]

You must have been sooo ready to get sailing and get to cooler weather.. heat saps my motivation to get shit done

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

totally!! it was a struggle working with all that heat!

[@dianabentley2619]

Off to new adventures ⛵️great job guys 🤗

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks :) It always feels good to get the boat back together and moving!

[@jopowers6952]

Great video! We were your mooring neighbors off Jabin’s for a bit when you were mastless (and again in Vinalhaven and Rockland), and it was sooo hot in Annapolis! We bolted for cooler weather, too! See you on the water! S/V Lehe Paine ⛵️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Ha cool!!! The cruising community is such a small world! We are currently in St Augustine enjoying the warmer weather now lol

[@jopowers6952]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing Haha! We left there before NYE and are in Titusville...Bahamas bound again!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Ha! We will prob be in Titusville tomorrow :)

[@bluestacks3010]

Happy New Year! I'm glad you guys mentioned a rough date in your video (July). Makes it a bit easier to handle the time warp differences when you're in Annapolis, Delos is in Maine, and yet I watched both boats arrive back in Annapolis together on MJ Sailing (October I think). Cheers!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

We’ve been trying to mention the date as we are a bit behind lol 😂. Think the next episode will start our Maine content :) Kinda funny all the overlapping sailing channels :) it was so good to catch up with Mj after not seeing each other for a few years

[@PEI_Guy]

Happy New Year guys. We just got our first real taste of winter here in Eastern 🇨🇦

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

🥶🥶 we finally made it to Florida in real time! It’s nice and warm after a few cold months heading south 😎

[@badcat4707]

Mrs Grace , as you're the one with the Mad organizational Skills , you would be the one to start a fundraiser to get poor Bill some new boxers ! lol ;-) Bill : congrats on getting it up ;-). ( the mast , lol ) Happy , Healthy , New Year to you both ;-)

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂😂😂😂

[@roncanizares9966]

Nice piece Bill in the December OCC Newsletter. Where are you guys in real time?

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks! We arrived in Florida last week abs are making our way south :)

[@roncanizares9966]

Will you get to Miami?

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

I think so yes :)

[@roncanizares9966]

Is there a way to connect with you outside of KZbin?

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Our email is [e-mail] 😃

[@lonesomecowboy8116]

Happy new year! Love you guys👍👍

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks 🥰. Happy New Years!!

[@darshanpatel9279]

12.05 did he step on the solar panel? 😊 Anyway, the yard seems pretty punctual with the mast on the crane by the time you pulled in 👍

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

oh crap I didn't notice that 😂; its still works and didn't crack so all good lol. That yard in Annapolis is a machine, crazy efficient!

[@aceofadez]

Man who knew how much it cost to maintain a ⛵️ sailboat 😱

[@danieloliver20]

"Now where is that bag of coffee?" 😉👍

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂😂😂 ohh Grace knows exactly where the coffee is 🤣 she’s a maniac

[@Gpcas9]

Let´s look up the cargo manifest. It´s in section B12 , locker A15 (AKA the net behind the Guitar ;-)

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danieloliver20]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing its funny, my boat has all my good tools now so it's the perfect excuse to bug out to the marina when a job around the house is needed 😉

[@izaiahflynn2724]

pro tip : watch movies at kaldroStream. Been using it for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

[@rumblechick73]

I think Grace must have starved to death in another life! LOL Enough food there to cross the ocean twice. Since you were just going north along the coast from there were you afraid everything was going to be closed or something?

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

hahahah after getting locked down in a remote part of the Bahamas this spring we tend to keep the boat's stores fully topped up. Just never know what's going to happen 😂

[@wizardgmb]

I was waiting to see Grace sitting in a rocking chair on top of the bimini. 😊 Perhaps you should consider shortening Grace's shopping list or getting a longer boat... Did you back fish the radio antenna and radar cables when you pulled the mast and fish them again when the mast went back in? Happy New Year and safe travels! ⛵😷

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂😂 paaa we are out of water!! lol Yep the radar, wind instruments, mast lights and vhf cable all had to be re-attached at the base of the mast when we re stepped. You can see the white cabling bundle as the mast passes over the deck. Happy new years to you as well!

[@Taisen_Des]

Without a doubt, the worst part of being without a mast is not having a place to hang your freshly washed clothes. 😄 👋

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂😂we felt a bit out of place being a fulltime cruising boat amongst all those yachts 😂