Episode 1 - An Achievable Dream - Southern California to the Pacific Northwest

[@jeheydt5boys]

My wife and I will be starting our journey up the coast (San Diego to Anacortes) in May 2023. We will be studying your outstanding videos very carefully. Thank you for providing such a detailed and well thought out guide. Jay

[@AnAchievableDream]

Thank you for your note and kind words. I hope you find the videos useful. We'll be up in the Northern portion of Vancouver Island, around Port McNeill next summer, so keep an eye out for us. Safe travels...............Cliff

[@MrRonnmaui]

Great video! The right boat makes a difference for these trips.

[@colbystensland2508]

I really appreciate how this is laid out and all the great information Thank you very much for all the great work

[@AnAchievableDream]

I really appreciate your kind words. It's comments like yours which make this endeavour worth the effort. Thank you and all the best for 2023........Cliff

[@miltbaker2651]

I've had the pleasure of knowing Cliff for more than 25 years, and I'm always impressed by the depth and the breadth of his knowledge when it comes to offshore voyaging. As he points out early in his terrfic presentation here, he's been involved in sailing, cruising and exploring by sea for just about his entire life, so the knowledge he imparts here comes from a man who has gone to sea and speaks from deep experience. He tell it like it is!

[@oregontrails]

Extremely well done and so informative. Thank you SO much for your efforts!!

[@AnAchievableDream]

Thank you for your nice comment. I just completed Episode 5 on Defining the Attributes of a Well Found Expedition Yacht. It should be released on Oct 1st and good watching, especially if you can't sleep..........Cliff

[@moleisrich1]

Oh lord I have to watch another series? Oh ok - here we go! SUBBED!

[@markwilson7648]

I have been at sea all of my life starting at age 6 I still have a 53 foot trailer in Anacortes Washington I was also in the Navy ground forces seal team Lieutenant Commander this man and his knowledge is something that I recommend for all mariners as they work their way up the ladder thank you

[@drrbrt]

This is my dream, too. Alaska is prestine and magical.

[@dwdtube1111]

Excellent production. The new Webster in Marine Travel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I appreciate that.

[@brendasteele9217]

Cliff is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to the detailed steps involved in longer range expedition cruising. I’m so glad to see he has shared all of his many years of wisdom here. What a gift!

[@joseph4481]

An utterly fantastic, informative and engaging video. Thank you.

[@johnforeman4057]

Outstanding content. What a pleasure to watch Episode 1. Thank you for your work and your willingness to share your experiences.

[@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101]

This is great. I love the density of information. Thanks for taking the time!

[@freshyacht9190]

This is an invaluable collection of knowledge that has taken a lifetime to build. Cliff's detailed instructions for cruising this wild coast make what could be a daunting trip, seem entirely doable and exciting! Thank you, Cliff!

[@sandiegowildcat]

I read about your video on Trawler forum. I am very impressed by both your knowledge and the quality of this video. This clearly took you a lot of time. I have made the San Diego to San Francisco trip several times and expect to make it to PNW in a year or two so the information is invaluable! Thank you! Looking forward to future episodes.

[@Jumpshiptravel]

I am 12 min into your video, and I am excited to see this journey. This would be such a dream for us.

[@mvemerson]

Amazing video. Well done and very informative. Grateful to the crew of MV Freedom in Seattle to mention this channel.

[@j.f2033]

I just wish I could give it two thumbs up!

[@AnAchievableDream]

Much appreciated............Cliff

[@jmsask]

Thank you for making these videos 🍻

[@michaelfoster6]

Thank you! Fantastic.

[@Breen3642]

Thank you so much for this terrific video. We own a Nordhavn 43 here in the Seattle area with plans to visit Alaska through the inside passage when things open back up, and then head down the coast to Mexico later on. I watched the first 15 minutes of this video and then realized I couldn’t watch it without my first mate alongside. The advice and wisdom you’ve shared is invaluable to us. THANK YOU!

[@sbvol7385]

So happy that I stumbled across this channel. Thanks Clifford!

[@timbo50]

I'm throughly enjoying your 1st video. So much great info. You are making my job so much easier. Thank you for all the time you put into these great video's. Cheers

[@larryokeefe8369]

Cliff, I watched this on Milts recommendation a couple of months ago. I am sitting in Ventura watching it again as we prepare to make the trip back up the coast to our home port of Anacortes. Really appreciate the detailed information! I also enjoyed the weather video and will be watching that one again.

[@AnAchievableDream]

Thank you Larry...I really appreciate your comment and the positive feedback. I hope to have the next episode on vessel preparedness (Ep. 2-B) finished in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully we will meet one another when we are back in the Pacific Northwest in Mid October. Thanks again.......Cliff

[@alienchow680]

I had the pleasure of spending some time on Oasis with Cliff and crew. Cliffs knowledge is detailed and deep. A true master. Well done Cliff!

[@dlotsi]

Fantastic bring back A lot of great memories in adventure. You’re very good my friend. Much love

[@MrMrhutt30]

Amazing series thank you! I also just walked by Oasis in its current moorage. What an exceptional yacht!

[@GerardSheridan]

This is amazing content and so practical. I’ve not seen anything quite like this and I’m excited to see the remain episodes.

[@carloswx2127]

Well done! I am very keen to your future episodes!

[@jonjacob1962]

I dream of buying a boat and cruising the waters myself. Only thing is, I'm poor and don't have a well paying job that I can work completely remotely... So I'm stuck here in reality... It is pretty fun to live vicariously through videos like this sometimes though.

[@patrickd.garvey2724]

Cliff... Like Tony Fleming you are an exceptional film maker. I look forward to meeting you this winter at Roche Harbor .. Pat Garvey on the "Perseverance".

[@johnlowell2171]

Complements on the video. This is the first of yours I have experienced, and it is top notch. Consider me a new subscriber and I look forward to viewing more of your content.

[@stevesheller9223]

Excellent presentation all the way through. Thank you for sharing this. Hope to make a similar journey someday from La Paz Mexico to Cook Inlet Alaska ( Anchorage ).

[@clintbower6601]

Great video having spent a large part of my life on the ocean including 4 years in the Coast Guard in the North Pacific & Having a boat build from start. The one thing not mentioned is simply you had better start with a large pile of $$$$$

[@AnAchievableDream]

Hi Clint. I appreciate your feedback and you are right...I decided that I had likely scared people enough without adding the insult of how much this adventure might cost. It's also hard to tell how much it will cost, depending on the initial condition of the boat, how well it is equipt, the condition they want to keep their boat in and how much of the work they will outsource?

[@doncummings3915]

If I could make a suggestion, i would amend the Title of this video, as I am an avid boater and passed over this channel many times and just checked out the video on a lark...OMG anyone who is into expedition traveling in the Pacific Northwest or anywhere would die to know about this channel...your subscribers should be over a million...consider a title like: A Sailor's Bible for Expedition Cruising the Pacific Northwest...your subs will grow exponentially, I promise you..PS, been waiting for a channel like this for years...a roadmap for me who plans to live and travel the Pacific Northwest for the next 20 years...thank you thank you thank you...and some Stan Jones, or done home mariner music or Irish seafaring music would be nice inter-spaced throughout your videos in the background....just my very humble two cents worth...I am just shocked how lucky I was to stumble on this channel and that has alot to do with the lack of info in the title..its all about click bait when drawing new customers, I thought this was a dating site...lol...and thank you for not being a flaming leftist pearl clutching virtue signalling Marxist bully drumming climate change trope throughout your entire video...you have kept this pure, all about and everything about sailing....and for that I am deeply appreciative...Landlocked in Toronto, Ontario until my purchase is finalized...I'm considering purchasing a 63 foot converted Navy Coastal Tug for the Inside Passage to Alaska...its sixty year history was spent plying the waters between Seattle and Alaska....so it has proved itself before it was converted to a live aboard pleasure craft.....it is already well appointed...large water maker, 6000 gallon fuel tanks, double generators, 12 Cylinder single engine, oversized bow and stern thrusters...the cost was the main incentive. [250 G] ..I could not build a steel tug for this cost or convert one...the Navy Tugs were over specked, you know the rest....the freezers etc. air compressors, this vessel is capable of 3 months minimum at sea needing only occasional fresh fruit and vegetable stops and fuel top ops if price is attractive...the steering system, four stations allows for easy single handing of a 63 ft. vessel or with a partner...crab pots, lobster traps, and halibut rigging...I'm in heaven already...I will not step on board until I have watched everyone of your videos and incorporated all of your maintenance, safety and provisioning routines...I'm hoping that us land lubbers may be able to purchase logs etc. etc. things that we may need to incorporate your methodology and approach to safe passage making. Thank you again Cliff for the gift of this channel...we are at a time where it is now much more affordable to purchase a well appointed vessel than a house...and when things get bad, you can always go on the hook to cut back on expenses...my friends expenses are very limited during their trip and incursions up the Inside passage, free mooring unless in a Park, etc. etc. just fuel and food, and a good wine bar for happy hour at the end of every day cruising...the only other channel that comes close to the information here was put out by The Dashews, which sadly they are no longer mfg sail or power boats as they built amazing safe vessels with exceptional sea keeping abilities...look them up if you haven't already ...i had planned for years to purchase an Expedition vessel when i retired, unfortunately they are too far outside my budget...and I believe this Tug is more than enough for me to live aboard till they bury me.... I love the design of Oasis, did I notice that a bow thrust er in the front of the bulbous bow? I have never seen that before If that is what I seen...makes sense...the farther forward the thruster, the tighter the turning radius I'm thinking...but what do I know...I know very little which is why I am here to learn...so I will step down off the soap box, shut my pie hole and turn on my listening flaps

[@AnAchievableDream]

Hi Don. Thank you for your thoughtful note. Truth be told, I am a bit of a clumsy dinosaur when it comes to KZbin, putting this information together and definitely promoting the site. I like your suggestions and, short of changing the name (which might be confusing to our existing audience) see if I can incorporate some of your suggestions. You were also right, that it is not a dating site! Our bow thruster is located as far forward as possible and just at the trailing edge of the bulb (ie. as far forward and deep as possible). Your 63' tug sounds like my kind of boat and wish you a lot of luck. Having had OASIS in Toronto (2013) I can tell you it's a long trip to the Pacific Northwest (unless you use decide to use a freighter). Best of luck to you and thanks again for your suggestions............Cliff

[@stinker43]

I have run all the CA passages in this video, and can only disagree with the evaluation of Bodega Bay. I travel up there from SF Bay about every 2 years, and have found Spud Point Marina (maintained by Sonoma County) to be one of the best marinas I've ever been in. However, I agree other marinas in BB may be less than desirable. Only problem with Spud Point is you are about 3/4 mile from the town of Bodega Bay and its shopping and restaurants.

[@AnAchievableDream]

Thank you for your comment. It has been a number of years since I've been into Bodega Bay, so I appreciate your feedback on Spud Point Marina. I'll certainly make it a point to stop by and to pay my respects next time I'm in the area. Good to know that they are back on their feet and doing well...............Cliff

[@pfjay52]

As relatively new live-aboards (2 + years) on our Nordhavn 57 we both thoroughly enjoyed this. although my wife has vetoed any thoughts of this particular trip! :) we will have a look at the rest of Cliff's videos as we move to cross the Mediterranean and Atlantic next year and onwards to Australia.

[@AnAchievableDream]

sounds like you have a smart first mate. We have made 2 trips over to Europe. We stayed for 1 year the first time and 3 years the second time. The workload is much higher than boating in the USA, but that is part of what it made it a great experience and adventure. Preparation is everything (all metric fittings, 50 vs. 60 Hz, docking (warping winches), spares, etc.). I'm sure you'll have a great time!

[@AnAchievableDream]

@JTLYK IXOYE I have thought about this several times over the past 29 years on OASIS and I feel that I was very fortunate to have made the choice of going with a Delta 70. It has done everything and more that I had intended and has been a great oportunity to learn and grow. OASIS is full displacement and like most boats, LOVES following seas! I've made that trip up and down the West Coast more times than I care to remember....at the end of most every Northbound trip my feeling is that if I never see the Pacific Ocean again that would be OK. the East Coast of the United States is much easier. The offshore fishermen are an entirely different breed of boater. My hat's off to them!

[@AnAchievableDream]

@JTLYK IXOYE All the boats you mention sound like good choices for your application. My friend just put his Hampton 68 on the market, which I'm sure is in "like new" condition. It goes without saying that our wives are always the deciding factor....that's biblical. Best of luck...........Cliff

[@AgentRafa]

Wow, this is the type of content I've been looking for. SUBSCRIBED and notification bell turned on.

[@carloswx2127]

I also hope that in future episodes you will give some estimates of costs of different options (e.g., shipping your yacht on deck of a boat, on a truck, etc.). Thanks!

[@AnAchievableDream]

Prices seem to vary wildly depending on supply and demand, fuel costs, distance traveled, time of year, destination, port costs, etc. In terms of taking the boat on its own bottom, that depends on fuel consumption, crew, condition of the vessel, range, additional equipment which might e required for an offshore passage, dockage, etc. It really is boat and transit specific. We've paid about $300 per ln. ft. 5 years ago to take OASIS from Ensenada to Victoria (as "deck cargo"). That was a good rate, but it still seemed (to us) more trouble than it was worth for such a short haul. Thank you for watching.

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

Why don't you tell us who is the builder of the boat and hull type , engines , length , draft , ECT...

[@AnAchievableDream]

BUILDER: Delta-70 (LOA: 70' BEAM: 20' DRAFT: 9.5' w/ Sonar up; TONS: 135 Heavy); FUEL: 4,700 Gal; WATER: 1,500 Gal; LUBE OIL : 60 gal; HULL TYPE: Deep Draft Seiner; MAIN ENGINE: Cummins KT-1150 (19M); GENERATORS: Northern Lights 30 kw 1200 RPM

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

@@AnAchievableDream is hull material steel , aluminum , or fiberglass grp ?

[@AnAchievableDream]

100% all fiberglass (hull, decks & house)