Sailing from Hawaii to Alaska-Day23: Ham and Eggs

[@MrSailorsteven]

Quiet times at sea are special, however, I used to love belting out songs sometime. I killed it. LOL Another fantastic video. Thx

[@Cruisinglealea]

Yes. We have a fishing pole. Also a hand line and many dozens of "Guaranteed to catch fish" lures.

[@jasonmacneal771]

Another outstanding video to pass the time here in Kobe Japan! Looking forward to the next one.

[@Cruisinglealea]

We are thrilled to have such a young audience. Please say "Hi" to Zara for us.

[@Cruisinglealea]

The two solar panels are rated at .5 amps each. It is just barely enough if there is plenty of sun. They were fine in Hawaii, not so much up North. The main advantage to those particular panels is the mounting system.

[@smacdiesel]

That is very wise! Love your videos!

[@Cruisinglealea]

We plan to send two or three months exploring SE Alaska then head back to Port Townsend for a refit.

[@LordLaytham]

Zara, my 6 year old daughter says "your films are fantastic!!!!!"

[@Cruisinglealea]

Pretty much everything we wish to share on line is on our web site on The Crew page. The link is in the video description. The only details left out are that we both worked in the motorcycle industry, were involved in the community and had a normal social life before we decided the time had come for new adventures.

[@Cruisinglealea]

Actually, we are not in Sitka. We are in the much smaller town of Petersburg on Mitkoff island. We were thinking of doing something on cruising costs but Lynn and Larry Pardey have done such a great job of that in "The Cost Conscious Cruiser" (Available on our web site in The Book Locker) that we decided we don't have much to add.

[@Cruisinglealea]

We just shoot a bunch of video and stills while we are at sea. The computer stays packed away. When we reach port we sort through everything, organize it according to date, then, day by day edit it into the daily logs.

[@Cruisinglealea]

Of course we have heard the Spam Song by Monte Python. Who hasn't? Spam is still popular as ever in Hawaii and we actually have a few cans on the boat (Just for emergencies or trading material)

[@sailor382]

Chuck & Laura, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your adventures! Chuck, the book with the sailing tips, do you recall the title and author? I have quite a collection of books but know I don't have that particular one. I was hoping I could find it used online. Thanks!

[@hipcatwho]

The best videos I must say. Love them all, how about a deck walk about? how do you do this or reef that ,drop the hook tye down the fladderwrap ,winch the twiddledink you know for all us arm chair sailors. You know you are the stars of the crusing vidoes(have you ever look'ed at some of the other peoples vidoes oh man pu) Is this a sloop or cutter rig? Thanks.

[@ChrisMcEvoy]

i know u made it to Alaska already but man i love these videos where you guys heading next after winter or are you planning on staying in alaska for awhile

[@Cruisinglealea]

Not yet. But the Commercial fishermen are very generous, and helpful.

[@Cruisinglealea]

We have found It costs us considerably less to live the cruising life than it did for us to go to work every day in the city. It takes less than you might think and we have easily been able to earn enough along the way to sustain our lifestyle.

[@TruckersAndMovers]

Please tell us more about yourselves. My wife and I are curious to know what you guys did before sailing off into the sunset. Thanx for the great vids.

[@IandiBoats]

Chuck what other boats did you guys consider before choosing the Albin Vega? Has there ever been a video tour of your boat?

[@johngagne33]

reading thick books on a long sailboat cruise. . . Hmmm.. I like that idea...

[@Cruisinglealea]

We have a couple of special bottles of wine on board but we do not drink at sea.

[@ppudwell]

I love my ol' Albin...now on a CT Ketch...sailing the blue seas...

[@smacdiesel]

I always get hungry watching your videos! Any alcohol on board?

[@rylo022000]

Thank you Chuck/Laura I know I really wanna sail sometime within the year. I will of course get lessons, and then take a small crew with me for awhile to get more knowledge. I am a writer among other things, just not a well off paid writer. Do you think blogging would be a good way to earn money as I cruise the open waters?

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

When you do your videos, do you edit daily on the boat or do you do it all when you got to Alaska...

[@wildsmiley]

There's a running joke with Chuck and Laura: they fish all the time, but don't catch much if anything. :)

[@billbye1432]

hey! you start up the engine and go out for a beer or two! lol

[@bowedtoothdoc]

Great Video...Chuck you "Ham & Eggs" reminded me of the Spam song? Have you heard it? You guys ever have Spam? I have heard that it is still popular in Hawaii?

[@Cruisinglealea]

Chuck has had his private pilot's license since 2005. He misses flying but sometimes you have to make choices.

[@outlawcustoms2]

chicken and a pig? sailor tatoos? I love you videos and cant wait for each new one. how is sitka besides ccccccooooolllllddddd? I was curious if you have done anything on the cost to do what you are doing. i live on a 29 foot lanser sail boat and cant wait till i can aford to cut the lines.

[@willbob9279]

were are you planning to explore next?

[@defhazin]

I cant find anything on the wattage of your solar panels on your web page. I know they stopped working at one point. Is it enough or will you upgrade ?

[@rylo022000]

Hey I was wondering being that I caught that, you both live aboard the yacht. What do you do when funds run low. How easy or how hard is it to make money, while traveling and living on a boat.

[@TheJackMac909]

Hey don't you guys have a fishing pole? So many fish in the sea for dinner... lol

[@Cruisinglealea]

Interesting story that. Too long for this space. Take a look at the "Crew" page on our website. You will also find a video tour of Lealea on "The Boat" page

[@seanmulligan1339]

How do we do the biscuit in a pan please.its cool to go slow lots of sinkings due to whale collisions at speed now it seems

[@Cruisinglealea]

Chuck has lived aboard since 1990, Laura joined the crew in '96.

[@rylo022000]

When you say refit. What does that mean for a boat?

[@Cruisinglealea]

"Knowing the Ropes" by Roger C. Taylor.

[@Cruisinglealea]

A while back a troll got into an argument with one of our subscribers. He started using foul language and name calling. We warned him to stop and deleted his posts but he kept doing it so we blocked him. Next day we had 146 dislikes. LOL! Since then we get one dislike on almost every video. Ironically, as far as KZbin is concerned, likes and dislikes both count as viewer engagement equally. At least he is still watching d:^) Thanks for sailing with us Tom

[@KANALOAWWP19]

If you had a chicken and a pig to keep Brie company, then you can have some Ham & Eggs!

[@willbob9279]

also you guys inspired me to do what you do but i am only 14 and when i get older i will buy a boat and sail the world

[@Cruisinglealea]

If you don't get the joke, Google "Nelson Eddy Ham and Eggs" It is from the old 1937 movie classic "Maytime"

[@toosinbeymen6304]

Nice Sky at 6:10.

[@Cruisinglealea]

Don't wait too long.

[@arijit020]

I have been watching your videos as i am planning of getting a dana 24 myself .. just wondering since your sailing around the us coastal areas ... how come you dont listen to radio or talk to other sailors .. is it a conscious effort to detach .. or you guys dont get any signal ?

[@Cruisinglealea]

We always monitor ch 16 and ch 9 while under way as well as tug and commercial fishing vessel working channels.

[@santamulligan676]

Zztops cooking I’m waiting for the ham n eggs

[@MrScottaJohnson]

Mmmm - hams and eggs.

[@TheJackMac909]

LOL, Okay

[@ridemydirt2005]

How many gallons of fuel did you bring with you on this trip?

[@Cruisinglealea]

+Rich Blake We carry 13 gallons in the main tank and ten in reserve. Total 23 gallons. We used ten gallons.

[@ridemydirt2005]

Wow that's great. Today we're going on a sea trial on a sailboat we put a deposit down on last week. It's a 28 Ranger. We're keeping our 40ft SeaRay

[@lutacrew]

~~_/)~~ Fan freakingtabulous! Bravo.... one of your top ten video's.

[@jeanmulligan4168]

Crew seems to have disappeared for three months so let’s look back along

[@Cruisinglealea]

Interesting coincidence: We had Ham and Eggs for breakfast this morning before recording a new podcast. I'm in the process of reviewing and editing while Laura is out shooting some B-Roll. With luck, new video tonight.

[@willbob9279]

how long have you guys lived on board lea lea

[@ParrotSailor]

HMS Pinafore has nothing on u Chuck :)