Allison & James - Sailing Uintah

09/08/2024

Over a thousand nautical miles, stretching from Washington to Alaska, the Inside Passage weaves and wanders along the mountainous coast of the Pacific Northwest thru the largest coastal temperate rainforest on the planet. Bears and wolves roam the shores, whales rule it's waters and bald eagles sore overhead. Largely protected from the wrath of pacific ocean swell.. but it presents it's own unique set of challenges.
Join us on the journey North, a bucket-list cruise considered to be one of the best in the world.. We'll see you over on YT!

05/08/2024

New video dropping! Join the inside-crew over on Patreon for early releases, ad-free videos and regular updates on the journey North! Thank you for helping to support our video productions so that we can continue making them for you, cheers!

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04/08/2024

Piloting through the Ice! 📍Le Conte Glacier

31/07/2024

Sailing into ICE!🧊Le Conte Glacier was the first stop on Uintah’s ‘glacier tour’ and the first time we’ve ever piloted thru ice! What a cool minefield!
We were lucky to catch a glimpse of Le Conte Glacier from the mothership - it calved big time overnight and in the morning the inlet was completely iced in! We made the most of it floating around in the ice pack, hangin out with the seal pups and filling our coolers with glacial chunks to chill the beers! Oh and we opened Glacier Bar, head on over for happy hour Manhattans folks, cheers!

26/07/2024

From a mariners POV, the most significant landmarks are called 'Capes'. Horn, Good Hope, Hatteras.. the list is well known. Caution is the most notorious cape of the Pacific Northwest, and it beckons. It's the gateway to the Last Great Place, British Columbia's WILD North Coast. New Vid is up, rounding the Cape and catching us a little off-guard😅 We'll see you safely on the other side, cheers!

12/07/2024

The Alaska Season Starts Now! See you over on YT!

When we set out to fin a sailboat five years ago, we dreamed of sailing here.. to one of the world's last true wilderness frontiers. 365 million acres of jaw...

08/07/2024

Half a decade in the making, the first episode of our Alaska series debuts Friday (now over on Patreon)!

When we set out to obtain a sailboat five years ago, we dreamed of sailing here.. to one of the world's last true wilderness frontiers. 365 million acres of ...

07/07/2024

From the moment we found Uintah we've been working towards the goal of getting here… Half a decade in the making, the first episode of our Alaska series is over on Patreon!
Thank you for signing up to support the continued production of our videos, we'll see you over there!

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06/07/2024

Sailing in the Land of the Midnight Sun🌞
The sun barely dips below the horizon here in Alaska and with 19 hours of functional sunlight a day, we’ve completely lost track of time!
We’ve been sailing well ‘into the night’ most days, seeing how the wind seems to turn on later in the afternoons, and find ourselves regularly dropping our hook near midnight!
Novel experience in an area of the world where the risk of running into deadheads (massive floating trees) normally deters seafaring after dark!
These pics were taken in the hours leading up to the Summer solstice, the sun had dipped behind a mountain and the full moon was aglow painting the snow capped peaks a brilliant pink, the water a stunning turquoise from silt running off of the nearby glaciers. It was one of those magical moments where life feels like a fantasy✨
Such a magical orb we’re all travelling on! 🌎 Hope you’re having a bliss-filled start to summer, soaking up all the moments of wonder and awe💫

29/06/2024

OUR LITHIUM POWERED SOLAR SAILING MACHINE!!! This Upgrade COMPLETELY changes how we live and travel! New vid live over on YT!

21/06/2024

Awesome meeting up with Sailing Until Valhalla in Ketchikan! We ended up on the dock right next to them overlooking the R2AK finish line and had an awesome night chatting all things boat (breaking) until the wee hours!
A super inspiring family of five (and a dog!) who left it all behind to move onto a 48ft ketch and work it all out sailing from WA to AK! Keep keeping the dream alive guys, cheers!🤙🏽

17/06/2024

First catch & cook in Alaska!!!
Caught two beautiful pinks on a slow downwind sail on route to Ketchikan. Decided to pull over for the night and enjoy them over fire👌🏽No propane left so cooking dinner with fire was also the only option if we weren’t going to make it to town. Classic homo sapian stuff.
But is there anything better?!
Peaceful beautiful alone on anchor, warm midnight sun and a joyride dinner in the dinghy✨

13/06/2024

Two squinty salty souls absolutely BEAMING✨
sailing over an imaginary line into ALASKA
A goal they’ve been working towards for a very long time🩵

07/06/2024

Our Floating Tiny Home is Complete! NEW VID over on YT documenting the process of transforming this once dilapidated vintage 70s era sailing boat to this colorful comfortable cozy floating home, using upcycled materials! We'll see you over there folks! 👇
Upgrading our Sailing Boat with Upcycled Trash! Clever Sailboat Refit Using Salvaged Materials https://youtu.be/Gt0djFUqOF0

30/05/2024

Awesome to meet the lone resident in Fancy Cove! Highly recommends the tasty grass at the high tide line, but suggests avoiding eating the shellfish cause Red Tide szn 🦪

28/05/2024

WE GO SOLAR!☀️New vid just landed using photons captured by the sun! And lithium Powered!!! Absolutely stoked about this massive game changing upgrade aboard Uintah!!! We're officially fully off-grid in Northern Canada YEWWWW! Check it out!!👇
https://youtu.be/1WioVnbAb1g

18/05/2024

We're finally setting sail for ALASKA! What would you rather us create to capture the 'one to two week journey getting to the border?!📽️
1.) One longer-style film documenting our entire journey to AK? OR
2.) Multiple videos documenting the journey along the way?

12/05/2024

New one for you folks! Just in time for your Sunday morning Tube binge! Things are hella hectic over here while we complete this mini refit in order to get to Alaska! New sails, new autopilot, new instruments, lights, clutches, electrical, batteries, solar (!!!) and a whole interior refresh wowowow! She's looking like a new ship! Can't wait to show you the entire transformation soon, cheers!
https://youtu.be/KNGoVYXAIrk

11/05/2024

Aurora Borealis last night over Yalis' Burial Grounds, So Powerful.

08/05/2024

The most exciting upgrade this season?!
New Heady!! How about that fresh sail crisp?! 👌🏽Shoutout to Evolution Sails Vancouver for supporting our project!

30/04/2024

Things are starting to take shaaaape! Counting down the days til' we are off the dock!

26/04/2024

DIY Salvaged Diesel Heater Install! (Sig Marine Dickinson) | A&J Sailing

Exploring far reaching fjords & remote anchorages of the Inside Passage charting a course North to Alaska (slowly), we're a Canadian Aussie duo documenting a...

25/04/2024

New vid keeping the crew warm over on Patreon! We're expecting a lot of rain & chilly days this sailing season in Alaska!
Not your average install! In true dirtbag-cruiser fashion we got crafty & strung this entire project together using salvaged second hand materials for less than $1400. Curious to see how we made it work?

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21/04/2024

Filmed right here in our backyard! Our neighbor Conger 🐋making his big debut today in Planet Earth 3! Conger was documented -trap feeding- here in the Broughtons, our fave sailing grounds - a unique feeding strategy adopted by local humpback whales which has not been documented anywhere else in the world. So cool. Tune in to watch!

19/04/2024

Anyone coming to the island from Vancouver who can pick up a sail for us?

17/04/2024

Looking for a small space for rent on the North Island? Our sweet little Airstream will be vacant while we're away sailing this Summer,
May thru end of July. Please get in touch if you or a friend/loved one are looking

Vintage Airstream with Ocean Mountain Views

05/04/2024

New vid up on the hard! Keen to catch up with you below the waterline!👇🏽

Exploring far reaching fjords & remote anchorages of the Inside Passage charting a course North to Alaska (slowly), we're a Canadian Aussie duo documenting a...

04/04/2024

High and dry in a hundred year old slip way!⛵️One of the last ways off the coast of Vancouver Island, floating in here at high tide is like drifting back in time!
This old-school shipyard is more like a museum! And the colorful lil houses of this Finnish settler utopia on Malcom Island is giving Newfoundland-nostalgia vibes!
Keen to know what’s going on with Uintah’s keel and prop? We’re back tomorrow (Friday) with a new vid doing a deep dive on Uintah’s underworld up on the oldest marine ways around! See you guys tomorrow!!

03/04/2024

SV Landfall is about to embark on her bravest voyage yet!

It's been a little over a year since SV Landfall landed (back) in NZ after carrying her crew safely across the Tasman Sea.. and the day has finally come for her to set sail again, arguably on her biggest adventure to date!

Today at noon (NZ time) Capt'n Dennis and Barb (Allison’s mum and stepdad) will be untying the lines from Auckland to embark on a 6,000nm voyage thru the Southern Ocean all the way to Puerto Mont, Chile... sailing thru the most remote point on earth, a journey they reckon will take about 60 days!

After months of intense hard work preparing for this lofty passage, B&D are feeling good & excited to finally be setting sail! LandFall is in the best shape she's ever been, ready to glide effortlessly over a wilderness of waves🌊

In case you were curious, they have 130 eggs, 40 pounds of apples, 100 carrots, 15 pounds of rice, 35 cans of tomatoes on board!!
🥕We think they need more carrots..

This is an insanely intense & inspiring journey, we'll of course be following along closely! If you are interested to also follow their track thru the wild winds of the Southern Ocean and see their daily updates, here is the link!👇
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Landfall/
Fair winds and following seas LandFall crew, you guys are absolute legends! Dennis Ommen Barbera Ommen

01/04/2024

New vid has landed pals! We're hauling Uintah out for the FIRST time in the oldest way possible!
Keen to know what's going on beneath the waterline? Join the crew over on Patreon for a glimpse of the underworld and a tour of the oldest marine ways on the coast! Happy long weekend folks!

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