EP5 - Canada's Sunshine Coast & Tally Ho Welcome Party!

Today's video picks up from last week's emergency haul out in Vancouver, BC where I performed a repair on the bow after springing several planks that allowed thousands of gallons of water into the hull while I transited North in support of the #R2AK Race to Alaska. I had a week to cruise with some friends, and took a tour of BC's Sunshine Coast stopping in Gambier Island, Smuggler's Cove, Jedediah Island, Nanaimo, and Saturna before checking through US Customs in Friday Harbor.

After my first full week of cruising for the season, I motored down to Watmough Bay on the southern tip of San Juan Island to meet up with some friends from Sail Port Townsend and Tally Ho!

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[rolandhardie]

Another amazing video Nicholas!! Love what you’re doing!

[nogard]

Thank you for helping and joining the Tally Ho. I have been a Tally Ho project follower. Now, I am also an Argonaut II follower!

[michaela]

Amazing that you can prepare that kind of meal on a boat.

[tommyb]

Love your boat, especially the ongoing maintenance details. Thank you for sharing!

[stretchedits]

Hi, I only came across your channel after seeing the Tally-Ho episode were you guys all met up. I watched your episode about fixing your leak, I am not a sailor or know much about boats, but I do recognise when something takes a lot of hard work to keep in maintained properly. I really like your boat and want to learn more about your journey. All the very best adventures and happy sailing, from Dave in the UK.

[troytreeguy]

Go to sea with a foodie…. Note taken 😂 seriously looks amazing and thanks for sharing ❤

[georgeattig]

Great vlog! Glad I found you from Leo and Tally Ho channel!! ⛵️

[anthonyrochford]

your boat is beautiful, and lovely places be safe thank you

[fredthornes]

Tally Ho brought me here, subscribed, love your channel. Now it's time to binge and catch up. Thank you

[MBdrummer]

You look like one hell of a cook sir! Ive never seen anyone make homemade falafel! I would love to know your recipe! What a beautiful boat you have! Looks like such a fun

[jimcain]

Loving this content. The vessel is a beauty, her captain seems more than capable. I’m really impressed with the on-the-go maintenance (cereal box gaskets? Done that too!) as well as the calm and pragmatic dealing with the sprung planking - maybe the boat will sink, but probably not, let’s just go fix it and get back to the water! Fantastic.

[andyfry]

Wow. What a blast! Thanks for bringing us along.

[bengtkorswing]

I am looking forward to following you now that I found you through Tally Ho which I have followed from the beginning of the renovation/rebuild until now. Take care and God bless and keep you safe.

[hellodavidryan]

Great video and hello from Victoria! Hope we see you popping by the harbour sometime.

[csyburg]

Great content! Fabulous boat…I am sure you will garner a huge following from the Tally Ho base and more. 👏👏👏

[markjennings]

In the thumb nail the two half boats look like a proper boat ( catamaran)

[sajjaadhabeeballah]

Seems like this is the place / channel to be for Foodies & Boaties 😅

[Rooster.Cogburn]

Hello Nick, I recently discovered your channel and I’m so excited that you’re taking us on your life’s adventures! Thanks so much for the awesome videos.

[stevenwarner]

Wow. Way too much screen time for me today. A couple of things. First the Thunderbird Sailboat. An ICONIC vessel with an amazing heritage. ~~~ Just to let you know. As I write this I am 70 years old. ~~~ When I was 17 years old my role (six kids in my Catholic family) was to assist my father with his sailing campaign. North Cape Yacht Club, Monroe Michigan. Two of us. Errr that would be two Thunderbirds. (a retired gentleman with his wife in the slip next to us). and then Lake Erie. A CRAZY place to sail ~ the massive chop. The weather from all over. Often high wind. So my father would say ~~~ "The keel is as heavy as the rest of the boat." "Designed for the Pacific Northwest by the plywood people." and "It can be knocked flat and will right itself." This boat is the Original IMOCA. How I learned to sail. Much more. ~~~ Ran Day in Maine, Support for Captain Q, now on his own with his own boat ~ like you. ~~~ My "GURU" John and his friend Hilary. A condo in Puerto Rico, often visits us here, but mostly at Lopez Island right there in your neighborhood. ~~~ And Leo. Every video, every post along the way. Please please please ~ Keep Hooking Up with Those Guys! ~~~ The Thunderbird 💥‼💥. ~~~. Thank you so much for sharing what you do. All good. 〰✨🌿👍🌿✨〰New Hampshire.

[scottd.]

You might want to look into using a metal nutcracker for the crab. I have used them for years and they are great for making fairly clean beaks in the shell with a minimum of shell fragments getting into in the meat.