Training Points, Downline Builder

Welcome from Albie Derbyshire and Elizabeta Kuzevska
Creators of The Online Marketing Acadamy!

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The Formula

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Join the Steps to 6 Figures CLUB for FREE and get access to EIGHT traffic and business BONUSES that will help you online.

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GDI

Join GDI and get a solid website with hosting, a name trusted all around the world and build your team with amazing leverage five levels deep. 

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Prosperity Marketing System

Get 100% Commissions! Bring your downline into all your funnels and prosper with this awesome yet unexpensive system. 

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Power Lead System


The Power Lead System will give you the best opportunity of  building your list with single opt in, good deliverability rate, Lead Capture Page Maker from Basic to Advanced, Unlimited sub domains to create your funnels, full education on building your list and making sales and best deliverability methods. 

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MLM Recruit On Demand

See MLM Recruit On Demand. Get UNLIMITED Leads for
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BuildabizOnline                               

Learn how Track Your hits with BuildabizOnline

Why are1000 hits a week important? 1000 hits is the benchmark amount
to be able to judge how many subscribers you get. You should get at least   1-2
subscribers per 1000 at least. If not, you are either using a non effective capture page

or not good advertising sites or both.


 Learn how to use a basic tracker. Try BuildabizOnline (BABO)
and learn how to use this user friendly tracker from the video’s inside BABO.
We’ve been using BABO for years and the great tools inside. I’m also
a big fan of using the unlimited rotator for our team. 

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My VIP Contacts

My VIP Contacts has Lead Capture Page Maker, Autoresponder to email your list, Tons of PLR Products, all at an amazing price.

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AWeber


Aweber is hands down the BEST autoresponder out there, in our opinion. Right now you can get a free membership with up to 500 subscribers. 

 

The reason we use PLS instead of AWeber is because we have still good deliverability rate

with PLS, single opt in and PLS has the best capture page maker / online training and we can make the most

money from it also.

 

Earning from Aweber is not a great option as the cookies

in AWeber makes it hard for people to sign up effectively under your affiliate link

and still retain you as their sponsor. 

 

Honestly however, the better of an email marketer you get, eventually you should get AWeber as there’s nothing quite like it. AWeber also has a sufficient capture page maker. You can use the training below to help you. You can also connect your pages in PLS, PMS & Onyalist to AWeber. 🙂 

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We teach you how to use AWeber with all these systems

inside the Mentors Course here.

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Onyalist

Never lose a lead again. Use Onyalists super to easy to use capture page maker and ability to have single opt in and keep your leads.

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Secrets of the Big Dogs

Learn how to send 5,000,000 Ads a month with the Big Dogs.

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This site is what changed everything. I went from being an amature advertiser

to geting serious hits each month. It cost me $20 to learn what I needed to do through this program. But you can get it for only $7.00

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TrafficWave


 




.Email Marketing, autoresponder, lead capture page maker, tracker and powerful network marketing platform all in one.

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Clixtrac

Track your Conversions Like a Pro!


This is one the most important skills to learn in advertising.

This will help you learn how to know what ad sites are working.

IF YOU ARE READY TO STEP UP TO ADVANCED TRACKING, THIS
IS THE PLACE!

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AIOP


 




.Get your own autoresponder, capture page maker, tracker and ability to earn leveraged income every month from your team only for $10 month!

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Wealthy Affiliate (WS)




.See Wealthy Affiliate (WA) to learn how to create a website and get traffic to your site from Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines (SEO). They will teach you how to monetize your website with affiliate links and earn well online. Tons of training, awesome SEO tools and cutting edge websites for getting seen by Google.

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Free Business Builder


 




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CBProAds

Join CBProAds (Clickbank Pro Ads) for FREE and get multiple niche websites (such as wieght loss, dating, health & wellness, internet marketing, muscle toning, 1000’s of digital internet products and much much more) to advertise for free! 

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Advanced Marketing Strategies

See Albie’s Advanced Marketing Strategies for free below:

Read Advanced Marketing Tips for free below

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Safelist Marketing Tactics

See Jerry Ionnuccies Safelist Marketing Tactics for awesome tips, history of safelists and excellent advice on marketing online using safelists. 

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Safelists & Advertising Sites
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AE Mailer

This is Elizabeta’s and my own advertising site. We take a personal interest in helping you succeed. We have documented our advertising results and know you will get lots of hits and eyes on your ads here! Get your FREE membership today. 

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Free Advertising For You

Free Advertising For You is our #1 advertising site. You can’t help but get lots of hits and eyes on your ads here.

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Herculist

Join one of the biggest safelists in the world with tens of thousands of members and get eyes on your ads. 

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Adchiever

Adchiever is one of the best safelists out there, owned by Darren Orlander and run with integrity and marketing know how. 

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EuropeanSafelist

Join Europeansafelist, one of the biggest safelists around with a long history in getting your ads seen.

On top of that, Europeansafelist has some of the most inexpensive memberships around but on the flip side a top level membership that is a little more costly but gives you one million credits a month and the ability to send three ads a day to over 16,000 members each time. I simply do not know another safelist with these capabilities!

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Referral Frenzy

Referral Frenzy is what we call our “Power Site”. Referral Frenzy allows you to mail over 99 sites with only three clicks. There’s nothing like it out there!

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Viral Mail Profits

Mail your ads with a viral effect by using Viral Mail Profits and see how much leverage you can get with your advertising. 

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List Jumper

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State-of-the-Art Mailer

Mail your ads with a viral effect by using Viral Mail Profits and see how much leverage you can get with your advertising. 

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SMG Mailer

SMG, has always given me more hits than I imagined and more eyes on my ads. I’ve always been impressed with my results using SMG Mailer and I know you will be too!

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Leads n Profits

 Use this awesome mailer, earn 50% commissions and build your list at the same time! Continue building your advertising power with Leads N Profits

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List Impact

Here’s another great converting site!


Then join List Impact 

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Email List Pro’s

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Viral Commissions


Another Great Performer!

We get subscribers from here ALL THE TIME!

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Jones Fritz Marketing

This is another great safelist where we’ve got conversions: 

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List Compass

This is another great safelist where we’ve got conversions: 

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Traffic Hog

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This site is owned by Marty Patrizza and her sights are all great and help us get subscribers every day. 

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List Avail

One of the biggest safelists around, List Avail is another great safelist with an average of 60 hits per ad. 

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Mailsy

You will be impressed with the results you have with Mailsy. This site has integrity mixed with originality and a very friendly site for all. We love using this site! 

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Mountain High Mailer

I’ve been using Mountain High Mailer for years and am happy about my results as well as knowing that the founder cares about you getting quality hits.

Diane Mumm is decisive on getting rid of members who don’t actually view our ads and this makes sure you aren’t sending your ads into the “void”. Diane is also really honest and helpful to all. You won’t go wrong joining Mountain High Mailer.

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ProActive Mailer

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Traffic Hog Success

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Dollar Traffic

This is another great safelist with awesome prices for traffic! 

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Elite List Building

This is another great safelist that teaches you HOW to earn online too!

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Surfing Ad Sites

Surfing Only Sites will give you LESS results for
your work but tend to be EASIER. 

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TrafficAdBar

This is a big ad site with a lot of people surfing each day. 

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EasyHits4U

This is one of the biggest Surfing Ad sites in the world.

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LeadsLeap

This is another great ad site with marketing tools (such as capture page maker, tracker, autoresponder etc) and 4 ways to earn!

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Coaching n Mentoring?

What’s the Difference between regular Training, Coaching & Mentoring and Why does it matter?
. It DOES matter. We dare you to take just a few mins to see if you agree…

Click “Play” to Watch the short six 9 min video (now with new material!)

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“We know that by helping you to succeed,
that our teams success is guaranteed.”

“I knew that if I didn’t do something radically DIFFERENT,
I was going to end up in the same mess as I had before; frustrated and wanting to quit.”
~Albie

Find out More About Coaching / Mentoring:

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Albie Derbyshire
Elizabeta Kuzevska
877-521-5505
cell: 626-379-5692

 

 

EliAlbie67@gmail.com   Albie Derbyshire  Elizabeta Kuzevska     877-521-5505     cell: 626-379-5692
     

    

 

Ripped Sails in Heavy Winds

 

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Hi! 

Albie here. Ever had high winds rip your sails to pieces? 

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That day, I remember the winds picking up to  incredible speeds and my sails were just not a match to the intense velocity and speed that ensued. You can see from the picture what a mess the winds made of my sails that day.

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So probably most of you will not be able to say such a thing (lol)! I’m guessing that’s a good thing but there’s some real important things to learn from this experience. The first is that having a second set of sails and an engine is a really good idea (I’m glad I did!). Also, life is an uncertain place and things you don’t expect to happen CAN happen. I mean, I didn’t go out sailing that day thinking to myself, “hmm, I wonder if my sails are going to get shredded today!” You know what I mean!

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A few years ago, I remember driving through Pasadena on a pretty low traffic road. I crossed the green light, not thinking anything about it when suddenly another car ran the red light and zoomed in front of my car ending up in a horrific accident. The other  car went flying across the street hitting an electric box and spinning back to the middle of the street. I’m just thankful that my air bags came out and saved my life. So you get my point. 

Anyway, I just think its a good idea to extra careful and pay more attention to things that we assume will be normal – because sometimes they’re not. It’s the same way with working online. Often we see what looks to be a great deal and an opportunity to make a lot of money quickly. I promise you, this is not usually the case. Here’s a rule of thumb for you: If it doesn’t involve real work and learning real skills to succeed, then it’s probably a scam. If it’s all “done for you”, then watch out. If you fall for these programs you will probably get a similar feeling to mine the day I got all my sails shredded. 

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Having a solid foundation in marketing is really important if you want to work successfully online without trouble. Honestly there are five critical skills you have to begin learning to succeed here and its my passion to help you to learn them. 

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So if you’re looking to find a safe place to begin succeeding, then we want you on our team. If that’s the case, then please do one or two things: 

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===>>> go here and listen to this video <====

Or…

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email me back by simply replying back to this message. Put in the subject title: “Share with me more” and I will do exactly that.
 

Talk soon. 

Albie Derbyshire

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cell: 626-379-5692

EliAlbie67@gmail.com

REQUIRED EARNINGS DISCLOSURE: We cannot guarantee that you will be able to generate any income amount as this is based on work ethic, persistence and possibly your skill set. 

 

Deep darkness…

Hi! 



Albie here sailing away from Catalina island towards La Jolla 100 miles south. Here’s an excerpt from my journal that night:
“Darkness had almost taken over the sky and yet the wind was as sure as ever. In fact with all the attention I gave the boat and with the good steady wind, I felt like I was cruising along at six knots! I could feel the wind in my face and I felt the exhilaration of speeding along with four foot waves pushing me fast and breaking white on either side of the boat.”  

It was fun, to say the least and a little scary actually. This was 2011 and I was heading alone towards San Diego on a big ocean by myself at night and I had never really done anything quite like that before by myself. Ever done anything that frightened you a little? The waves were just a little bigger than
were in my comfort zone but it was exciting too. A mixture of the thrill and fear as I headed toward the darkness of night and the more immediate city of Avalon twenty miles south.

Who knew what would happen tonight. Would I survive? This was a question the deep darkness of night forced on my subconscious. Honestly I didn’t want to think about it. But behind the feeling of fear was this. I had been at sea many times at night by this point, so I wasn’t exactly thinking the boat would sink, but anything at sea is possible. I think I was thinking the worst case scenario of hitting a storm (even though this was not really
likely in the summer in Southern California). But at night on the sea, these thoughts become all the more real – especially when you’re by yourself! I mean you have to consider the possibility. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard the acronym of FEAR: “False Evidence Appearing Real“.

After five years of going through 35 storms, I learned a very important lesson: Don’t let fear stop you but it is good to be careful. So go one step at a time and if the fear actually meets real evidence than slow down and possibly turn around. Having a plan “B” is also a good idea. I know there are some of you that are completely paralyzed by fear. And this is can be dangerous too because it can cause panic. Fear is a good and a bad thing. It’s good because it
gives you warning signals which you should try and confirm. But actually confirming them is important too and moving forward.

Not only that but anything that takes you outside your comfort zone, can be a little painful but you sure learn a lot! “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger” right (haha!). But there’s a lot of truth to this. I mean without trying to kill yourself, you can still go outside your comfort zone. I promise you will learn something important! And you will grow too.

So the point of all this is to challenge you to face your fear of succeeding working online. Could you fail? Sure. But have you ever heard the saying “success is buried under failure.” So I encourage you to dig a little and step out and do something outside your comfort zone. I know that if you came sailing with me, that I would do my best to protect you from danger and I will do the same for you if you join our team too. But again nobody can predict the future,
However, if you freeze because of this you will never grow. So grow with us! Want to see our “Challenge” and see what we’re doing to help you earn online?

==> You can go here to “Take The Challenge” <==

Want to work with me online building a business where we can use the skills we have to make an impact and earn at the same time? Just respond back to me with the subject title: “Yes, share with me more.” And I will! 

~Albie

1-877-521-5505

cell: 626-379-5692

SailingWithAlbie@gmail.com

REQUIRED EARNINGS DISCLOSURE: We can not guarantee that you will be able to generate any income amount as this is based on work ethic, persistance and possibly your skill set.

Broaching in Big Waves

 

Big waves can carry enormous force and can spin or overturn even a large sailboat in seconds. 

This video shows how huge the waves can be and how easy it would be for a wave to broach your sailboat.

I left Marina Del Rey with strong winds coming out of the west. It didn’t take too long to get out to sea where 6-10 foot waves were waiting for me.

It looked like a mess out there. I had the little jib up and it sailed well over the big ten footers. Out at sea, the waves came upon you like monsters wanting to gulp you up. I had tethered myself to the lifeline and the hatches were closed. These size of waves really challenge you to be alert and careful and to make wise decisions – or else!

True enough, I’ve been in worse. Waves that were breaking more often and that were higher and more steep. But still, these kept me on my toes! I was even able to video a little footage of the time out there. Its interesting how on video, its very hard to show how big the waves are. I believe this is because of the wave length. On video you can’t see the distance between waves and thus the waves just appear to blend into the sea. Only the waves atop the bigger waves show up and these don’t look too big, as you can see from this picture:

This actual picture was taken atop a ten foot wave in actuality.

While I was out there with my phone camera, I suddenly got nailed by a big breaking wave and the spray flew all over me. I quickly ducked and saved my phone. The wetness hit me in the back instead, drenching through my first layer of clothing. I remember in times past being much more intimidated by these waves and returning to the harbor after fifteen minutes or so. But I’ve been learning more how to deal with these waves and my fear level has decreased.

So today I stayed out an hour in the craziness. It was rather fun. I did not have a lot of stress as the small jib was just the right size for the gusting wind and the boat was holding her own real well. Its when the wind starts increasing and putting too much pressure on the sails that I begin to get nervous.

You can see on one of my adventures, that my sails got all ripped up by the ferocious winds.

I did though, have a little trouble on the way back as the boat kept wanting to head up into the strong gusting wind. The waves were now coming from behind and the wind was crossing over my beam. I realized I had not let the main sail out enough.

I mean, the boat was on a beam reach already, but still the boat had almost swerved broadsides into the big waves twice.

Thankfully I had been saved by the simple turn of the tiller. But if the wind comes on strong enough, the tiller is helpless to overpower the sails. That’s why so much care needs to be taken to make sure the you are sailing the boat BY the sails. I’ve had my tiller break against a heavy wind when my sails were set wrong. So I had to let the main sheet and boom out even more (almost to a run!) so the boat wouldn’t broach.One big lesson in sailing in big seas and heavy winds is to make sure the sails are helping your tiller out!

A wave hitting you broadsides, if its big enough can flip your sailboat over. True it has to be very big and almost cresting – which is rare unless you’re caught in a storm at sea. 

While writing this, I wanted to see what the full definition of ‘broaching’ was, so I looked it up. This was very interesting to me and they put it in words that are very clear and easy to understand. I really felt like I was battling all these same symptoms out at sea that they are talking about:

“A sailboat broaches when its heading suddenly changes towards the wind due to wind/sail interactions for which the rudder cannot compensate. This causes the boat to roll dangerously and if not controlled may lead to a capsize….”

“Also when sailing on a dead downwind run an inexperienced or inattentive sailor can easily misjudge the real strength of the wind since the boat speed subtracts directly from the true wind speed and this makes the apparent wind less. In addition the sea conditions also falsely seem milder on this point of sail as developing white caps are shielded from view by the back of the waves and are less apparent. When changing course in a brisk wind from a run to a reach or a beat, a sailboat that seemed under control can instantly become over-canvassed and in danger of a sudden broach.”
~Broach (sailing) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

True enough, sailing downwind or close to it on a broad reach, is exhilarating and very different than sailing into the ‘teeth’ of the wind. The wind is coming mostly from behind and you often end up ‘surfing’ through the waves on a fast track that appears much easier than beating into the crashing waves. But its dangers are perhaps even more real than on the other tack.

So all this to say, that life can sometimes hit you real hard. And sometimes it just builds really slow so that you don’t realize that your getting more and more behind. But you have to wake up and fight back. One moment, or day at a time. And if you don’t, then life will defeat you one little struggle at a time. Each moment you decide to let balance in your life slip and take the easy route. So don’t let it. And don’t let your dreams get taken either! People literally live on hope, so keep yours alive.

So here’s your chance to not let that moment slip. Take advantage of every opportunity and win your dream back! Here’s a link to take a free 7 day tour of the Power Lead System. This system has everything you need in it to succeed financially online – if you are willing to work a little and learn the skills from us.

I also want to let you know that I’m open if you need additional help to figure this whole internet earning thing out,
simply reply back to this email with this subject heading: “ tell me more” and I will send you some further information. 🙂

~Albie

PS: if you read and enjoyed this article, I really appreciate your messages posted below! Thanks! 🙂

Taken from my article “To Broach Your Boat in the Waves or Not To – This IS the Question!” in http://sailingwithalbie.blogspot.com/2012/03/broaching-your-boat-what-to-watch-out.html

Or see this one: “Ever had your life or your boat turned upside down?”  https://sailingwithalbie.blogspot.com/2021/02/hi-albie-here.html

De-Masted at Sea…Three Times!

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.De Masted

So, I’ve lost my mast three times now unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how much value you place on learning from your mistakes! LOL). This is the story of my second de masting in a small storm out of Marina Del Rey, CA:

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It was 2012, I’m guessing in March when I left the marina with strong winds coming out of the west. It didn’t take too long to get out to sea where 6-10 foot waves were waiting for me. It looked like a mess out there – but I’ve been in much worse. I had the little jib up and it sailed well over the big ten footers. I had a little trouble on the way back as the boat kept wanting to head up into the strong gusting winds and I realized I had not let the mainsail out enough (I had it out on a broad reach but even that was not enough to keep the boat from wanting to head up!) After an hour of sailing out there in dangerous waves that crashed over the bow and white water that threatened to broach the boat, I came back into the breakwater and realized I had only sailed two hours! It had been a dozen heavy weather lessons all packed into a short time span.

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I need four hours to qualify for a “full day at sea” (for my captains license), so I sailed to the other end of the marina and back and STILL had an hour left. The sun had set when I got back at the entrance to the sea and I decided to head out into the waves at night for half an hour more. I wasn’t really afraid as I have been out in similar weather at night many times. The sea had calmed a bit by now and had lost the big white caps from earlier. The wind had also had calmed  – perhaps from twenty knots gusts to ten – and was right on the edge but not bad enough to warrant a sail change.

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I had raised the Genoa again – just 20 mins earlier and was confident my shrouds were strong (as I check them often) and that the big jib could handle the load. However, because I had been out an hour in the waves, I should have paid some attention to the spreaders. In hindsight, I later had a suspicion that the
port spreader cross tree was slipping a little with all the tossing about that day. For no sooner had I got an eighth of a mile out and suddenly with a gunshot like crack, the mast was suddenly swept away right off the deck!

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One moment the mast was on and the next it was gone. One of my worst nightmares – being caught in big seas and losing my mast – had come true. Thankfully the seas weren’t twenty feet and breaking! Anyway, now the mast lay on the water with all sails. The motion of the boat slowed down instantly and now I was just floating around without any ability to steer the boat. By slowing down almost to a standstill, this made the boat ride the waves almost like you can imagine a rubber ducky would. But in losirng speed, the rudder would not work. I knew I needed to get a sea anchor going so I could keep the boat heading up into the waves. So I opened the hatch to go check what I could do. I was half terrified of even opening my cabin to look, as opening the hatches made me vulnerable to taking on water if a big wave hit me broadsides. But I had to try! So after stepping into the cabin and looking around, I couldn’t see anything that would work and realized I was just going to have to live with the craziness.

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So giving up on that idea, I decided to do the next most important thing which was to call in an S.O.S to the Harbor Patrol. While waiting for them to come, I then pulled on the rigging – trying to pull the mast out of the water. However, pulling on the shrouds was making my hands blead, so I decided to try and pull on the softer rope halyards instead. That seemed to work and I soon had the top of the mast out of the water and winched in to the cleat. But it was SO heavy! I could barely do that. At that point, I remember seeing the Harbor Patrol boat coming out of the breakwater. Suddenly in the dark, I saw a big ten foot wave coming. The boat began to ride up its big front and as it came to the top, the wave jolted the boat – hitting it and pushing it forward with all of its might. A surge of fear welled up inside of me. I didn’t like the boat so out of control. Nevertheless, this must have happened three times before the Harbor Patrol arrived. Thankfully this was the worst of it.

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When the patrol came – you can imagine how happy I was! Soon the rescue men had heaved over the waves a line. Catching it for dear life, I then attached it to the bow and we were off – dragging the twenty five foot mast behind me with the sails still in the water. As I was towed along, I was able to get the other half of the broken mast out of the ocean and attach it to the side of the bow. But getting the whole mast up and onto the deck was more than I could do or figure out at that time.

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It was at this time that it suddenly dawned on me that I could have attached my 100 foot rope to my big bucket and that this would have made a sufficient sea anchor! And afterwards (while going to sleep that night in the safety of my slip), it also dawned on me that if I had attached a strong rope to where the spreaders connect to the mast, I may have been able to pull the broken mast up and over the stern rail. Oh well. Something learned for another time! But more importantly, I hope I will have learned enough to keep me out of this kind of trouble – ever again! But knowing me, only time will tell.”

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And just to fill you in…it wasn’t! I had another incident in 2019 around the same time of year and lost my mast again. More about that another time! Here are some pics of the make shift mast and sails I made as I experimented with sailing a boat without the usual advantages of the proper size mast and sails in the proper place:

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The Lighthouse at Night

 

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.Tonight, I sail past the lighthouse on my way out to sea. The light in its huge window suddenly glows green and I hear the deep fog horn blast across the water.

Later, out on the ocean, the lights of San Pedro (many miles away) sparkle like glitter. The dark sea passes as I sail along. Up in the sky, a few stars manage to find their way out of the clouds and shine down upon me. It reminds me of many nights sailing along this same shore. Here is one story I vividly remember.

One night I was sailing up from San Diego. I was sailing from Newport Beach to Point Viscente. Here is some of that story:

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.The date was Monday, March 30, 2015. A while before I had lost my engine in a bad storm and was sailing (quite literally) up from San Diego to Los Angeles:

“As the sun was going down twelve dolphins jumped out of the water and at the same time surfed a big wave. Water flew everywhere!

Later the stars were beautiful out at sea and the lights on the mountains were intriguing. The rushing of water past the boat was restful.

San Pedro was trying to win the award for most lights blazing the night sky!”

Earlier that day…

After the wind came out late that morning, I sailed on from Newport Beach area up towards Long Beach and San Pedro. I was already about five miles out at sea and had been out here all night waiting for the wind to begin.

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After sailing for a while I knew my next obstacle would be passing through the Long Beach shipping lanes that pass near the oil rigs out at sea. The first shipping lane was at least a few miles wide so I knew I was going to need a steady amount of wind to pass across it.

Since my average speed was about 3 – 4 knots, it would take me about an hour to cross it and if the wind got flaky on me – I would get stuck there. One thing you don’t want is to get stuck in the Shipping Lane with a huge ship bearing down on you!

I didn’t want to risk that and so I needed to be pretty sure the wind would hold. After about an hour of sailing at a constant speed, I figured that would be as much assurance from the wind that I would get – so I went for it!
At this point I texted my wife and let her know what I was doing:

Albie: “Ok. Passing through shipping lane in 15 min. I love u very much. Whatcha doin today?”

Wife: “Helping Atiana, recycling, getting flyers out 4 Prince (our dog).”

A: Oh good! Tell Atiana hi. And our kids too!

W: K

That was it for the text messages – now for the Shipping Lane. All went well for most of the way across when all of a sudden I saw a big ship coming!

The distance of the ship was at least five miles off but those ships come fast! I figured that the ship was moving at least 10MPH and possibly faster so that meant it would pass my way in probably 15 mins. I knew I would be across before then so I felt ok. But I undid the jib line from the winch and held it in my hand and pulled it in and let it out manually to help the boat go it’s maximum speed.

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All went well and I passed the shipping lane without incident. I now could see the big ship passing by where I was. I was happy that I had measured its speed correctly.

Soon I sailed right by an oil rig! It was amazing. I’ve seen these oil rigs from the beach many times but always wondered how it would be to see them up close. Now I was getting that chance. And I can tell you it was really weird!

Those oil rigs stand really high and tall out of the water like you can imagine. It’s just the craziest thing when you’ve been sailing out at sea and seen nothing but water for two  days to all of a sudden pass by one of these! It’s really not anything I can explain…you just kind of have to do it to understand!

Anyway, after passing to the left and right (port and starboard) of a few of these oil rigs, I finally came to where I could see Long Beach off to my right. It wasn’t long before I was getting near San Pedro too.

In the mean time I thought I had sailed far enough out to sea to clear San Pedro and Point Vicente but the wind was driving right in my face and I was on a close haul tacking harder towards land than I had hoped. So much harder that soon I realized that I wouldn’t even clear San Pedro – not to mention Point Vicente!

So I tacked again out to sea towards Catalina island. I was not really getting much farther ahead – maybe just a little so I didn’t like this tack. It just would mean getting home was going to take that much longer.

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Here’s a text to my wife around that time:

Albie: Hey! I’m cruising @ 6knots along San Pedro. Trying 2 pass Pt Vicente. It juts out into ocean & the wind blows in ur face making it hard to pass.

A: Plus the wind is blowing 20 knots & waves r short n steep (but only 2 feet). I will b SO glad when make past Visente (Gods help). Miss u!

Wife: Dido

W: B safe

W: Mom is wondering where u r @ this point and how far u have gottin.

A: Can see San Vicente pt. Am half way across Long Beach/ 1/2 way out 2 Catalina. Super wind. If continues u can come get me this eve!

And a little later…:

W: Where might u b?

A: 1/2 way up Point Vicente. It stretches 10 miles. In an hour or so I expect to be past it (i hope!). Am hoping 2 get 2 Redondo n sail 2 MDR tomorrow. How r u guys?

A: I love and miss u So much. Tonight was a beautiful sunset and San Pedro Hill was pleasant 2 sail by. Was very lonely 4 u all.

A: Wish u were here w/ me seeing all these beautiful sights. The stars r beautiful and the lights on the mountains. The rushing of waters past the boat is restful.


W: How cool.

A: Having 2 heave-to by Vicinte Pt. tonight. Wind died just as getting close 2 rounding it. 🙁 But, Lord Willing, will b able 2 go 2 MDR tomorrow. I Love u! Xxooo

W: U must b tired.  Hey u r almost back.  R u excited? JUST AROUND THE RIVER BEND…  Kisses”

We ended the texting around there.

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Later I tacked again towards Point Vicente, hoping that I would clear it but it was at this time (11:00pm) that the wind died again leaving me two miles from shore. In the morning the drift of the tide and waves had brought me in about a mile or so from shore. I was thankful I was far enough out during the night so I hadn’t got too close to shore by morning!

 I hove-to all night (putting the sails in opposite directions so that the wind would just move the boat back and forth or sometimes just in circles). It’s kind of like parking out at sea. Sometimes people ask me why I don’t just drop the anchor but I explain that the water is so deep out there that I would need close to a thousand feet of line to even anchor at all (the depth being 300 ft or more).

It was as restful as a night as one can expect having to wake up and check for boats and ships every 10 or 15 mins all night. I had gotten used to it by now though. I don’t have any bad memories.

In fact I can only remember the fascinating things like watching the oscillating light from Point Vicente shine bright and then disappear for seven or eight seconds as it shined bright in its circular wide path.

Then I remember waking up and seeing a fishing boat coming my way.  He passed and went by a ship on the horizon in the shipping lanes – some going north up toward San Francisco and some heading south to Long Beach or San Diego.

I felt a little vulnerable out at sea without much power – except an oar in a real emergency. But at the same time I felt fairly safe too – knowing I was far enough away from the shipping lanes and not really in the way of fishing boats either. So it was a strange feeling of happiness and concern all mixed together.

I really enjoyed the rhythm of it all – the constant movement of the waves against the boat, the silence and solitude. The only sounds were the sounds of the sea and the main sail moving from side to side (windless) with the motion of the waves. The darkness with the slight light of the stars shining from above was also amazing.

I was nearly back. Redondo Beach was ‘just around the corner’ – so to speak and then after that was Marina Del Rey (about 10 miles off). As soon as the wind came out (in the morning or later tonight) I would be off.”

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Sailing and Surfing over the Waves

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Being out on the ocean last night brought back memories of a night sail a few years ago.

 

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This is what I wrote then:

“The waves behind the boat first lifted the stern and then begin lifting the keel.

When the waves moved under the bow, the whole boat began to rock and slide down through the waves!

It was so fun and exhilarating.”

Wow! That’s exactly how I felt last night out at sea.

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Here’s more of the story:

“Being on the water suddenly brings a peace over my mind.

There’s something about it! The beauty of the wind on the water and the ripples over its face, perform an amazing miracle in your heart and take you away from the day to day stress that builds up.

Suddenly all that matters now is solving little problems like where you will turn the boat next!

 

I turned and tacked to the left (port side) and the sails luffed as it lost wind. As the boat changed direction, the wind caught the sails in the ‘wrong direction’ and they back-winded. The wind, being in the sails the wrong way, put pressure on the sails and the boat completed the turn. Simultaneously, when the pressure reached its highest point in the sails, I let go of the ropes that held the sail and pulled the opposite ones in. Now with the sails pulled in on the right direction the boat took off. The timing of all this is was a graceful thing to watch and participate in.

 

Tacking out of the first inlet, I came to the larger body of water – the main channel. Here the sun was just over the horizon but it was still strong and bright at least half an hour before sunset. I put my sunglasses on as the rays of the sun were often in my face as I came up into the wind and tacked again.

By sunset I had made it to the last stretch of the harbor and a sweet double masted boat with a gaff rig sail (like a boat from the early 1900’s) greeted me.

I took three pictures of it as it passed by in the orange afterglow.

 

 

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I was getting thirsty so I remembered my Dr Pepper and thought how nice that would go with my chicken sandwich. But when I got the Dr Pepper out, it was warm, so I put it in the cockpit for the wind to chill it.

The wind was starting to chill me too so I put on my windbreaker, but later went for my scarf and gloves also. Even though October in Southern California is still warm, you wouldn’t know it being out on the water!

The afterglow faded with amazing deep reds and maroons, so that the sky was almost crimson.

Out at sea, the sky was so clear and clean, you can see the lights on the mountains some twenty to thirty miles away!

The wind was blowing from the south east that evening. It made sailing easier as I didn’t have to tack much and could just head right out to sea.

 

After a time of cutting through the swells and enjoying the motion of being lifted by the waves, I turned back towards home.

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After tacking around, I notice that the waves were behind me and the wind – which usually was also behind me – was coming from the beach instead. This was really great news because I could now bring my sails in real tight on a close reach and balance the boat really easily.
This meant that I could sit on the bow pulpit without having to worry about steering and watch the boat surf the waves all by itself.

So I put on my life jacket and maneuvered on hands and knees over the moving cabin top to the bow rail and sat down.

I held on tight to the grip rope. The waves behind the boat first lift the stern and then begin lifting the keel.

When the wave moved under the bow, the whole boat began to rock and slide down through the waves! It was so fun and exhilarating.

Suddenly I then noticed that the deck was flooded with bright white moonlight!

I looked up into the dark sky and saw a full moon shining down on me. Often the night was very dark at sea and the stars and few lights on shore were all you can see. To have the moonlight, the wind and waves all in my favor was beautiful.
When I came back in the harbor, I sailed home with the wind on my back and also noticed I had a cold Dr Pepper now to enjoy!
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Avoiding a Storm!

 

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Simple Lesson to Avoid a Storm:

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This is a little story of the importance of your VHF and how we could have avoided a big gale:

One weekend my good friend and I checked the regular TV forecast and it said there would be a little rain. So we thought “well, that’s not all that bad.”

So we didn’t put off our sailing trip to Catalina. We sailed over on that Friday night. In the morning we saw a hundred dolphin. The sun was shining an all was at peace.

We arrived at Two Harbors on Catalina later that morning and got ourselves all situated there. Later we took a stroll and stopped by the Harbor Master to see what the weather was going to be like the following day. We were shocked to see that a gale was on its way with 40 knots of wind!

The following day was sunny and bright and nothing seemed amiss. The wind was blowing the tops of the palm trees but that was the extent of any weather. We both decided to go back home. I thought that maybe we would experience 5 foot waves at the most.

 

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Well, we experienced 5 foot waves just leaving the harbor. Then the seas rose to ten feet. After we had crossed out of the shadow of the island, the wind really kicked into gear and the waves got to twenty feet high and stayed this way for the remaining 9 hours home.

 

 

 

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White water was everywhere…

 

It was extremely dangerous and we thought the sails would tear or that the rudder would break.

Often the wind exceeded 40 mph and we went back to get a report the following day and there were reports of gusts up to 70 mph.

All this to tell you to listen to the NOAA weather report before you go sailing. This would have told us about the gale coming and we would have saved ourselves a ton of trouble!

 

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Before You Buy Your First Boat..

…and how NOT to lose your mast twice… like I did.

 

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Lesson One: 

Today I want to share with you the first thing you need to know before going out on the water: 

Four things to do before you buy your boat:

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Now I want to start by letting you know that I’m not an expert in buying boats. 

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However, I’ve been sailing for twenty years and been in a mixture of 35 small craft advisories and gales and crazy things that the sea has put my way. So my advice is follows:

Have someone who knows what they’re doing check these four things:

  • 1) the condition of the rigging.
  • 2) Check the Keel bolts.
  • 3 check your through hull fittings.
  • 4) check the boat engine.

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Lets examine Number One. The rigging. 

Is it old and are there sharp broken strands? Is it looking rusted? Is the rigging too tight, just right or loose? These are things you’re going to need to know! I’ll give you an example why.

 

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The starboard upper and lower shroud rigging that holds up its side of the mast.

 

 

You see, if the rigging is too lose, it makes the mast weak and if you get sailing on choppy water, it makes the mast swing about too much and puts more wear on the rigging than it should. In worst case senerio you could lose the mast.

I also had my rigging literally snap on me because it was too tight. Its almost impossible to break the rigging with your bare hands so you know some incredible force must be on it to snap through all those metal strands!

I’ve also lost my mast because of old rigging that had broken strands. One year, my rigging broke near the top of the mast because of the strain of heavy gusts of winds that suddenly came up one evening. The rigging snapped like a gunshot and the mast fell in the water before I could even blink. That was a difficult time I can tell you! lol!

looking back, I could see where the strands were weak and old. I should have been paying more attention – but I simply didn’t know and learned the hard way.

I’ve also lost my mast to the cross trees being at the wrong angle. This was the worst and hardest lesson I learned as I lost the mast out in a gale at sea and had to be rescued!

Now you can get a pretty good idea if the cross trees are right. Its pretty common sense really. You can also tell if they look secure.


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My cross trees came lose at sea and they slipped down at a bad angle. I had seen that happen before and that was really my warning signal. It was a bad idea to be out in bad weather like that with cross trees that could possibly slip.

Basically the strain of the mast at sea in big waves, put way to much pressure on the cross trees and the mast blew out again – like a gunshot! It shook me to the core!

I was out at sea that time and lost use of my sails. My outboard engine had been carried away recently by a large sea in a previous storm. So now I had no way of getting back. The funny thing is that I had thought my engine had been chained securely! Lol! It would have been a good idea to not just suppose that the chain running around it was holding it properly – but that I was sure!

But now I’m getting off the topic. Haha! This really is a different story!

Number Two is to check the Keel Bolts.

 If you know what you’re doing, you can take a hammer and hit the bolts and can hear if they sound solid. If there is a different “hollow” sound then, its possible that this particular bolt has rusted through down below and is not holding the keel properly!

Number Three is to check the Through Hull Fittings.

This is where the toilet hose runs through and out the boat and where a hose runs water from the engine to outside the boat for cooling. I don’t know a lot about this. However,  these hoses can be turned on or off with a valve. It is possible to have the valves open when they should be closed and vice versus. Also the valves can get sealed by old age and refuse to budge. So check this too.

Number Four is to check the reliability of the engine.

I’m not a mechanic and don’t have a lot of expertise in this area. But if the engine can run for half an hour without getting hot than that’s a good sign. Also for outboard engines, you should notice that a healthy stream of water is “peeing” out the back into the ocean. Having someone check the oil, the spark plugs, carburetor and putting new gasoline in the engine is a good idea. Of course many inboard engines run on diesel so ask an authority about this.

Hope this helps you find a good reliable boat!

PS: There are some other things I look for too, if your looking to go out further to sea.

Boats that are ‘Blue Water” rated are more safe in storms and in the open ocean. I’m not an expert here but things I look for are cockpits with lazarette’s that cannot leak water through to the cabin would be a good sign. Fast emptying cockpit drain holes would be another. And my final test would be how the boat performs in small craft advisory weather and storms. Of course this should be accompanied with experienced sailor/s, great care and proper security measures (Unlike some of my own crazy ventures). If you like this article. please subscribe to hear more hair raising stories!

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Night Sailing!

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“Turning on the cabin lights added a warm glow inside. I needed to look at the map and get my bearings on the distance my boat was from shipping lanes. After checking it all out, I then turned out the light and went back outside to the cockpit.

Here I could see the stars truly gleaming. I put a blanket around me to keep off the chill and settled down near the tiller and made sure the boat was truly on course.

        This was a typical night sailing out over the ocean near Point Vicente CA. During the summer months, the wind will keep blowing till eleven o’clock at night and then fizzle out leaving a calm over the sea. I was at the mercy of the wind as I had lost my engine in a storm. My boat rocked over the gentle waves without any headway. I scanned the horizon for ships but all was quite. I sat in the cockpit looking out at the water, the starry sky and the dark cliffs of San Vicente a mile away. I was mesmerized by its serenity. One of the reasons why I love sailing!”

~Albie

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