With a few days to process our sail to S.F., we have organized our thoughts into a couple of buckets. Our crew, John, Nigel, and Scott were incredible. Patient, committed, good humored, easy-going, amenable, happy, flexible, strong, intelligent, curious, dedicated, … Continue reading →
When we time the currents and there’s wind, that magical confluence results in things like getting 10 knots over ground directly to our destination. This was a pretty early day, with a wake-up call of 5:50 am to get us … Continue reading →
Enjoying a great day at Deception Pass waiting for the 5:44pm slack to run under the bridge. Last time we went through here was coming the other way, with Rachel’s folks, and it was our first time. We saw a … Continue reading →
Start of another trip around the sound. Last night at Shilshole and today headed for Langley. Beautiful clear day. Not a lot of wind.
Continue reading →We have it easy in Puget Sound, most of our anchorages are protected, relatively shallow and provide good holding. In a way, we’re spoiled. But getting ready for a wider range of cruising has meant upgrading our ground tackle. So … Continue reading →
Packing and downsizing continues at home. It’s hard to tell if we’re moving too fast or too slow. The stress is right under the surface, mainly because we’re anxious to get it done, get on with the next phase, and … Continue reading →
In the optimization category again, we learned a few things about watch keeping on our Mahina Tiare trip. I wanted to have a functional and easy to use watch keeping station. I still don’t have the biscuit tin, but that … Continue reading →
[preparation] Over-optimization The 2020 Seattle Boat Show ends today. It was another great year of seeing friends, knocking out projects and learning. It seems really corny, but I love hanging out at the boat show each year. This year felt … Continue reading →
Practicing the spinnaker. The sock is so easy.
Continue reading →So, today was supposed to be a bit of a sad day. Being of fastidious disposition about our new baby I really wanted to get the new bottom on her and to fix up a few under water issues like … Continue reading →
