Tomorrow afternoon we will water up, fuel up and head to Fairhaven (South Bellingham) to anchor and get a few hours sleep
Time to head South
Fall whispered in last night. After a day of blazing sun in cloudless skies we wake up to overcast. The air has that musty smell of dying leaves. A tendril of wind brings the damp smell of encroaching rain. Yellow leaves swirl in the air at the slightest movement.
Shake Down
It took us two months from re-launch in July to prepare for our second shake down trip. Not that everything is done
The Ocean Gods Teach Us a Lesson
Never take even the most routine boat task for granted or the ocean gods will smite you for arrogance.
Hurry Up and Wait: Renovation Delays
We are overdue to leave for our big offshore trip. Last summer came and went, this summer came and we are still doing essential renovations to our 50-year-old steel sloop.
Reducing Plastic Onboard to be a Better Ocean Citizen
The Plastics Problem The news is full of the worldwide problem with plastic. We read that the oceans are full of plastic, fish are full of plastic. There is some exciting ocean cleanup work being done, but what can we do to help? Here in the US, at least in some areas like the Pacific […]
