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Less than six months to go till leaving date!

December 7, 2017Matt 9 Comments

… or 175 days, to be exact., before I sail off and sink somewhere exotic start my circumnavigation, if I still take the 31st of May as my last work day / leaving date. I’m caught between feeling that’s soooooo far… Continue reading →

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Moving marinas!

August 2, 2017Matt 6 Comments

I got a call yesterday, confirming that the wait list I was on had shifted, and I had a place in the winter program at the Causeway marina, in front of the Empress Hotel (still in Victoria!) Since I decided… Continue reading →

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3 years yesterday

December 20, 2016Matt 4 Comments

I got a reminder from WordPress yesterday, congratulating me on 3 years on the blog. Wow. Pretty hard to believe, it certainly doesn’t seem like it. In two weeks I’d have had the boat 3 years! Looking back through some… Continue reading →

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Number Crunching

October 20, 2016Matt 9 Comments

So yesterday I started crunching numbers to figure out if I was going to be able to meet my target leave date of next September. I tried to be conservative and do the ‘worst case’ scenarios for everything, and I’m… Continue reading →

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Spriiiiiiiing

May 9, 2016Matt 2 Comments

I haven’t updated for a couple of weeks, mainly because Nothing super interesting has happened I’ve been really lazy and haven’t done much Due to a combo of work and other factors, I’ve just been exhausted and unmotivated In fact,… Continue reading →

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More website changes

February 1, 2016Matt Leave a comment

Because I apparently cannot stop faffing around with stuff, there are a couple more changes. Firstly I added a ‘projects’ section with it’s own dropdown, which collects all the posts about the major projects I’ve done/am doing. Secondly, being a… Continue reading →

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Race to Alaska part II + ankle update

June 10, 2015Matt 2 Comments

The race is now on, and you can follow it on http://tracker.r2ak.com/ Phil and Team Mau got through Seymour Narrows, but apparently the wind is gusting up to 40 knots, which on a beach cat…. yikes. Here are some photos I… Continue reading →

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One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

#sailing #sailboat
Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

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