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Update time – return from the dead

September 13, 2023Matt 1 Comment

So it’s been a hot minute since I’ve written anything, and the main reason for that is that I decided to try to sail across the Pacific again because of the previous point, I had to do the stuff I… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Sailing sooner, travel

Thanksgiving raftup 2022

October 30, 2022Matt 3 Comments

Last year some friends of mine all took our sailboats to an anchorage and rafted up together for Canadian Thanksgiving. I took Frawg (the Shark 24 I part-owned) up with my girlfriend at the time and it was really fun,… Continue reading →

Sailing sooner, thanksgiving

First (un)docking mishap

October 24, 2022Matt 3 Comments

So at this point I still hadn’t had Sooner out except for moving her from Pender to Victoria, and then once to Sidney to haul out. Neither would count as a pleasure trip, and with the summer rapidly ending I… Continue reading →

Sailing docking, sooner

Pardon my dust

April 21, 2021Matt 8 Comments

Over the next week or so, I’ll be making a few changes to this website – the most important one is moving over to www.saildivefish.ca as Life on Gudgeon is certainly not accurate anymore. After thinking on it for a… Continue reading →

Other, Sailing rebrand, shark 24

Gudge is sold!

February 13, 2021Matt 7 Comments

As the title says – after owning her for 7 years and living on her for 6 and a half, I no longer own Gudgeon. She was sold to a couple who are just starting their adventure and I think… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Sailing farewell, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, sold

Spring racing in the PNW

June 10, 2019Matt 3 Comments

I’ve been missing the boat a lot recently, but have been lucky enough to get out a fair bit on other peoples boats (which in some ways is even better) Firstly, I’ve been racing on Fiesty, a Martin 241 at… Continue reading →

Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, pnw, racing, sailing

Next steps and summer plans

March 18, 2019Matt 10 Comments

I’m still in Banderas Bay, reading a lot, getting probably too much sun and swimming a bunch, but what’s next? Well originally, I would have been heading off to French Polynesia around about now. This…. *drumroll* isn’t going to happen… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Maintenance, Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Crocodiles and how NOT to do a dinghy beach landing.

March 2, 2019Matt 10 Comments

San Blas After leaving the amazing Isla Isabela, we headed towards San Blas. Although we had to wait for a whale pod to move out of the way before we could get out of the anchorage. Whales gonna loiter Eventually… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Fishing, Sailing fishing, gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailing

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