This weekend I am taking part in my second race on Gudge – The Northern Century race. This is basically a double-handed 100 nautical mile race through (or around) the San Juan islands. My friend Phil (skippering his new boat… Continue reading
So last year I did a post about how I was hoping to leave on my round-the-world trip in September 2017, with Spring 2018 as a backup date. Obviously this is in like 2 months, so it’s no real surprise… Continue reading
So, Swiftsure 2017 – the first race I’ve taken Gudge in! We were in the 80 nautical mile race. I got a big shipment of the rest of the safety stuff and spraypainted the banners at emma’s parents house (bribed with… Continue reading
The call came in that my new lifelines were ready so I stopped by to pick them up after work. On my bike. Not thinking that together with the old ones the whole package was 40lbs and around 120 feet… Continue reading
This weekend I went across to Orcas Island (first time since last halloween!) I hadn’t seen Elyses for a while and I had some stuff there to pick up. Emma also came along, after spending 7 hours to get from… Continue reading
This weekend I went on a trip to Orcas for two reasons: Firstly to go to a ghost prom (this would incidentally be the first prom i’ve ever been to, alive or dead) and second of all to pick up… Continue reading
Since returning from the Vancouver Island trip, I’ve been pretty low energy, concentrating on keeping my expenses down (I’ve ditched the car! RIP Lola, you will be remembered), eating healthily and resisting the temptation just to eat ice cream and… Continue reading
After having had a week or so to mull over the trip, I’ve drawn the following conclusions: I need to get better at provisioning. Originally Emma and I were going to share the duty but after a short chat she… Continue reading