The last pre-requisite I needed to enter races was a PHRF rating – kind of like a handicapping system for boats. In theory, it means that fast boats can race against slow boats in a kind of even playing field… Continue reading
…. there just hasn’t been anything going on. The weather has been brutal so I’ve been going to bed at 8/9 o clock every night with two hot water bottles and reading for a couple of hours, which is lovely… Continue reading
This is pretty much an FYI post, as it took me a while to figure this out. This is NOT the procedure in the manual, but works a ton better! Basically there are TWO places to bleed it, labeled here.… Continue reading
First off, finished another two pieces of stainless. Not much to say here so will let pics do talking Parts 6A1, 6A2 and 6B This was a SHITLOAD of hacksawing. Part 8 This was a nice easy reprieve, needing just… Continue reading
So I decided to change the theme for the site and move some stuff around (the old theme was so 2013 dahlings). Not SUPER convinced yet, but if you see anything weird or stuff not working please let me know.… Continue reading
That’s right, two years ago I bought the first (and so far only) boat I’ve owned. Looking back it seems like such an incredibly long time ago, especially since so much has happened in other areas of my life since… Continue reading
This weekend I went to Bellingham, it was my friend Elyese’s school reunion and it sounded like a good excuse for a sail, so I said I’d pick her up from Orcas island and head to Bellingham. Click on the… Continue reading
Iama posted on 30/07/2015, as alctel I set up a facebook page for the blog, so updates to it won’t clutter up my wall. There is a button on the left that you can click to ‘like’ the page … Continue reading