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Four cheap things that make being a liveaboard a ton easier

October 6, 2016Matt 2 Comments

These are the top four (4) things that pretty much changed my life… *dramatic pause* 1) This plastic bag. That may sound dumb at first but WAIT! At dock, using the standard spring line config (a line that runs from… Continue reading →

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Oh my god i’m 34 fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

September 27, 2016Matt Leave a comment

My birthday was this weekend as I turned the ripe old age of 34. I celebrated by trying to play a game of football, but spraining my ankle in the warm up, not even getting to play in the game.… Continue reading →

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Two years living on a boat

July 12, 2016Matt 2 Comments

When I looked back at the ‘one year living on a boat’ post I actually discovered I moved on at the start of June, not July. Oops. So I guess this is a ‘2 years and a month and a bit’… Continue reading →

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Trip to Orcas

June 23, 2015Matt 7 Comments

So after all my hubris in my last post, I did not actually sail over. My ankle is still pretty bad, and for a solo trip it just seemed like a big ol’ bad idea. And I’ve had a few… Continue reading →

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I’m not dead

June 15, 2015Matt 2 Comments

I haven’t posted anything for a while, because I’ve been mostly in pain for the last two weeks so it would just be endless whining about my foot and NO-ONE wants to read that. Oh for the record, my foot… Continue reading →

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One year living on a boat

May 31, 2015Matt 8 Comments

First up, this is an extremely long and rambling post, with far more than it’s fair share of navel-gazing. You’ve been warned. I’d missed talking about the one year anniversary of owning the boat back in December, due to being… Continue reading →

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Race to Alaska

May 20, 2015Matt 4 Comments

I’ve been in Ottawa on a work trip the last little while, and pretty much had no time to do anything else – though I leave tomorrow, YEAH! I hope Gudgeon is ok. Anyway, blowing off the dust off this… Continue reading →

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Laziness

March 28, 2015Matt Leave a comment

The top three things I need to do are – waterproof engine hatch –  get cupboards made – rig up wireless booster and antenna …. and I haven’t done anything on them. I’ve been feeling exceptionally unmotivated this week in… 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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