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Bouncing around Desolation Sound

July 19, 2018Matt 4 Comments

MONTH LATER EDIT: I am pretty far behind with these, sorry! It’s hard to post with no internet. After we left the copelands we headed towards Desolation Sound. Desolation Sound is a very misnamed area, that is extremely pretty AND has warm… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation desolation sound, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailing

I haven’t died

July 17, 2018Matt 6 Comments

It’s just been basically impossible to find internet up here (I’m posting this from my SSB + modem) and even when found, it’s not enough bandwidth to even upload pictures. Currently looking to cross Cape Caution tomorrow and then should… Continue reading →

Uncategorized gudgeon, hunter 36

Princess Louisa to the Copeland Islands

June 25, 2018Matt 5 Comments

After leaving Princess Louisa we had another long long motor back down Jervis Inlet. We were originally going to reach Westview Marina (which is basically Powell Rivers government docks) but in the end we were both tired so we stopped at Hotham… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation bc, copeland islands, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailing

Princess Louisa Inlet

June 14, 2018Matt 1 Comment

After leaving garden bay, we headed up Jervis Inlet to Princess Louisa Inlet. We were ummming and aahhhing about whether to go or not as it is a long trip there and back (around 80 nm) up Jervis Inlet and… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, princess louisa inlet, sailing

First week of travel around the gulf islands

June 13, 2018Matt 5 Comments

After arriving at Emma’s parents’ house on the Saturday, we had maybe hoped to get away by Sunday. But with provisioning, packing and a billion errands we FINALLY got away on Tuesday afternoon at around 5, barely scraping out (including… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, pnw, sailing

I got an InReach satellite tracker

June 7, 2018Matt 5 Comments

Short one this as I am currently in a patch of terrible service but at the prompting of several people (I presume so they could locate any drifting wreckage after a catastrophe), I got a second hand inreach satellite tracker .… Continue reading →

Other gudgeon, hunter 36, inreach, satellite, tracker

A rather hairy trip to and from Orcas Island

June 4, 2018Matt 4 Comments

After the swiftsure race I had a couple of nights downtown and then headed back to Cadboro Bay for a couple more evenings spent bobbing around, while I bought a few things and carried on getting stuff ready. I was originally going… Continue reading →

Sailing emergancy, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, orcas, sailboat

LiFePo4 Batteries: Part Seven – Installing the Inverter

June 3, 2018Matt Leave a comment

Part of the reason I was installing a LifePO4 bank (aside to move them into the cabin/save weight and space) was to be able to run things like electric kettles and electric induction cooking thingums, reducing the amount I’d have… Continue reading →

LiFePo4 Battery Install gudgeon, hunter 36, inverter, LiFePO4, sailboat

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As we reach the halfway point of my season back in As we reach the halfway point of my season back in BC working, I find myself thinking more and more of Sooner, my sailboat I left behind.

I deeply, truly miss sailing her around the blue blue waters of the tropics, and can't wait to find my way back there in a few short months.

#sailing #sailboat
Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Came up in a prawn trap (and was put back safely)

#beautifulbc #octopus
Flying humpback #whale Flying humpback #whale
One thing I took for granted when I lived here ful One thing I took for granted when I lived here full time is the ability in the UK to just wander into 1000 year old buildings that are still in use as if it ain't any old thing, in this case Carlisle cathedral and castle which I enjoyed exploring this week.

Quite a change from the BC wilderness
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