As mention here I ordered a wind vane called a Hebridean and it arrived today in kit form. Looking at the instructions it’s gonna take me a fantastically long time to assemble – WINTER PROJECT methinks. At 1/8 the price of… Continue reading
Not a super amount to say over the last little bit I now have three of the new portholes in I also removed a 4th one, ready to finish tomorrow I hope I installed an extra charger/holder for the wireless… Continue reading
One of the things that came up in the high winds sailing was that it was still a bit difficult to furl the foresail in high winds. This was because of my numourous attempts to rig something using any spare… Continue reading
I’d been in rough weather on the boat before, but safely at anchor. I’d not been out in more than around 20 knots actual, until Sunday. Saturday was a fine day, so I decided to go and anchor out somewhere.… Continue reading
One of the things I need is some kind of self steering, so I don’t have to sit at the wheel for hours on end. There are two main types – an electric autopilot that connects to your chartplotter and… Continue reading
It’s been a few days now since the end of my trip, and I’ve had time to figure out what worked and what didn’t Things that worked I am getting pretty damn good at assembled/breaking down the porta-boat, I can… Continue reading
Well (SPOILER ALERT) I am back safely in Victoria. The rest of the trip went like this: After leaving Shoal Bay, the day after the gale, I headed to the south side of lopez, to a bay called Watmough Bay.… Continue reading
After leaving Orcas, I headed to Jones island to camp for the night. Jones is a state park, and has some mooring buoys so I got to try snagging one for the first time single-handed. Got it second time, using… Continue reading