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Heading to the Broughtons

July 23, 2018Matt 2 Comments

After leaving Von Donop Inlet, we had a long motoring day ahead – we had to get through 3 sets of rapids one after each other, which needed exact timing (we were taking the more protected route on the inside… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, lifeongudgeon, liveaboard, sailing

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

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

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

Finished work and Swiftsure 2018

May 28, 2018Matt 12 Comments

So after the boatyard and sidney spit I ended up in Cadboro Bay for a couple of nights, while I finished my last week of work. This wasn’t a great couple of days, as the anchorage was very rolly and I had… Continue reading →

Uncategorized 2018, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, race, racing, swiftsure

In and out the dockyard for a five day haulout

May 21, 2018Matt 8 Comments

So after I got back from Ottawa, I had Friday evening to get ready for the trip to the dockyard, up in Canoe Cove. I gave the engine a quick test run, and tidied up a bit. Trip to Canoe… Continue reading →

Maintenance engine, gudgeon, haulout, hunter 36, liveaboard, propeller, sailboat, throughhull, yard

Solar Panel Expansion: Part One – Mounting the panels on the side of the boat

May 11, 2018Matt 4 Comments

My inital ‘oh god I need something QUICK’ rush job of sticking two 100 watt panels onto the front of the boat had done a good job, lasting all the way around the island but had suffered from me trampling all… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing, solar, solar install, solar panels

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