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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 →

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Shaking off the rust. Badly.

February 28, 2018Matt 5 Comments

Last weekend I decided to take the boat out for the weekend and go to Orcas, as it had been almost SIX MONTHS since I had gone anywhere, what with the painting, the battery install and the crappy weather. I… Continue reading →

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More goodies

October 31, 2016Matt Leave a comment

This weekend I went on a trip to Orcas for two reasons: Firstly to go to a ghost prom (this would incidentally be the first prom i’ve ever been to, alive or dead) and second of all to pick up… Continue reading →

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Returning home and first docking mishap

July 6, 2016Matt Leave a comment

Well, first docking mishap to cause damage I should say. Ugh. So let’s get to it – after a lovely weekend at Orcas Island (where I saw several firework displays) and ate some oysters (I had one that was too… Continue reading →

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Quick jaunt to Orcas Island and a porpoise encounter!

March 20, 2016Matt 2 Comments

I needed to pick up some stuff from Orcas island, namely Drag link for autopilot (last piece I need!) Curtain stuff to finish all 9 remaining curtains a safety cuff thing to put on prop shaft in case of gearbox… Continue reading →

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Lessons learned from the weekend trip to Orcas

January 11, 2016Matt Leave a comment

I went to Orcas this weekend to pick up my drive unit for my autopilot, and it was a bit of a comedy of errors. The first thing that happened was I cycled my bilge pump and got my feet… Continue reading →

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First sail of the year

January 2, 2016Matt Leave a comment

And what a marvelous sail it was! I had plans to go out with Emma on the Sunday, but she called mid-sat and said she got sent home from work early, and would it be possible to go today? Sure… Continue reading →

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Sailing through a winter storm

October 31, 2015Matt Leave a comment

This weekend was Halloween, and my friend Elyess had invited me over to Orcas to a couple of parties, and in addition, I had shipped a bunch of stuff from Amazon to her so I went to pick it up… Continue reading →

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