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Power and Whales

August 26, 2015Matt Leave a comment

I’m now at Orcas Island visiting my friend Elsyee, after spending two days at Saltspring, where I found my battery wasn’t keeping up. Originally I thought it was bad, but then after running the numbers I realised that I just… Continue reading →

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First multi-day trip

July 8, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So last weekend I went on my first multi-day trip! And didn’t die! All photos are from my mobile phone because I forgot to charge my fancy camera’s battery before we left. Oops. We took this route   There was… 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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Planning for my first international trip

June 18, 2015Matt Leave a comment

‘International Trip’. It sounds so grand doesn’t it?! As it turns out, it’s just a short jaunt across the Haro Straight to the San Juan islands I plan to head tomorrow to Orcas Island to pal around with my friend… Continue reading →

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Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
A random assortment of pictures from my month in S A random assortment of pictures from my month in San Blas

#sailing #sailboat
Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Bla Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Blas islands.

Photos by @sampsonboatco (I need to get a drone apparently)
This is a narrow passage through the underwater re This is a narrow passage through the underwater reefs between the islands that I sailed through. 

Its a bit nerve-wracking, being only around 50 foot wide so I was double reefed on the main and just with a tiny bit of headsail out to help steerage, so I wouldn't go too fast if I did hit something. 

Drone shots.by @sampsonboatco 

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