A new dinghy
Sooner came with a hard shell dinghy, which I think was fiberglass over a wooden frame. You can see it on the front of the boat in this pic: It was really cute, but was only 6′ long and was… Continue reading
porta-bote
Yet another porta-bote
As mentioned in an older update, I’d switched the original 10ft porta-bote for an 8ft model which I later regretted. The smaller size was great, but capacity and stability was not. I was hoping that was due to it being an… Continue reading
Prawns, shitty peapod and the world’s worst reefing attempt
Over the last couple of weeks I managed to get a ton of sailing in – first a 3 day trip to Orcas to actually hang out with my friend Elyseseeeese and her boyfriend (normally I turn up, hang out… Continue reading
Farewell sweet prince~
So, although I love my porta-bote when it was up and workin’, actually putting the 10′ boat together was a pain on the foredeck, especially with the solar panels there now. With this in mind, I traded my 10′ for… Continue reading
Porta-Boat 2
…. electric boogaloo So yesterday it had stopped (finally) raining, so after work I decided to try to put the porta-boat together. I did it on the deck boat to simulate ~real life conditions~ and managed to do it ok.… Continue reading
Porta-Bote adventures
I’ve needed a dinghy for as long as I’ve had the boat, and after much reading decided that a porta-bote would be the best thing for me. I had 3 main points that I was choosing a dinghy on: –… Continue reading