Sailing Sooner
So at this point I’d taken Sooner out for her first big trip, but still hadn’t actually sailed her outside of the short test sail before purchase. One of the really nice things about being on a boat this time… Continue reading
rigging
Brexit, Solar Cooking and some second hand parts
Titles a bit all over the place as is this update – only two months to go till I fly back to Mexico though! Without further ado: Brexit One of the questions I’m often asked is ‘why did you fly… Continue reading
Redoing the main sheet block system
Quick starting note: I am a COMPLETE NOVICE at rigging so if anyone reading spots anything egregious please let me know! This is what my old block system for the main sheet looked like (non-sailor note: the main sheet is the… Continue reading
Moving to Sooke and pulling the mast
Lot of pictures in this one, sorry! Click any picture for a full size version. After an abortive attempt to move on Sunday, Monday morning I woke up at 5:30am and prepared to leave. The reason being that the high… Continue reading