I got a spinnaker!
Hooray! I picked it up and a spinnaker pole from the marine exchange store, together they were under 600 bucks which is pretty amazing. Getting the pole (which is almost 16 feet long) back home in my tiny toyota… Continue reading
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First multi-day trip
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
Planning for my first international trip
‘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
Adding RADAR MARPA and learning to tie stuff down
Last Saturday will go down in history. Children will cheer, church bells will ring, and it will forever be known as The Day I Finished The Mast Wiring. I had finished almost everything a month or so ago, but to… Continue reading
First time anchoring out
So, I finally did it. 16 months after getting the boat, I finally managed to anchor out somewhere overnight, and I didn’t even die! Surprising since the place we went to was literally called ‘Murder Bay’, off wolf island. MURDER… Continue reading
First sail on Wind Chime
Today was a lot of firsts – First time I talked on a marine band VHF – First time I went sailing without someone who knew what they were doing – First time I took Wind Chime sailing! Yesterday, I… Continue reading
Sailing on the Nancy Blackett
My lovely boat neighbours, Matt and Jocelyn, invited me for a sail with them and two of their friends on board their boat, the Nancy Blackett, a (I think) 40 foot sloop. It was a cautious sail since a gale… Continue reading
CYA basic cruising course
So my sailing course is over – I passed the theory exam with 94% (somehow) and also passed the practical. The sailing experience was extremely useful – I actually know what most of the lines are for now on my… Continue reading