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Drakes Bay, CA to San Fran, CA, to Half Moon Bay CA

October 19, 2023Matt Leave a comment

I woke up early to leave Drake’s Bay – and found it covered in thick fog. Awesome. Actually it was awesome as I got to use my new foghorn for the first time! AND this time there was no Emma… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation sailboat, sailing

Eureka, CA to Drakes Bay, CA

October 4, 2023Matt 3 Comments

After almost a week in Eureka. it was time to head out. Holley (my old boat neighbour captaining Maquinna Pt) had finished replacing her transmission so we were going to buddy boat – nothing quite as fun as sailing with… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation california, sailing, sooner, whales

Hanging out in Eureka

September 27, 2023Matt Leave a comment

I wasn’t going to make this it’s own post but so much happened in the following passage (foreshadowing!) that I decided to separate out my stay. Basically we were there for a week, and although the town itself has seen… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation eureka, sailing, sooner

Christmas Update

December 24, 2022Matt 6 Comments

Been a few weeks since I last updated, due to it being winter I haven’t really felt like doing anything boat or writing related, but here is a brief update. The marina where I’m at has a competition where they… Continue reading →

Maintenance liveaboard, sailboat, sailing, sooner

Sailing Sooner

November 14, 2022Matt 2 Comments

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 →

Maintenance rigging, sailing, sails, sooner

Rewiring Sooners AC Part 4

August 21, 2022Matt 1 Comment

Sorry about the gaps between posts – dealing with some personal stuff and it’s really hard to get motivated to write. Anyway, onto the post… So on my last post I had confidently declared ‘The last part of the AC… Continue reading →

Maintenance AC, electrical, sailing

Summer Update

November 26, 2021Matt 4 Comments

Well, end of summer update. Or autumn now I guess. Anyway, I’m not dead – just had very little boatwise to talk about after selling Gudge. I did go halves with Emma on a shark 24 called FRAWG, which is… Continue reading →

Other boat, sailboat, sailing

Decision made – back to Canada

April 22, 2020Matt 12 Comments

We hung out at Los Muertos for a week, waiting for weather. It’s a nice place, but us and the other eight or so boats in the bay were all rather on edge, waiting to hear what would happen. The… Continue reading →

Uncategorized covid, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailing

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One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

#sailing #sailboat
Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

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