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Brexit, Solar Cooking and some second hand parts

July 26, 2019Matt 7 Comments

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 →

Maintenance gosun, gudgeon, hunter 36, rigging, sailboat, sailing, solar

Stocking up on parts in Canada

July 11, 2019Matt 5 Comments

Firstly, I’m HALFWAY through my summer break! Only 2 and a half months to go till I’m back at the boat! While I’ve been back in Canada (and working two jobs) I’ve been buying up a storm, getting both additional… Continue reading →

Maintenance dyson, gudgeon, harkon, hunter 36, machete, photography, sailboat, sailing

New hardtop dodger

June 17, 2019Matt 2 Comments

As anyone who has been reading for a while knows, the boat came with a pretty crappy pre-fab dodger that I installed soon after I found it in a locker, and then removed just before Swiftsure 2017 in an ill-conceived… Continue reading →

Maintenance dodger, gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Spring racing in the PNW

June 10, 2019Matt 3 Comments

I’ve been missing the boat a lot recently, but have been lucky enough to get out a fair bit on other peoples boats (which in some ways is even better) Firstly, I’ve been racing on Fiesty, a Martin 241 at… Continue reading →

Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, pnw, racing, sailing

Summer Plans

May 14, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So I’ve managed to get a job (well actually, two jobs) in Victoria and am getting down to spending the next few months earning some money. One of the jobs can potentially be done remotely – meaning I can probably… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing

Back in Victoria

April 30, 2019Matt 3 Comments

After arriving in Mazatlan, I had around five days to prepare the boat to be left for the summer. I spent the first two days productively lying around napping meaning I had three days to finish all I needed to… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, sailing, victoria

Heading to Mazatlan!

April 16, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So after I made the decision to head back to Canada for the summer, I had to figure out where to put the boat. I ended up deciding on Mazatlan, the place just North of Banderas Bay where I met… Continue reading →

Uncategorized gudgeon, hunter 36, mazatlan, mexico, sailboat, sailing, singlehander, turtles

My dinghy got stolen

April 6, 2019Matt 9 Comments

Last week, I woke up to find my dinghy had vanished in the middle of the night, leaving behind a neatly cut line. Listening on the radio it seems like the big catamaran next to me had woken up in… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation dinghy, gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailing, theft

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