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Haulout 2016 Part 2: Repainting the bottom anti-fouling and home!

February 11, 2016Matt 6 Comments

After fiddling around with the steering system, the next day was redoing the bottom paint. Bottom paint is a certain type that contains copper, and is designed to stop marine life attaching itself to the bottom of your boat, slowing… Continue reading →

Maintenance anti fouling, bottom painting, gudgeon, haulout, hunter 36, sunset

Thanksgiving Trip*

November 24, 2015Matt 3 Comments

*Ok, week before thanksgiving. American thanksgiving that is, as the Canadian one already happened 6 weeks ago. Whatever. So my friend Elyess was hosting a thanksgiving dinner (see above) at her house on Orcas Island and that sounded like a… Continue reading →

Sailing bird bomb, gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas island, san jaun, sunset

The one where Matthew nearly loses a finger/anchor/shoe

August 24, 2015Matt 2 Comments

So I started my two week holiday – I was hanging out with emma the day before and was gettin’ a bit nervous about going solo, so she said she’d come for the first day or so. Thanks Emma! Left… Continue reading →

Sailing anchoring, gudgeon, hunter 36, mistakes, single handing, sunset, vacation

I suck at salmon fishing

June 29, 2015Matt Leave a comment

It’s true – this weekend I hooked FIVE salmon and only got one in the boat, and that one was tiny so I just lifted it in. That makes 6 salmon in total hooked and 1 boated, meaning I’m batting… Continue reading →

Fishing, Maintenance fishing, gudgeon, hand rails, hunter 36, MARPA, outboard, salmon, sunset

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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!

#costarica
Bird fight! Brown Boobies (pic 4) are medium sized Bird fight! Brown Boobies (pic 4) are medium sized marine birds that are very adapt at catching fish (I've seen them snatch flying fish out the air) while Magnificent Frigatebirds (pic 5) (yes that is their actual name) are a lot bigger and seem to not as good at catching food. I've seen them do it, but mostly they prefer to bully smaller birds, which is what is happening here. The booby caught a small fish, the Frigate saw and immediately started bullying it to try to snatch it's prize. 

The fish was dropped but the squawking continued for quite a while after I left.

#costarica #bird #birdphotography
Peekaboo From the serrated jaw, I am pretty sure Peekaboo

From the serrated jaw, I am pretty sure this is a green turtle

#sailing
#costarica
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