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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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One thing I took for granted when I lived here ful One thing I took for granted when I lived here full time is the ability in the UK to just wander into 1000 year old buildings that are still in use as if it ain't any old thing, in this case Carlisle cathedral and castle which I enjoyed exploring this week.

Quite a change from the BC wilderness
Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently col Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently coloured so both probably from different dads (I just found out that Grizz can do this)

Also learned that hand stabilisation doesn't cut it from a boat 

#beautifulbc #bear
Fathom in front of K'we Fathom in front of K'we
Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
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