Boat of Fools
(A salty poem. Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.) See definitions of sailing terms below the poem. The genoa full on a close-hauled tack The main was following suit Our bow rose high as (Read More)
Tagged: Sailing
They hauled her away
They came and took her away yesterday. (See my previous post about how our sailboat got trashed.) We had many adventures in Puget Sound and she always got us home safely. Sucia, Patos, San (Read More)
Fargone is no more
Some of you may have read my posts on sailing, such as this, and this, and this. Well, a March wind has stopped all that. My poor little sailboat is no more. We had (Read More)
Ahhhhh, I love the water
Went sailing over the 4th of July weekend. Beautiful sail to Sucia; bright sky and smooth water. The trip back, however, involved navigating 3 to 5 foot waves. But the island was like a (Read More)
Summer 2014: Roche Harbor
Willie and I had a great trip to Roche Harbor on San Juan Island.
Summer 2014: Sailing home
Last Summer while sailing home past Patos Island I grabbed a few shots of the lighthouse. On the way an old seal checked out the boat.
Summer 2014: Sucia Island
Here’s a few early morning photos taken during our sail to Sucia Island in Puget Sound: The water on the way to Sucia looked like mercury.
Damn bees
My son and I had a Father/Son cruise to Sucia and Patos Islands this weekend. When we arrived at Sucia all the buoys were taken. I was going to hook up on the rope (Read More)
Anchored together again
This weekend my wife and I didn’t sail on any long trips. We anchored just a half mile out of home port in a bay called Drayton Harbor. We did this both days, Saturday (Read More)
I’d rather die living than live dying
It’s only two days since my hospital stay (see previous blog) and I’m heading off for a solo sail to the San Juans. Stupid? Probably. In trouble with my wife? Definitely. While driving me (Read More)
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