Good trip and a bit of pain
Labor Day weekend my wife and I went sailing. We had a great trip except on the day we headed home. The first day we motored to Sucia Island and stayed the night. We (Read More)
Tagged: Sailing
My son’s family sails away
I pushed the boat away from the dock and watched my son Guy, his wife Sarah, and my grandson Kristjan sail off to a 5 day trip through Puget Sound and the Canadian Gulf (Read More)
Find the blessings
We went sailing tonight. The water reflected the deep blue sky with only shallow waves. There was no wind so we motored out then shut the outboard off, drifting for a couple hours. Two (Read More)
Time at the docks
Tonight I went down to the docks to tinker on the boat. There was no wind so it gave me a chance to raise the main sail and work on an issue I was (Read More)
On the water at last
We finally got in the water last Friday. The boat was launched from a town about 30 miles from our home port. We’d planned on sailing as soon as she hit the water and (Read More)
Pleasure can be a lot of work
Things seldom go as planned, but they do seem to work themselves out. Last night I rented a truck so I could haul my boat 30 miles south to get the motor mount put (Read More)
Coming along
Getting closer to launch day! The sailboat is cleaned, bottom prepared for painting, scuppers cleared, and my son is fixing the electrical systems tomorrow. The new outboard has arrived. We’ll be picking it up (Read More)
June launch?
Our sailboat still isn’t launched, but we’re getting closer. I have to scrub the boat down; buff the sides back to a shine (the fiberglass was oxidized when we bought it); build a bed (Read More)
A Refuge
By my many references in this blog to sailing, you have probably figured out that I like being near the water. It can’t be fresh lake water, it has to be briny seawater. I (Read More)
’till Spring
Beside our driveway, near the trees, she sits high on her perch waiting. The north wind blows hard under her belly. Her keel is dry and the tiller useless. Wind and waves mean nothing (Read More)
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