It’s a bittersweet night as I write this. Our shipper has moved up our ship date by a week and turned a scramble to get ready into a frenzy. All the scrambling has meant less blog posting than we’d like. The British Columbia coast is so beautiful and we have so many good friends here. Continue Reading
How I spent my Easter Vacation
Part two of our April adventures.
April Adventures
Part one of our April sailing adventures
Winter Boat Project: Boom Re-rig
We had a number of boat projects on the “to-do” list this winter as we hunkered down at the dock, and I’m going to try and put together some blog posts to cover them as we often get asked for details on these things from other sailors. Some of these were inside the boat and Continue Reading
Back on the hook
The last few months have sped by, and we are excited to be off the dock and back to life on the anchor. We stayed on Salt Spring Island until the last week of January, and then spent a few days sailing around the Southern Gulf Islands before heading over to Vancouver. We were fortunate Continue Reading
Happy New Year 2022!
It’s been a quiet set of holidays for us, but an enjoyable one. A rare white Christmas descended on BC this year, and it has made for some beautiful days and walks in the snow around Salt Spring Island. The boat has kept us warm and cozy, despite some struggles with condensation and humidity this Continue Reading
Winter Sailing
First, a quick update… After returning to the Gulf Islands, we secured moorage for the boat on Salt Spring Island for a few months. Taking advantage of our medium-term home base, we traveled east to Ottawa to visit family and friends for the first time since before the pandemic. It was long overdue and wonderful Continue Reading
Let me tell you about my boat
Join us for a boat tour!
Back in the Gulf Islands
It’s so much warmer here! 😉
Waiting Out The Storm
As I write this, it is our third night at the dock in Comox. Tomorrow we’ll be on our way, and it’s been a fun visit. We managed to connect with a couple of friends from Vancouver – one who had moved here recently, and another who (by chance) was passing through. The reason we Continue Reading