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Menorca - Part 1

Menorca – Part 1

Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 by Glenda

Turns out you can do a lot in just two weeks. Read on for week one of our time in Menorca.

Posted in 2025, Europe, Spain Tagged 2025, Balearic Islands, boat work, Spain
Le Marin, Martinique

Le Marin, Martinique

Posted on January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 by Glenda

Just us and 1000 other boats…

Posted in Anchorages, Boat Work, Caribbean Tagged 2024, boat work, Caribbean, martinique
April Adventures

April Adventures

Posted on May 5, 2022June 9, 2022 by Glenda

Part one of our April sailing adventures

Posted in Anchorages, Boat Work Tagged boat work, Gulf Islands
Winter Boat Project: Boom Re-rig

Winter Boat Project: Boom Re-rig

Posted on May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 by Mike

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

Posted in Boat Work Tagged boat work, marina living
The Engine Mount Story

The Engine Mount Story

Posted on September 17, 2021January 7, 2022 by Mike

This is a bit out of order (as it all happened before we went to Roscoe Inlet), but we haven’t really had a chance to explain what we’ve been talking about with the engine mounts and what all happened. So here goes. We had left Shearwater/Bella Bella to travel to the outer islands and work Continue Reading

Posted in Boat Work Tagged BC Coast, boat work, sailing life
Making Water

Making Water

Posted on August 22, 2021January 7, 2022 by Mike

Our watermaker is working!

Posted in Boat Work, Seamanship Tagged boat work, sailing life, watermaker
Boat Work

Boat Work

Posted on August 13, 2021January 3, 2022 by Glenda

Making the most of a great chandelry

Posted in Boat Work, Sailing Life Tagged BC Coast, boat work, marina living, Port Hardy
Jedediah Island

Jedediah Island

Posted on July 17, 2021January 7, 2022 by Mike

We spent Thursday night (July 15) in Smuggler’s Cove on the Sunshine Coast, one of our (and probably many boaters’) favourite anchorages in the Vancouver area. It gave us an opportunity to catch up one final time with good friends who were renting a cabin in Halfmoon Bay. On Friday, we sailed across to Jedediah Continue Reading

Posted in Anchorages, Animals Tagged BC Coast, boat work, sailing
Out of the boat yard, into the Marina

Out of the boat yard, into the Marina

Posted on July 7, 2021January 3, 2022 by Glenda

Sunset in North Vancouver, June 2021

Posted in Boat Work, Sailing Life Tagged boat work, marina living, sunset
Splash Day

Splash Day

Posted on June 1, 2021January 3, 2022 by Glenda

Back in the water!

Posted in Boat Work Tagged boat work, boat yard, featured

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Cruising in the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea!

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At the @vanboatshow today, volunteering with the At the @vanboatshow today,  volunteering with the @bluewatercruisingassociation. Come on down to Granville Island, visit some boats, and say hello! 
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Back out on the water today, except it was a littl Back out on the water today, except it was a little more solid than I remember. And colder, too, with a high of -13°C today! 
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We took advantage of a sunny afternoon and walked We took advantage of a sunny afternoon and walked part of Vancouver's seawall. We even have palm trees and a beach, so it's almost like we never left the tropics! 🤣
#vancouver #EnglishBay #citybythesea
We have had a busy month in Licata, doing minor to We have had a busy month in Licata, doing minor touch-ups on Innisfree, and getting her ready to show to potential buyers. We officially moved back to Vancouver yesterday, and will have a view of a different marina for a few months as we get settled and find a new place to live. 
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