LiveOcean birthday donations!
Hello friends & family! It's not only the 1st day of summer here in Aotearoa, but it's also the start of my birthday season! A couple of...
Exploring Isla Isabel
Isla Isabel, off the coast of the State of Nayarit in Mexico, is often referred to as the Galapagos of Mexico. It is a national park and...
Escape From Mazatlan
Recently, on social media, I saw a photo of a sailboat at anchor in a pristine tropical bay, with the caption: I want a life I don't need...
Hotel California, Mazatlan (AKA Groundhog Day)
When we sketched out our cruising plan for Mexico, hanging out in Mazatlan wasn't part of it. Our plan was to head up into the Sea of...
Community, Part II: Slowing Down
In our first six months of cruising we covered nearly 5500 miles. (That is a lot of miles in a sailboat in a short time.) We have...
Community, Part I: Our Sailing Community
We recently retired a tattered CYC Seattle burgee. It flew for over four thousand miles from Seattle, up through British Columbia, on...
Fair winds & following seas?!
Prior to our departure on this voyage we had a spectacular bon voyage party. Many friends and family members showed up to send us off. We...
South of Conception, SoCal, and Strange Noises
The trip down the California coast has a couple of defining points which are well respected by mariners. Point Conception is one of them....
Ode to the Cedar Plug
Last year at the Seattle Boat Show I found myself (as usual) drawn to the Outdoor Emporium booth to see what deals were to be had for...
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Seasons
When we left Seattle in late June it felt like summer. Long warm days, blue skies and sunshine. Then we headed north to Alaska. The...
