Into the Blue

In the very early days of our dating, Noj recommended two books to me. (All part of his 'plan of seduction' – quite clever, actually.) The first was a book about permaculture, and the second was a book entitled, Sailing the Farm. I was super excited by this, as it married two of my favorite activities: Sailing, and sustainably producing my own food. Brilliant stuff. So here we are, a few years later, voyaging the Salish Sea and beyond, and sorting out how to feed ourselves. P

After cutting the lines and leaving it all behind, we sailed North to begin our adventure of a lifetime. We had planned to make Deer Harbor one of our first stops to meet with Dan Forest of Aquamarine to assess our 20 year old watermaker. The Ardea came with the watermaker which, like many other features on board, had been a DIY installation by the previous owners. I had done a bit of online research, but never having used a watermaker before, there were some mysteries. Da

When I was a child, I dreamed of being a marine herpetologist, studying in the Galapagos Islands. I was obsessed with marine iguanas, and Jacques Cousteau was my hero. I envisioned myself scuba diving there, imagining the sea life I would encounter. I started talking about sailing around the world in my early 20s. It was an abstract concept at that point, something that seemed like a really cool adventure. Five years ago I committed. The pesky details – that I didn't have a b