For the past year or so, we have been talking about where we want to live after we retire. We have pretty much agreed that we want to keep a house in Seattle, but that the current mansion on the hill will be too large then, and we will need to downsize. We made up [...]

There are so many lists and guides on the internet of things you just have to have on a cruising boat that I didn’t want to make yet another list, but I have found some things that I have not seen listed elsewhere which we use almost daily. Spotlight The rechargeable variety and the smaller [...]

ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS that falls to boat owners each spring is to polish the stainless steel of pulpits, pushpits, and stanchions. The truth is that a lot of stainless steel isn’t stainless at all. It often acquires a veneer of rust in the cold salty air of winter, a light brown stain that [...]

Please welcome our newest crew member: Ray! Ray steered us tirelessly all over Puget Sound this weekend – doing a much better job than I could have done myself. In this photo, Ray is helming us across from Shilshole to Port Madison, basically straight west on a compass course of 280° (as always, if you [...]

Last year, before I’d pull up anchor, I would raise my main sail so the anchor could keep the boat into the wind. It worked perfectly last year. I’d raise the main, pull up the anchor, leave the chain on … Continue reading →

PODCAST SHOW NOTES – Episode #035 This week’s interview is with Peter Crim of the Wind and Oar Boat School in Portland, OR.  I first met Peter at the PNWMHC meeting in Portland, OR in April, and then reconnected with Peter while he was at the CAMA Beach facility of the Center for Wooden Boats attending [...]

I think every father that loves the outdoors dreams of one day sharing that love with their kids. For me that dream became a reality Saturday when I was able to take my twin daughters Kristina and Jessica offshore for the La Push Halibut opener. Taking children fishing has its challenges and with daughters it [...]