Passagemaker

We’re in the April 2021 issue of Passagemaker: We actually purchased this picture from Noelle. Here’s the full version: This is actually the second time […]

AIS

We got AIS working. We applied through the FCC, which requires a station license as well, but this was necessary for international waters (Hello, Canada! […]

Power

We went for a nice overnight in Manzanita Bay. Being moored in Kitsap is providing some unexpected advantages. While Shilshole is a better location for […]

January Maintenance

Chris from North Pacific came out to our marina in Kitsap for a maintenance day. While he couldn’t find any obvious leak, he reassembled all […]

Holiday Maintenance

We’re prepping for our big Christmas trip. We take one every year (except last year, when we were “between boats”). There’s still a long list […]

Austfjorden

I love James and Jennifer. They’ve been an inspiration for me and have taught me a lot about planning, maintenance, and redundancy. But, I’m just […]

Orcas

Some folks may be concerned we approached too close to the whales. We actually stopped a several hundred yards away (the cell phone is zoomed […]

Ship’s Log

I’ve been using Numbers on my iPad to collect ship’s log entries. It’s working pretty well, so far. I have a template with some of […]