Home Is Where the Boat Is…
Squirrel Cove. On a recent morning, as I was relaxing in the aft sunroom, sipping my usual coffee with a … Continue reading Home Is Where the Boat Is…
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The Adventure Doesn’t Start Until the First Thing Goes Wrong
Les unearthed this quote and cast it my way for me to contemplate. Mull it over I did. The deepest … Continue reading The Adventure Doesn’t Start Until the First Thing Goes Wrong
The Times They Are A-Changin’. Bob Dylan. 1963
Come gather ’round people wherever you roamAnd admit that the waters around you have grownAnd accept it that soon you’ll … Continue reading The Times They Are A-Changin’. Bob Dylan. 1963
An October Passage: Garrison Bay to Port Ludlow . Late October, 2025.
O…Dark…30: Nautical twilight. Garrison Bay. The sun is between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon. At those angles, there … Continue reading An October Passage: Garrison Bay to Port Ludlow . Late October, 2025.
Fauna We Live Amongst…
While chronicling the gist of The Northern Frater adventures, I strive to craft an intelligible amalgam out of the contrasting … Continue reading Fauna We Live Amongst…
The Pleasures of Navigating Through Fog
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! It has been reported that David Glasgow Farragut, a rear admiral or some such … Continue reading The Pleasures of Navigating Through Fog
The Boats We’ve Known and Loved…
Les and I have been bumping around boats for quite some time. I’ve been doing it longer than her. For … Continue reading The Boats We’ve Known and Loved…
Scrape, Scrape, Sand and Scrape
Thought you’d like to know. Remember now… owning a boat home and cruising about in it… is nothing more that repairing … Continue reading Scrape, Scrape, Sand and Scrape
A Mid-Winter Mini-Cruise: Ludlow to Port Townsend
Port generator (Ginny) started: Check. Functioning as designed: Check. Water gurgling out of stern exhaust pipe: Check. Chart plotters, Furuno & Simrad instruments, AIS, autopilot, radios … Continue reading A Mid-Winter Mini-Cruise: Ludlow to Port Townsend
Salish Sea Cruising With Blair, Les, Leo, and Bliss 