Your Opinion- Is this Dog Really to go Sailing?
Our Dog is a vivid part of our family and we’re thinking hard about how she’ll fit into our sailing and cruising life. I want your opinion via comments,,,,do you think this dog is really for a sailboat? This is Quincy, a 3 year-old Great Dane, 130 pounds. via Daily Prompt: Vivid
Book Review: Flirting with Mermaids by John Kretschmer
I’m sitting here slightly hung over writing this post in blessed semi-silence,,,,with a little reggae turned on. You see, I know that in just a few minutes chaos will be unleashed on me and my house once again,,,,when not two,,,but four children under the age of 10 will return from their afternoon hike. They […]
Book Review- Cape Horn to Starboard by John Kretschmer
I just finished the first book that John Kretschmer wrote, Cape Horn to Starboard. What a great book about bluewater sailing on a small boat; in one of the most dangerous places on the planet- Cape Horn, Chile. Written soon after his record-breaking trip (1984) and published by Burford Books, this 147 page book […]
Selling Tulum- Part 3
I’ve had to resist the temptation to publish this particular post, wanting to do some research into how other sailboat owners put their boats up for sale and whether me and my wife were on the mark or had somehow missed it (especially prior to publishing this post). Ok, you’ve made the decision to […]
Buffet in San Diego-
Jimmy Buffett in San Diego on a Tuesday, playing a small venue with sets that included acoustic and all the classics that Parrotheads love,,,,,on the water. What could get any better? Getting a ticket might have been better! Jimmy Buffett continued his “I Don’t Know” tour last night at Humphrey’s by the Bay in San Diego. What […]
Constant Improvements
This last weekend, me and my wife reflected on all the work we’ve done on Tulum since we bought her. Sitting in our cockpit, watching the sun set over the breakwater and the Pacific, we reflected on all the work we’ve done on Tulum, with a constant eye on taking her blue water cruising; and […]
BoatWork is one way to relax!
If you do professional boat work or are in the industry, you may not agree with this post at all or downright tell me I’m WRONG. But, working on the boat is relaxing to me in several different ways. I like to work on my boat. I like to actually think through a project- problem […]
Book Review: “The Complete Ocean Skipper” by Tom Cunliffe
Honestly, I work on the blog as I go with overall projects in mind and things that come up that I can apply to something interesting, educational or funny on the blog. My book reviews will go in spurts, as I’ve read the books already, but sitting down and thinking of a more in depth […]
“The Checklist” and “Mariners Trip Planning” by Chris Couch
I stumbled across reference to Captain Chris Couch’s books while reading the July 2016 Edition of Northwest Yachting, Volume 30, No 1. Not something I read all the time, but it has a lot of great articles and I hope I can find more volumes. Inside, I stumbled across the section detailing some of the […]
Pacific Cup Destination in Paradise- Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Kaneohe Bay Anchorages and Marina’s Wow,,, an entire week on the “Non-Tourist” side of Oahu, Hawaii, exploring Kaneohe Bay to chill out and look over the Marina’s and navigation through K-Bay. I’m thrilled that we explored it with our personal tour guide (great friend of ours) the entire week (and found at least one micro-brewery […]