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 […]
Catalina Trip Lessons
We took off for five days to Catalina Island, Ca for our kid’s spring break and I learned more lessons in a few days than I have in a long time, both about life and about the boat. The Boat: We survived for four days on a mooring with me and three women on board, […]
Sailboat Radar, Smart Screen, Chartplotter- Pretty Easy
First, I’m NOT an electronics guru or a mechanical guru but I’m learning fast, as hiring my favorite electrician is getting expensive. In a previous post, I talked about how me and Michelle found a GREAT deal on a package deal for a RayMarine A-Series RayMarine Digital “24” Mile Radar, Chartplotter, GPS- with integrated […]
Hunter Haters
I just bought a 2000 Hunter 460. I have looked at sailboats for the last 3 years and was convinced that I would buy an older, heavier sailboat like a Hudson or a Vagabond but there are always compromises when one is looking for a sailboat and this is what we could afford and what […]
2000 Hunter 460
So,,,in mid January we closed on a 2000 Hunter 460, AWB (another white boat) but ours! After all the years of looking and dreaming about buying a boat, it was almost anti-climatic since it was so hectic getting things together to close, re-name and move the boat to the new slip that I was overwhelmed […]
Sailboat Survey Redux
We found out for ourselves how important boat survey’s are,,,worlds most expensive two hour sailboat ride!
How I got here-
As a kid, I grew up on a cruising sailboat, spending five years with my family cruising throughout Central America. Upon putting both their sons in college, my parents left again determined to sail around the world,,,,which they did in 18 Endless Summers, detailed in their book, 18 Endless Summers. I too have gotten […]