Six pm and we are off. The swell is gentle and the wind is quiet. We will be motoring tonight. As we head off into a glorious sunset of crimson red and orange a large pod of dolphins whizz past us. A few alter course to say hello and others leapt out of the, Read More
Not so still. I guess it gets this name from the calm waters of the summer. We continued to have swell after swell. Fynn is now a pro at balancing with the rocking and timing her movements with the calm. Kyber is less than pleased. We tucked Asunto in behind Pescardo Rocks just as, Read More
There is no place to anchor in Monterey. Full stop. The protected bay behind the breakwater is so full of mooring balls it is hard to even navigate through the boats. The moorings have even begun to spill outside the breakwater. We considered anchoring out here, but it is directly open to the weather,, Read More
Oh right the rollers…. I would love to hear a foghorn all night if it would mean these rollers would stop. We are anchored to the west of the pier at Santa Cruz. What a neat spot. Just a few kilometers towards shore we can watch the surfers from the boat. But oh the, Read More
At this time I didn’t realize what a gem the anchorage is at Halfmoon Bay. Tucked into the calm waters behind the huge breakwater, we watch an amazing sunset just after dropping the hook. As darkness fell I cursed the incessant fog horn, wishing for quiet. It was reaching me through my sleep morphing, Read More
For the Northern Sailor heading south, San Francisco marks the first ‘made it’ point. Some choose to sail non-stop to the Golden Bridge while others ‘bar hop’ their way down the coast; either way this is the first real destination. So you made it, you’re here – Congrats! Now what? On Asunto we, Read More
As the choas of the last few weeks begins to calm, and Asunto looks less like it was smacked by a stuff tornado and more like an ocean going vessel, it hits me. We are leaving. Really going. Sailing away. I am a bit of a mess. Nervous, excited, perhaps in shock. Work is finished., Read More
And head south! And we mean south, south, south – to Mexico! Follow our adventures as we take year to sail to Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska as a family. We will be leaving within the next few weeks, and it has been pretty crazy around here finishing up all the projects so that we, Read More
No the Straight of Georgia is not the open sea. But she meanders her way around and through our little islands and her fingers stretch towards to Pacific. She remembers the sea, she knows her roots. The PredictWind forecast didn’t see it coming. The Environment Canada forecast did, but even they didn’t know how, Read More
I have been having an affair. And it’s getting serious. I may even be in love. Her name is Comox. It started last year and lasted a weeked, but we recently rekindled the romance this weekend. She has beauty equivalent to yours, Vancouver, but she wins hands down for cruising. She is big enough, Read More
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