by Dana | Aug 6, 2017 | cruiser humor, cruiser life, galley cooking, Puget Trawler, sailing mishaps
View across the Columbia from Sauvies…. the infamously volcanic Mt. St. Helens still somewhat snow-peaked.Ahhh, the glamours of boating. Such a romantic life — and it is — often. But also not always.Take the other night, for example.After... by GWTAdmin | Sep 3, 2015 | anchoring, boat maintenance and repair, sailing mishaps, sharks, suwarrow cook islands
“Bommies” — aka submerged coral heads make for nervous sailorsin shallow waters, especially when it comes to anchoring.These were all over Suwarrow’s anchorage, as seen off the bow ofour Pearson 365 sailboat.Winds were 20+ knots in our face as... by GWTAdmin | Jun 20, 2015 | boat maintenance and repair, Fakarava Tuamotus French Polynesia, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing mishaps
View from Journey’s mast, in Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia. Journey is a Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Heckuva view, but I was there for repairs.100 miles before arriving in the Tuamotus, Wayne heard a “Pop!” and noticed our mizzen mast... by GWTAdmin | Jul 8, 2014 | bucket list, calamities, cruising life, cruising transitions, florida wildlife, galley wench tales, green cove springs marina, Jacksonville FL, sailing mishaps, transportation, West Marine
Scooter in same style as mine, pilfered from the TaoTao website.My scooter’s blue and sports an additional storage compartmentadded behind the seat.“You know if you asked me what to do, you’d ignore me anyway. I still love you.”Don’t recall what prompted that... by GWTAdmin | Feb 5, 2014 | anchoring, bahamas, boot key marina marathon florida, cruising destinations, cruising life, florida keys, nassau, sailing mishaps
Minimizing boat damage trumped journalistic photography when we were gettingrammed in our Nassau Bahamas anchorage.This Marathon Florida Keys street sign captured how we feltabout the close encounter from our neighbors.When it comes to tight anchorages,... by GWTAdmin | Jul 24, 2013 | Great Inagua, nassau, Phillips Sailmakers, raw water pump repair, sail repair, sailing mishaps, squall
Our main sail, definitely worse for the wear.It was May 3rd, sorry to feel compelled to leave Great Inagua so soon (click here, click here and here and here for more about Great Inagua), we took off for what we believed would be an overly...