Tales of maintenance aboard Yahtzee rarely make it to the blog because, well, they’re really just not that exciting. But it’s important for those following…
How we turn mundane tasks into family adventures while cruising
Since we don’t have a car or bikes, people often wonder how we get around and do day-to-day things ashore like taking the boys to…
A peaceful weekend at English Camp
A pig. America and Great Britain nearly went to war over a pig. They didn’t of course, otherwise we’d surely have read about it in…
On a dad’s cruise, everyone wins
Here’s the short story first: two dads and their sons went sailing for a weekend and nobody got seriously injured, missed their mom too much,…
Hurry up and live: Cruising at our own pace has its rewards
Long shadows cast throughout the cove as Porter and I walked hand in hand back towards our kayak. With bursts of energy he’d climbed rocks,…
Spontaneous racing in the Shipwrights’ Regatta
There are qualities in a partner that you love because you don’t have them and there are qualities that you love because they’re mutual. Spontaneity…
With a little help from our friends: Yahtzee’s back in the water and heading north
It was two Friday’s ago that I slid Yahtzee’s companionway hatch closed and descended a ladder at Canal Boatyard in Seattle. A long list of…
Patience with the sailing plan pays off
We were about halfway across a gray, windless Strait of Juan de Fuca when a westerly breeze filled in and the sun broke through the…
Yahtzee’s crew tries a new take on s’mores and can never go back
Hand over small hand, Porter clenched tight to the tail of the main halyard as I grinded the winch. When we were done, he scurried over,…
Guests of the eagles on Patos Island
A light mist turned into a steady rain while making a pit stop at Roche Harbor for water and a few extra provisions on cool…