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…
Taste the Rainbow: Victory at Prevost Harbor
On Sunday morning a strong southwesterly breeze whipped through the tops of tall pine trees overhead and rain started to fall as we came closer…
Yahtzee settles back into life in the San Juan Islands
While walking into Friday Harbor on Monday I couldn’t help but smile as I crested the hill on Harrison Street and caught my first glimpse…
Yahtzee welcomes a new crewmember and a new year
Our sails were full of wind and the boat was full of happiness as we sailed westward away from Bellingham and toward 2015 as a…
My Boat | Yahtzee
After sailing extensively on boats in Florida and the Caribbean, Andy and Jill Cross decided they wanted to become full-time liveaboards and start a family. They moved…
Baby on board: ready when you are
Three storms landed haymakers on the Pacific Northwest this week that brought gusts of wind in the upper 60s and low 70s, knocked out power…