Looking skyward from our dinghy, I watch dozens of dark brown frigate birds whirl overhead in continually shrinking circles. They soon begin to dive all…
Yahtzee graces 48° North sailing magazine
For blog followers in the Pacific Northwest who read 48° North sailing magazine, you’ve probably noticed a bit of my work appearing in the mag lately.…
Headliner update: One road to the finish
Several productive weekends have gone by since I started work on Yahtzee’s new headliner. Overall, the project is taking about as many man hours as expected, and it’s turning out far better…
Boat Notes | 1985 Morris Justine 36: Perfectly simple sailing
“The design of the Morris 36 by Chuck Paine is as perfect as I have seen. I could own this boat with absolutely no change.”…
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…
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…
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…