Porter and I landed the kayak on a rocky beach, climbed out and pulled it up away from the incoming tide. As I tossed his…
Wherever we go, it’s good to be home
As I write this from Pender Harbour on British Columbia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, there’s a slight breeze trickling across the water and the sun is shining from…
The peaks & valleys of adventure aboard Yahtzee on the Oregon Offshore Race
Two hundred and eighty nautical miles. Three days and two nights. Seven crew. Nothing but sailing. The 2016 Oregon Offshore Race aboard Yahtzee was an…
Happy to be back in the water and heading down river
When we arrived at Danish Marine at noon on Thursday, Yahtzee was hanging from the travel lift slings waiting to be dropped in the water. Her…
Making lemonade out of lemons while cruising the river
“Are my toys still on there?” Porter said with mouth agape as he watched his home being hoisted from the water at Danish Marine on Hayden Island.…
FAQs: Answering the how, what and where’s of life aboard Yahtzee
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, and after cruising into the Columbia River, meeting new people along the way and then…
A tale of two Portland weekends
Our education on cruising the rivers is constantly evolving, and what accelerates that knowledge growth is only one thing — being out here plying their waterways. So when…
Voyage to the Columbia River: Batwater Station to downtown Portland
While it was hard to pull away from a fun morning at Batwater Station, we were excited to continue our river cruising adventure. Back on the…
Batwater Station: A gem on the river
As we motored upriver from Cathlamet, the day warmed to summer like temperatures and the wind slowly trickled in from behind us. Using the assistance…
Voyage to the Columbia River: Astoria to Crims Island
When we landed in Astoria and the sun broke through, our limited sleep over the past few nights seemed to wash away in the shower at…