Sailing adventure cant wait. We continue sailing down the coast of Mexico. We enter Magdalena bay under a blanket of fog. We finally meet some other cruisers that our also sailing down the coast to the Sea of Cortez! Magdalena bay is a very friendly an...
Sailing Adventure Can't Wait. We start sailing down thee Pacific coast of Baja Mexico. Sail, anchor, sleep, repeat! We sail for five days until landing in Cedros Island in Mexico. We spend the nights at anchor watching amazing sunrises, and find myself...
Sailing Adventure Can't Wait. After months of sailing down the California coast. We finally sailed into Mexico!! Ensenada Mexico to be exact. We sailed through the cold, the fog, and swells. We will keep sailing until we finally reach some sunshine.
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Sailing adventure can't wait. We sail to oceanside California, where we enjoy the finer things about sailing. A marina!! Unlimited hot showers, and water. All the electricity we could ever use. Marina life is easy. We enjoy a day sail with our dock n...
Sailing, it requires wind, so what happens when you have none, and think that you are out of fuel? You drift and it takes you 52 hours to go 80 miles!! I guess that is sort of like sailing. Join us as we explore Catalina Island, We make landfall in Cat...
We sail from San Luis Obispo Bay California to Santa Cruz Island. We enjoyed a night Sail around Point Conception California, and are rewarded by sailing into a beautiful sunrise, before setting our anchor in Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island State P...
Monterey Bay California. We reach Monterey Bay where we enjoy the nautical history of Monterey California. We check out a car show, provision the boat, and enjoy an evening out on the pier for Halloween!!
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Sailing repairs. Exhaust leak!! We finally fixed the exhaust leak that we have been dealing with. We also experience our first atmospheric river/bomb cycle while anchored in the harbor. It was a wet and dreary experience. Harbor Patrol informed us we ...
We stop at Angel island state park in California. The old buildings at the Immigration station and Fort McDowell are fascinating. Then our adventure really begins. We set sail under the Golden Gate bridge and Turn left! Are we ready? Can we really sai...
I have to do what? After travelling to Rio Vista California, we finally put our sailboat into the water for the first time since owning her. When we stepped the mast we forgot to attach our lazy jack lines to our spreaders. We also did not tape up our vh...
How fast does our Highfield Dinghy go? That is the question we are constantly asked. Our Highfiled RIB is rated for 15 hp. So we had no choice but to install a 15 HP Tohatsu outboard on it. Does it plane with the two of us? Yes it does!! Its fast and s...
Can we rename our sailboat while in landlocked UTAH! How do you have a renaming ceremony while on land and not upset the gods? Will Poseidon forgive us and offer us safe passage on his seas? We could definitely use his blessing!
We decided that Poseid...
Spectra Ventura 150 Water maker. We decided that a water maker was a must on our sailboat. Once we decided to run our water maker on solar, the decision was easy. It was going to be a spectra water maker. We have fetched water in jerry cans before and...
Can we sew our own dodger? We need to replace our dodger and add a bimini. We have owned a Sailrite lsz-1sewing machine for years, with the intent of learning how to sew. We have never done canvas work before, we have only sewn a few box cushions. Sewi...
How to replace a cutlass bearing. What is a cutlass bearing? How do you replace a cutlass bearing? Do I need any special tools to replace a cutlass bearing? Special puller, no but it would have helped! I had all kinds of questions about cutlass bearings...
We explore Delta Utah. A small town a couple hours away from our home. We discovers extinct volcanoes, and a green energy scam from the early 1900's
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After a lot of research, we finally decided to replace our marine head with a composting head. We really are hoping that wew have made the right decision, what do you think? Is it going to smell? Will it be hard to clean? Will we like it? So many ques...
We decided to convert our v birth from one large compartment, to six. We attempt our first fiberglass job. Are we going to like having smaller compartments?
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We are still working away on our painting project. We spent most the summer sanding and painting the topside of our sailboat. It was a lot of work! We are feeling like we are in over our heads.
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We are definitely feeling overwhelmed! We finally made the decision to sand down our topsides and freshen her up a bit. The first thing we have to do is remove all the hardware from the deck. There is a lot of hardware!!
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We finally stopped talking about it and decided to bring our sailboat home. It was only 9 miles or so away, in the back field at my moms place. We realized how much time it took driving there to work on her, forgetting a tool, driving home for the tool, ...
We woke up Saturday morning and decided to head south for the weekend. We ended up in Kanab UT. Join us as we explore some of the natural landscapes that southern Utah has to offer.
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