We finally took Blue Moon out for a day sail. We had light winds and clear skies which made for a perfect sail!

After spending a few days in Handfield Bay, we zip around the corner to No Name Lagoon and explore the Thurston Bay Area, both above and below the water! ...

We finally get our lives set up well enough to head out into nature in search of ways to feed ourselves! We collect salmon berries, nodding onions, try our ...

This week I got off the boat and explored the ocean in a slightly different way - by going on a surf trip! We explore Tofino and the surrounding area, surfing.

We can’t believe it has been 1 year since moving aboard our Catalina 30 sailboat. It has been a year of learning and growth as we figure out boat life.

In part 4 of this mini-series, we got ourselves into a lot more than we bargained for when an easy day cruise turned into the ride of our lives…

In part 3 of this mini-series, we had another beautiful day for a sail while we traveled to our final destination!

In part 2 of this mini-series, we finally set sail after a long winter tied to the docks. We had a bit of a rocky start...

In part 1 of this mini-series, Gillian prepares the boat for a 3-day sailing trip in the Pacific Northwest.

Life aboard our Catalina 30 sailboat has been extremely busy these past couple of weeks...

In this video, I noticed that the stuffing box on my 1978 Catalina 30 sailboat was dripping A LOT which was likely contributing to the water in the bilge.

In this episode, I recruit my brother to help me service the Universal M25 Marine Diesel engine on my 1978 Catalina 30 sailboat.

This was a bit of a weird week, with a few projects being drawn over multiple days with varying levels of success.

In this episode, I expand our little sailboat garden by adding some herbs and cucumber to the collection!

I try to maintain our little sailboat floating home the best I can! In this episode, I start a little garden on the boat and fix a leak.

In this episode, I take a break from Boat Life and head home to see my family. However, an unexpected delay turned our day trip into 2 long days.

This is the first episode of our new series, Coffee on Blue Moon! We hope this is a place for us to sit down and chat about what's on our minds!

We decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather and FINALLY take the dinghy out! It was a fun adventure, although not without challenges...

This week we decided to bring you along for a very important (but rarely discussed) part of our lives - how we shower while living on our sailboat!

This episode is the first we've done apart. Many parts of living on the sailboat are a lot easier with two people sharing the chores and such...

After a night of battery issues, we do some troubleshooting and then go for a hike in an incredible forest on Cortes Island. This is what the sailing dream is ...

Living on a 40-year-old sailboat means there are always lots of things to fix up! This week we took on some afternoon projects to reseal the sink...

After a winter on the docks, we finally got our dinghy back in the water! The outboard motor gave us a fight, as usual...

In this video, we upgrade some of our boat's insulation with some 1/2" foam puzzle piece floor mats. Moisture is still public enemy number one on the sailboat.