We’ve become very good at bargain-hunting when buying gear for the boat. But as many of you may know, there’s always that one bargain that turns out to be lemon…
Heading in the Right Direction?
Saturday dawned bright and sunny, our oil leak had been fixed (we hoped!) so we were free and clear to get off the dock and head down to St Michael’s for the weekend, in company with “Mischief” and “Huckleberry”, two yachts from our marina. St Michaels is approximately 25 NM south-east of Annapolis, a nice easy 3-4 hr trip if the wind gods weren’t on coffee break. Continue reading “Heading in the Right Direction?”
The Glimmering Light
It’s been exactly three months since we moved onto the boat, summer has been and gone (together with the work barge), the house opposite is almost built, and that faint glimmer we see at the end of the tunnel may just be daylight and not the lights of an approaching freight train. Continue reading “The Glimmering Light”
Good News, Bad News
We finally made it off the dock! It’s been a long time coming, so we were pretty excited to get out for our first test-sail on Toucan last week.
Elephantitis
I think Elephantitis is what happens when you overdose on a pachyderm. To say we’re a little tired would be an understatement, but the good news is that after a couple of huge weeks we finally feel like we’re making progress! Continue reading “Elephantitis”
The ‘Hood
By now you’re all probably sick and tired of hearing about the progress (or lack of) with the boat jobs, so I thought I’d try and stick my head out of the boat and paint a picture of what life’s like in our little neighbourhood of Spa Creek.