Keats Island: Spider bites and Mooring Balls
July 30-August 3 We have an awesome slip neighbour. He’s always helpful, but said there was no way we’d get a mooring ball at the popular...
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Hard Departure
Mark
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
Orcas, Sea Snakes, and Stern ties
There was a porpoise too, but meh. 😂 So in a fit of mega creativity we went Gambier Island again, choosing to settle on Halkett Bay this...
Mark
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Firsts on Gambier Island.
As I sit here calming I keep asking myself the same question. Is that boat getting closer? It doesn’t matter how many youTube videos I...
Mark
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Sailing: Not as advertised on YouTube
After months of dreaming, researching, and planning, we bought a boat. Then we spent the next month doing repairs, sorting out weird...
Mark
- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Last Couple of Weeks: What we’ve been up to.
Since we bought the boat three weeks ago, we’ve learned a ton…just not how to sail (haha). Knots. So many knots. We’ve tackled some small...
Mark
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Boat Ownership – Overwhelmed with the Unknown.
The boat was pretty inexpensive in the grand scheme of things, considering COVID pricing on all things outdoors. Because of the price, we...
Mark
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
S.V Crew’s Control – Our Accidental Race Boat
When we set out to buy our first boat, we wanted two things: one to learn on and one that could safely cruise the BC Coast. We both...
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