Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36
General musings about our life aboard a 36 foot sailboat. Logbook entries from both of us as we explore the world
Having guests aboard reminded us again how much the boat needs regular maintenance. Monthly, daily, weekly. If not performed in time, bigger problems may develop. However, having visitors makes us want to go explore new shores and swim, snorkel, and paddle around.
Continue reading “The Sailor’s Never-Ending To-Do List”
After having picked up our guests Forrest and Lyssa in Puerto Vallarta and provisioning for the four of us at the conveniently closely located big supermarkets, we set sail toward Boca de Tomatlan, hoping we would be lucky with good enough conditions to anchor for a night or two.
Continue reading “Costalegre and the search for wind”
This is a guest post by Forrest Brodsky. Forrest and his wife, Lyssa, are staying aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.
If you were to ask me what I would be doing to celebrate my thirty third rotation around the sun a month or two ago, I would have replied with a vague “Oh, probably riding my bike with friends in the woods and enjoying the usual libations….” What actually transpired was beyond my imagination.
Continue reading “New Crew – Who ‘dis?”
Many years ago, nine to be precise, we acquired our first boat: Uno Mas, an Islander 30 built in 1976. Uno Mas is a “daysailer” with a fin keel. A quick and nifty little boat that allowed us to get comfortable sailing the coastal and inland waters of Washington State for almost five years. We found her in Ballard in Seattle at the commercial fishing port.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Our first boat”
After ten months exploring the shores of Baja California and three months in La Paz, we leave for the mainland of Mexico. Our first landfall is Bahia Matanchen with the cute little town of San Blas.
Continue reading “Bye-bye Baja!”