Category: Wintering in Anacortes

The worst was not over yesterday. We had steady 20s with gusts of 30s last night. The bobbing around is just fine, it’s the creaking of the lines that is … Read More “Just a quick note” »

The big blow is here. Steady 25 with gusts. We are bobbing around like a cork. Safe and sound and toasty inside. We spent most of the day in Bellingham … Read More “That was a rough couple of days!” »

I love Saturday mornings. We have a tradition of having a nice breakfast and watching Sailing Project Atticus. They are hands down my favorite YouTubers. So polished. And that baby … Read More “The calm before the storm” »

The electrician arrived and found the disconnected wire literally in the first minute. Yay! We have our tank monitors again. The autopilot on the flybridge took a bit more noodling, … Read More “Worth every penny!” »

We have been busy this week, slowly but surely crossing things off our list. We installed our AIS (Automatic Identification System). This will enable other ships to see us on … Read More “AIS installed, davits here we come.” »

There’s a saying in the boating world, “Plans are written in sand at low tide” which is a well-known expression about remaining flexible as your plans will likely change. There is … Read More “11 Days – almost single digits!” »

My countdown widget is at 15 today. As the weather is still pretty unpredictable in March – I have a reservation for the first week at Van Isle Marina. Here … Read More “15 days – this is happening soon folks!” »

Our new dinghy arrived today! Since our Tug is named after our grandmas, our tender is named after our grandpas Don Danell and John Blaskovich. Jim’s grandpa’s nickname was black … Read More “We have a new crew member! Don Yonko” »