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As I read a Nigel Calder classic on a falling tide, I suddenly notice an uncharted rock.
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These are extenders and how many you carry is determined by space, time and budget. While a sailboat can get pretty close to the forested…
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We’ve been able to do a lot of swinging but last night was my first tie up. Behind Jean Island we dropped our anchor in…
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We pulled up anchor at the crack of dawn to sail up the the Sunshine Coast and into the wilderness of Desolation Sound. Normally the…
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Provisioning aside we’re making steady northward progress. On Friday, July 18th at noon we crossed Juan de Fuca on a dependable breeze and a beam…
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We are now richer by four large wet cell batteries and a new raw water pump, acquisitions that were not on our list. Indeed Aurora’s…
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Are we ready to sail yet? No matter, we’re on our way. But our provisioning was so fast, complicated and incomplete that we’ve been at…
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Jack emailed this after visiting the faithful reproduction of the famous ship while it was tied up on the Willamette. This was the best boat…
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May 11, a short Sunday morning sail into a good stiff wind. The only other boat out was a neighbor’s ketch from Port Hadlock which…
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To celebrate my birthday on December 3 we spent the weekend on Aurora. Sunday morning broke clear and beautiful with a fine breeze. We sailed…