Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - A bit about Boat Living The Boat LifeWhen this whole living aboard thing started, there were a lot of questions on our minds. We weren’t really certain what would change with moving aboard a
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - What could possibly go wrong? Out into the SoundWe’d gotten our engine up and running and practiced a bit of maneuvering. Now, it was time to set sail. And about time, too, given that we’d last taken Blackthorn out with Robin and Jackie near the end of
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - Suddenly Docking The Wonder of DeadlinesOnce we had the boat fully reassembled, we did a lot of dawdling. There were some minor engine issues, and the wind instrument needed replacing. We waited for parts and put off getting the wind instrument up, worried about sending The
Free Post boats Suddenly Sailing - Some Assembly Required On July 1st, Blackthorn arrived at Seaview Boatyard, set to be relaunched on July 5th. On July 13th, we moved aboard with all of our belongings. Shortly after, Robin and
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - From Sea to Sea We’re now moved aboard Blackthorn, a 32 foot (39 with bowsprit) gaff-rigged steel cutter. We share the pleasure with her dinghy, May. The whole process has been at times
Free Post boats Suddenly Sailing - Meanwhile, in Seattle... It’s been a slow few months for boating, and an incredibly busy few months for life. This entry will touch on a few things I’ve been meaning to write about: The Boat HuntReadingCostsThe Boat HuntThe last time I wrote about what we
Free Post boats Suddenly Sailing - ASA 103 I’m going to stop numbering these entries, since it hardly seems necessary. Last Saturday, we hopped out of bed before the sun came up, showered, and headed north for
Free Post boats Suddenly Sailing - Part 4 - Boat Show! One weekend ago, we headed on down to South Lake Union for Seattle’s Boats Afloat show. Neither of us was quite sure what to expect, but we packed my
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - Part 3 - Lessons, Continued Lessons, ContinuedAfter reaching our mooring for the evening, we headed back out to get in a bit more practice. The wind had picked up nicely and carried us out to the surrounding waters. We went through some more tacks, and then began on jibes.
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - Part 2 - First Sail and Lessons Last I wrote, we had just plunged headfirst into learning about sailing. Thursday of last week, I stepped onto a sailboat for the first time in my life. A coworker was kind enough to let us pick his brain over coffee the week before,
Free Post boats Suddenly Sailing - Part 1 Just over two weeks ago, for reasons that are quite complicated – which I’ll elaborate on in future posts, my fiancé and I have decided to become liveaboards. Which would be well and fine if we had been brought up sailors or sailed as
