Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Port Townsend Yesterday at 8 a.m., we rolled out of bed and started preparing for our departure. Just a few days earlier, winds had been gusting strongly out of the southeast,
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Griffin Bay Departing Friday Harbor with May in tow.After a few days spent in Friday Harbor and a visit from family, we'll be self-isolating for the next few weeks. We set
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Friday Harbor Yesterday was a beautiful, blue-sky day. We set out from Westcott Bay fairly early in the day, intent on working our way southeast around San Juan Island and heading up
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Westcott Bay (Again) We decided to retreat from Roche Harbor again, but I forgot to post that we had gone back there to begin with. Short, funny story: We retreated from Roche last
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing: Dude, Where's my Anchor? It all began as we were trying to pick a movie to watch on Netflix. It was a bit after nine in the evening, and we'd been anchored in Roche
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Westcott Bay After some excitement that I'll be writing about in a separate post, we've relocated to the lovely–and much less crowded–Westcott Bay, just around the bend from Roche Harbor.
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Roche Harbor We were planning to go to Jones Island and Friday Harbor, but a combination of Jones Island's north bay being completely packed and wind and water conditions resulted in us popping over to Roche, at least for the time being.
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Clark Island We scooted over to a mooring ball on the east side of Clark Island two days ago. It was a boring trip over with no wind and currents that couldn't be avoided.
Free Post Anchor Drop Anchor Drop: Inati Bay Yesterday, we sailed out of Bellingham and over to Inati Bay for the first time. It's a very quiet and peaceful little place. I'm taking the opportunity to catch up
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing: Anchoring in Liberty Bay Poulsbo is a self-proclaimed Little Norway tucked away in Liberty Bay, northwest of Seattle. We’ve visited Poulsbo annually since we began our boating adventure, but this was our first
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing: Living at Anchor On November 29th at around 10 AM, we were scheduled for launch into the Duwamish River. The tide was high enough that the little walkway running alongside the boat ramp
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing: Twenty Days on the Water A Side Note This March, The Sir and I got married. For readability, I’ll be referring to The Sir’s aunt and uncle as though they were my own.
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - What could possibly go wrong? Out into the Sound We’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
Free Post Boat Stories Suddenly Sailing - Suddenly Docking The Wonder of Deadlines Once 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
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
