We got under way at 4:20 a.m. this morning leaving Neah Bay Harbor. Of course it was pitch black but there was no fog and happily there was no logs in the water. Current was as much as 2 knots against us as the flood tide was rushing into the Str…
Victron Inverters & PowerAssist: Are They Reliable?
Victron inverters and PowerAssist – ” bleeding” edge or ready for long distance cruising? A SetSail reader writes in:“I have been very interested in your accounts of working with the Victrons and PowerAssist as I am considering such a system for my boat for all the advantages you cite. Versus a more traditional architecture, one […]
9-9-2013, Back home to Pebble Isle
Monday: It started to thunder and lightening about 05:15 this morning so we got up and closed all the windows and by 05:30 it started to rain. We waited a while and the rain subsided some and there was no more lightening so we dec…
9-9-2013, Back home to Pebble Isle
Monday: It started to thunder and lightening about 05:15 this morning so we got up and closed all the windows and by 05:30 it started to rain. We waited a while and the rain subsided some and there was no more lightening so we dec…
Ceremonial burial of my lucky fishing shoes.
They surved me well on this trip. I buried them in the dumpster at Bellingham. (View Post…)
RIP… Russell George
Mel and I are deeply saddened tonight.Our friend and the proprietor of our favorite dive in Memphis is dead.Things will never be the same without Russell George; South Main St. or Earnestine and Hazel’s.Our neighborhood just lost a great deal of it’s c…
Boat Trip w/ Betty and Kate aboard LiLi, August 22 – 26
So here is the fantastic trip I teased you with – not once, but twice! LOLBetty and I discussed the possibility of me cruising with her for a long weekend way back in May. True to the trawler lifestyle, Betty wasn’t quite sure when this lo…
Boat Trip w/ Betty and Kate aboard LiLi, August 22 – 26
So here is the fantastic trip I teased you with – not once, but twice! LOLBetty and I discussed the possibility of me cruising with her for a long weekend way back in May. True to the trawler lifestyle, Betty wasn’t quite sure when this lo…
#2013-69 Westbound Out Juan de Fuca to Neah Bay
Good Morning! It’s densely foggy this morning here in Puget Sound at the eastern end of Juan de Fuca Strait. We successfully dodged a dozen boats anchored just outside Port Townsend and made it around Point Wilson. Visibility is less than a…
Decisions… Decisions
Our days are numbered in Annapolis, just don’t know that number yet. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed being here, but it’s getting to be time for something different. Not sure where or when just yet… TBDAnnapolis is at the top of our list of places to r…
