We’re both newbies to trawlers, twins and slips. When we had our sailboat in Maine we were used to motoring up to and picking up our mooring buoy. No muss, … Continue reading Docking in our “Rough and Ready” marina
*Full disclosure here: we didn’t actually plan our first trip, it was planned for us & we jumped on it: Ten months after purchasing our boat and putting in a … Continue reading Planning a Trip*
We got our boat in late fall 2017 with the goal of taking her to the San Juans in the summer of 2018. At the time, it was a fairly … Continue reading In Praise of the Yacht Club
for·ti·tude ˈfôrdəˌt(y)o͞od/ noun courage in pain or adversity. synonyms: courage, bravery, endurance, resilience, mettle, moral fiber, strength of mind, strength of character, strong-mindedness, backbone, spirit, grit, true grit, steadfastness; informal guts We started thinking about names for the boat immediately after handing over a … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
Leaving and pulling into our slip is always a high stress situation. We are a 40′ boat – technically more if you count the swim platform and dingy hanging off … Continue reading Communication on a Boat
We bought our boat in Olympia, Washington and needed to bring it up to Lake Union in Seattle. A 24 nm trip that took about 8 hours. We brought along … Continue reading The Delivery Run
I wish we actually had some good advice about having dogs on a boat, but we’re still learning how to deal with them. All three of them! We’ve got two … Continue reading Dogs on a Boat
We’re both newbies to trawlers, twins and slips. When we had our sailboat in Maine we were used to motoring up to and picking up our mooring buoy. No muss, … Continue reading Docking in our “Rough and Ready” marina
Took advantage of a nice sunny day (and a clean boat!) while rafted up with friends in Andrews Bay to make a quick video tour of the boat. Apologies for … Continue reading A Short Tour of Fortitude
