Jeff and Adrienne made it on the train and got off to the airport on time. It was a little stressful. We helped lug the bags uphill then down and we made it to where Google Map said to go but there was no train stop there. Now we were feeling a little stressed watching …

I feel like I am on the verge of going on vacation even though I haven’t been to work for almost a month now. The check sail went well, nearly perfect! The furling line for the new mainsail kept tangling. An easy fix Quinn and Dylan assured us. They would just run to the shop …

Today we raise all of our sails! Wooohoooo! Going sailing! The riggers, Dylan and Quinn, will show us how to use all of our new lines, pole, sails, and furlers. My label maker is at the ready! We had a new main sail made. It rolls up inside the boom and the operation of raising …

Finally we are floating! Yay! We had a slip reserved at Cap Sante Marina, Anacortes for the next 6 nights. It was only about a mile to the marina but it was nerve wracking. We had only water for coolant because we had had a coolant leak while parked on the gravel and the coolant …

Put In Day!!!!! I think it should be capitalized like a national holiday. Morning came fast and cold and wet. Granola bars and coffee, let’s go! Bill and I had discussed the roles we would each play and the plan. Oh boy, a plan…..always good to start with but be ready to change it. PLAN: …