As Kestrel still had her original standing rigging from 2008, it was time to replace it. This is a pretty standard thing to do for any sailboat before a long trip, particularly if you’ll be going offshore. Having a nice, healthy standing rigging an important aspect of safety. As this was a task I was not able to DIY, I hired Puget Sound Rigging to do the work. They were great to work with and did an excellent job!
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Sailboat work and prep for cruising
It’s been quite a while since I wrote an entry here, and even longer since I regularly updated. But, given my activities since I bought my sailboat and the upcoming cruising plans, it really is time for an update, and hopefully the start of some somewhat regular updates. I would really like to get into the habit of writing weekly entries or even more often once cruising life has begun.
Continue readingI bought a sailboat
It happened sooner than I expected, but during December I bought a sailboat. Currently still named Eleven until I decide on a new name, she’s a 2008 Catalina 42 mkII in stunning condition.
A whole lot has changed
Well, clearly by the lack of posts since that last one, things have changed. Quite a lot, in fact.
Life often doesn’t go as planned, and plans are derailed or go awry. But, I’d like to start using this blog again, so without going into more detail than needed, here’s the short version of what’s happened, and at least what I think is coming up:
Continue readingA prototype of what I’ll be working on in 2018
I’ve got some plans, have been learning new techniques, and will be coming back in early 2018 with something new. This is the video I made with a few hours of footage I took in the Dominican Republic back in June.