by Rachel | Feb 23, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in February 2021. 2019 was a year of highs and lows for our family aboard our 40-foot sailboat, Mosaic, in the Pacific Northwest. By the time summer rolled...
by Rachel | Feb 19, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in January 2021. It was 7:00am on Sunday, May 19th, 2019. Right on time, we cast off our dock lines in Astoria and ventured out into the Columbia River for the...
by Rachel | Feb 18, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in December 2020. Nearly five whole years into our crazy plan to sell our house and almost all of our belongings, and buy and move onto a sailboat with our kids,...
by Rachel | Feb 18, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in November 2020. In October 2016, our landlubber family took the leap and moved aboard our new sailboat, Mosaic, in a marina on Hayden Island at Jantzen Beach. We enjoyed two weeks of...
by Rachel | Feb 18, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
As I write this, it is mid-February 2022 and we’re sitting anchored in Bahia Santiago near Manzanillo on the central Pacific Mexico coast. It’s been months since I’ve updated the blog, sorry about that. I’ve found that my monthly columns...
by Rachel | Sep 29, 2021 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Passage Review
Continuing our southbound passage adventures from my previous blog post… West Coast Southbound Passage Leg 4: Crescent City to Eureka September 4, 8am-6pm | 10 hours, 65 Nautical Miles This quick day hop was our first dipping-our-toes-in-the-water passage with...
by Rachel | Sep 26, 2021 | Cruiser's Review, Mosaic Voyage Blog
I hope these “cruiser’s reviews” help other southbound sailors get the info needed for visiting these west coast stopovers. Enjoy this review for the Half Moon Bay marina: Pillar Point Harbor. Find all my other reviews HERE. Pillar Point Marina and...
by Rachel | Sep 12, 2021 | Cruiser's Review, Mosaic Voyage Blog
I like to write up these “Cruiser’s Reviews” when we visit fun and interesting places. I hope they help other people find great places to visit by boat. In addition, these review posts help me remember our adventures! 😂 Enjoy this Cruiser’s Review for the Port of...
by Rachel | Sep 6, 2021 | Cruiser's Review, Mosaic Voyage Blog
I like to write up these “Cruiser’s Reviews” when we visit fun and interesting places to A) help other people find fun and interesting places to visit by boat, and B) to help me remember our adventures! Haha. 😉 Enjoy this Cruiser’s Review for the Eureka Public Marina...
by Rachel | Sep 3, 2021 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Passage Review
West Coast Sailing Passage Leg 1: Port Angeles to Neah Bay August 12, 8pm – August 13, 5am | 9 hours, 60 miles We left Port Angeles at 8pm on Thursday, August 12th. This was the beginning of our US west coast passage! We’d picked this night passage for the...
