by Rachel | Mar 8, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in June 2021. As liveaboard cruisers in the Pacific Northwest, I tend to think in terms of “cruising season” and “the off season”. The off season is the cold,...
by Rachel | Feb 28, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in May 2021. At the beginning of April, after months tied to the dock during our harsh Pacific Northwest winter, we brought our sailboat, Mosaic, back to life...
by Rachel | Feb 25, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in April 2021. This winter has been an interesting mix of anticipation, excitement, fatigue, and frustration. On one hand, we know this is our final winter in...
by Rachel | Feb 24, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in March 2021. We spent our first winter in the Puget Sound in a temporary slip at the Port of Poulsbo. If you’ve never visited the quaint little viking village...
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...
