The Countdown is On! One Month to Go..

Last summer, when we had to concede the goal of leaving Portland in August, we sat on the beach, determined to enjoy the day and not wallow in self-pity that we weren’t going yet. But, that day, we set our date. We promised ourselves that we would do everything...

Settling Back into Our Boat-Life Routine

<Written by Rachel> OK – finally sitting down to give you guys an update. I’m ashamed to say that we went the entire month of May without posting a blog update, which is the first month that we’ve missed posting even one blog post since we started. I’m a little...

Are We Ready For This!?

<Written by Rachel> OK, we’re in the home stretch of planning and prep for this haul out and refit. Today is Wednesday the 17th and our haul out is scheduled for Monday the 22nd at 10AM. The weekend is going to be BUSY. For more info on what is planned...

Living Outside The Box

<Written by Rachel> I want to talk a little bit about living outside the box, outside of other peoples’ expectations. Three and a half years ago, Brenden and I were on a much different path in our lives. We were soon to welcome our daughter into the world,...

To Furl or Not to Furl

Our Decision process between Hank-On and Roller Furling Headsails (First a disclosure, I am not an expert and make no claim to be. The following post is not meant to give advice, or tell you what to do on your boat. It is simply a description of the decision process...