Mosaic Crew Boat Budget: December 2018

We’re ringing in the new year aboard our 1978 Fuji sailboat SV Mosaic. Just into the new year and I’m ready to put out our December 2018 budget report. I enjoy posting our monthly expenses for a couple reasons: A) it helps us stay focused each month on...

New Year’s Intentions

The tradition for many Americans is to formulate New Year’s resolutions but I don’t personally like this idea. What is a resolution? Often times, this is defined as a firm decision to do or not to do something. A rigid set of rules that you hold yourself...

Mosaic Crew Boat Budget: November 2018

I’ve been putting off posting this update because it’s not as encouraging as I had hoped… but the struggle continues and these posts, if nothing else, help me re-focus each month and initiate some good conversations between Brenden and I. If...

Mosaic Crew Boat Budget: October 2018

This month I stepped up my boat budget game. If you’ve been following our blog, you know we’ve been posting our expense reports for a few months now. Last month, I mentioned that I would *try* to be more comprehensive this month and I think I’m...

Catching up on our Star-Studded Weekend

Last weekend is one to remember. We had two well-known cruising couples aboard Mosaic: Sailing Totem and Adventure Adrift. Cruising Systems Review with Sailing Totem On Friday, we were lucky enough to nab a 2 1/2 hour time slot with the Sailing Totem crew while they...