Today was gorgeous and sunny so we took the boat out and dropped the prawn trap. It was only down for 2 hours (the crew got restless sailing around to kill time), but we caught 25 prawns. Six were carrying roe so we threw them back, but it was still our best haul ever. Our old PB was 3 prawns, so this is a significant improvement and a much more substantial (ie noticeable) contribution to dinner.
Last weekend we headed over to East Bay on Gambier Island. We met up with Vince and Laura on Merganser and the kids spent their first night at anchor. Here they are hanging out in the cockpit with their dad. And waving (okay, not waving, but at least looking) goodbye as I paddle off in the kayak. Also, one nice feature of Sonrisa is that there’s a lip around the inside of the cockpit. A while ago we made boards…
The new crew made their first real boat trip yesterday when we came over to Bowen Island for a few days. We rigged some attachment points so the carseats could be secured below, giving us a safe place to put the kids while underway. There was a strong enough northwesterly to raise whitecaps on English Bay, but it was a beautiful sunny day and as a calm as a lake once we got into the lee of Bowen. Ready for…
Well, due to me being pregnant with our new crew (twins arriving in December) we didn’t do a big trip this summer. Â We had planned to go around Vancouver Island, but settled for some time in the Gulf Islands instead. Â After a fantastic time at Svea and Fergus’ wedding on Saturna we picked up Erika in Nanaimo and enjoyed a leisurely week. We swam “Fished” Caught some unknown monsters of the deep in our crab trap Showed we know how…
May to September, to Glacier Bay Alaska and back. Sarah finished her PhD and I quit my job. Since we were now a pair of shiftless hobos we took the opportunity to sail north. Our housie friends often asked “why north?” We found that north had a lot to offer. Click the map to tour the coast.
After living aboard our 27 foot Cascade sailboat for 6 months, Sarah got tired of me complaining that I couldn’t do the dishes due to lack of headroom.  We were also tired of arguing who got to lay comfortably on the one settee.  So the search began, and through a series of lucky events we found and made an accepted offer to purchase Sonrisa, for sale down in San Diego. Here she is where we first saw her Organizing the haul-out in…