Marine mammals, ice cream, and an eclipse
Wednesday and Thursday, August 26-27, 2026 Hooray!! Some light wind chased the obnoxious smoke away from the harbor during Tuesday … Continue reading Marine mammals, ice cream, and an eclipse
Category: Adventures
The one that got away, and a hazy day
Monday and Tuesday, August 24-25, 2026 On Monday the wind blew for most of the day at 0.0 mph with … Continue reading The one that got away, and a hazy day
Thunder, rain, and crabs?
Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23 In place of the Coast Guard boat’s noisy generator, Friday night brought wind and waves … Continue reading Thunder, rain, and crabs?
Four fearsome fractures, three weeks in England, two days afloat, and . . .
. . . a star-bridge to a fair sea! Thursday and Friday, August 20-21, 2026 On the first day of … Continue reading Four fearsome fractures, three weeks in England, two days afloat, and . . .
Off to a somewhat stormy start
Thursday, December 19, 2024 We motored for seven hours today under cloudy skies and through fields of wood debris, scattered … Continue reading Off to a somewhat stormy start
Doing very little and enjoying it a lot!
Back into the San Juan Islands we motored on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 17. Walt’s lower back was still … Continue reading Doing very little and enjoying it a lot!
Ten days of wandering (and a dozen pictures) in a single post
The ten days that Walt and I spent looping through the San Juan Islands on Braesail as summer let out … Continue reading Ten days of wandering (and a dozen pictures) in a single post
Postscript: There are hard things under the water!
Saturday, July 6, 2024 Before Karen and Martin left Braesail, carrying all their bags and baggage, to catch the ferry … Continue reading Postscript: There are hard things under the water!
Celebrating our success!
Friday, July 5, 2024 Exhaustion led to sound sleep for some members of Braesail’s crew, but others didn’t sleep as … Continue reading Celebrating our success!
A very long day!
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Whew! We are safely at a dock in Cadboro Bay near Victoria, B.C. after motoring about … Continue reading A very long day!
Braesail - A grand yacht in the Salish Sea 