“Braesail is certified as Lloyds Class A ocean cruiser, it’s not really an icebreaker.” So what does the crew of … Continue reading Captain, we are trapped in the ice!

It was quiet on Christmas night. Maybe a little too quiet. Might have been that while the wind we found … Continue reading I’m dreaming of a white Christmas (or Boxing Day)

Hanging out over Effingham Point on Barkley Sound was a small low—not a really bad one, only about 5 millibars … Continue reading Blown into an iceberg

Braesail tied up in Anacortes, after a fairly fast, but uneventful run from Vancouver. It was easy—except for the beginning, … Continue reading And at 3:00 AM

Church services done? check! Course plotted? check! Weather as nice as it gets this time of year? check! Lines untied? … Continue reading No room at the inn???

No. We aren’t in Mexico. No again—this isn’t about mixing drinks When sailors in this neck of the woods (or … Continue reading A Margarita Cruise?

It’s been a long time—the months of COVID, a wonderful year in Sewanee, Tennessee, and two years of hard work … Continue reading Braesail is on the move again —— December, 2021

One of the great things about a boat that is twenty years old is that it has twenty years of … Continue reading Braesail is in the yard…

We rose early on Friday, Nov. 1, to begin our four-hour journey back to Braesail’s home port. We motored over … Continue reading November 1, 2019: We return to home port

As Walt was preparing for bed on Tuesday night, he noticed some soreness in his lower back, which, by the … Continue reading October 30 -31, 2019: Friday in Friday Harbor