We “shipped out” at last from sunny Bellingham on Monday morning at about 9 am and motored most of the … Continue reading THE JOURNEY BEGINS: Monday, July 25

Every Holy Week and Easter, the Irish saint, Brendan (c. 484 – c. 577), is said to have returned with … Continue reading BRAESAIL’S FIRST VOYAGE

…and headed out. We left our intrepid crew making the turn into the Strait of Juan de Fuca last  Sunday. … Continue reading Snow Shoo has tied up …

I just came on to relieve Hans at the end of the graveyard shift. Walt D is up on the … Continue reading Let me flatter you on the way to the Graveyard

And no, I’m not going to compete with Martin on parodies. I will up my popular cultural quotient by noting … Continue reading It’s 5 o’ clock in the morning…

Particularly at 4:00 AM, shooting down the entrance range into a harbor you have never visited. There’s a nice mixed … Continue reading Coos Bay, you were wonderful!

Yesterday afternoon, we left Eureka, CA, bound–in theory at least–for Newport, OR. After motoring into 15-25kt winds and waves, which … Continue reading Chartistry and rhythms

Sorry—that’s what happens when you use the blog post from the last time you rounded Cape Mendocino. This time…well, you’ll … Continue reading Gale force winds; 40-foot waves!

First the weather report. Like politics, all weather is local, and when Paul and I rolled out of our bunks … Continue reading Rolling right along

With a good night’s sleep, we untied from our mooring buoy and headed out at around 6. Although I was … Continue reading A fine day on the water, at last!