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Lorelette Knowles's avatarLorelette Knowles on Off to a somewhat stormy start

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Staying alert

Saturday, June 8, 2024 A thoroughly silent night led to a delightfully sunny morning, and the three sailboats in Mound … Continue reading Staying alert

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Mamalilaculla

Friday, June 7, 2024 The most glorious—and WARM!– weather of our entire trip so far was ours to enjoy on … Continue reading Mamalilaculla

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The ideal June afternoon

Thursday, June 6, 2024 Our very silent night in Douglas Bay was disturbed at about 6 am by the noise … Continue reading The ideal June afternoon

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Back out of Forward Harbour

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 BANG!! Braesail’s keel smacked into some object lying on the bottom of Forward Harbour as we … Continue reading Back out of Forward Harbour

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On our way again!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Monday night was quite windy, and the morning was increasingly so and showery as well, so … Continue reading On our way again!

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Uh-Oh! Will we need a PLAN: Phase 4?

Monday, June 3, 2024 Walt and I slept well and awoke to a bright and breezy morning. By a little … Continue reading Uh-Oh! Will we need a PLAN: Phase 4?

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The PLAN: Phase 3: Bringing Braesail a new chart-plotter

Sunday, June 2, 2024 Walt rose early on a very gray, rainy morning and drove to Fisheries Supplies in Seattle … Continue reading The PLAN: Phase 3: Bringing Braesail a new chart-plotter

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The PLAN: Phase 2: Returning to our Everett Condo

Saturday, June 1, 2024 Our rental Honda Accord arrived at the Okeover Harbour Authority docks early on Saturday morning; we’d … Continue reading The PLAN: Phase 2: Returning to our Everett Condo

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The PLAN: Phase 1: Docking in Okeover Inlet

Friday, May 31, 2024 Today we began the execution of our plan to replace Braesail’s defunct chart-plotter. We motored (there … Continue reading The PLAN: Phase 1: Docking in Okeover Inlet

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What to do and how to do it?

Thursday, May 30, 2024 Most of Thursday’s energy was devoted to figuring out what to do about replacing Walt’s MacBook … Continue reading What to do and how to do it?

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