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29-07-2015, 20:58
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: On the boat, somewhere in Australia.
Boat: Swanson 42 & Kelly Peterson 44
Posts: 9,405
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Well this thread certainly restored my faith in my fellow man to think, plan and deliver. Great work so far.
I am sorry I missed this thread to date, I shall watch with interest to see how you progress. Best of luck though you sound like you won't need it, you are making it with your actions.
Matt
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18-05-2016, 02:37
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#17
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: sailing south
Boat: Ericson 35-2
Posts: 330
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Guess, another update is due.
Desolation Sound sail last summer went well. Caught a bunch of fish, swam in a freshwater lake in heavy rain, did an overnight passage, had both prop AND rudder tangled by the same piece of line, anchored under sail with not much steering, hit bottom (different story), figured out how to use windvane and sextant, made a couple wondrous discoveries about the enigma which is this boat's plumbing system - the works.
One of our teenagers has left home yesterday, the other one is leaving in a couple of months. The idea for this season looks like this:
* Wrapping up my current contracting gig on July 1 and go to the boat.
* Wife and kid (she's 5) join on the last week of July for a two weeks trip from Vancouver up the Desolation Sound.
* Drop them off at Campbell River, pick up a couple of friends, pass through the Johnstone Strait and take another couple of weeks to complete the circumnavigation of Vancouver Island. This part is the shakedown cruise.
* Spend a couple of weeks in port somewhere to deal with whatever new interesting problems pop up.
* Take on another crew and sail to San-Francisco, using the offshore route.
* At this point, wife quits her job, we get together, sail down the coast of California, join Baja Ha-Ha, then spend some serious time in the Sea of Cortez.
You can find us under #44 in the Ha-Ha roster for this year: Baja Ha-Ha 2015 Roster
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03-07-2016, 04:50
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#18
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: sailing south
Boat: Ericson 35-2
Posts: 330
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Re: Yet another wannabe
It's finally happening. Yesterday was last day at work. As of today, I'm officially a full-time cruiser. At least, in terms of "fixing boats in exotic ports". Whoever says Richmond, BC is not exotic, let him throw the first stone.
Yay!
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03-07-2016, 05:18
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Ireland
Posts: 69
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Re: Yet another wannabe
I'm jealously reading this from work. All the customers are in a bad mood today. If you start to get doubts that you made the right decision call me and I'll remind you what's it like to be a working stiff
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03-07-2016, 05:54
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#20
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Chesapeake Bay
Boat: Sabre 28-2
Posts: 3,197
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Great! You're doing the hardest part right now ... casting off the docklines!
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03-07-2016, 06:04
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#21
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lived aboard & cruised for 45 years,- now on a chair in my walk-in closet.
Boat: Morgan OI 413 1973 - Aythya
Posts: 8,500
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Re: Yet another wannabe
RedHerring, I just reviewed the three year+ history of this short thread. Congratulations with your focus on the goal and welcome to the full time cruising community!
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03-07-2016, 17:01
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2008
Location: cruising SW Pacific
Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar
Posts: 21,542
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Red, I had the faith from your very first post. I dunno what set you apart as a wanabe, but your steady progress and thoughtful updates have shown your true colors, and they are good uns.
Enjoy the trip down the coast as much as possible, with the comforting knowledge that it is likely to be the worst conditions that you will face for some while. Enjoy too the Calif coast and the Channel IIslands... and especially enjoy Mexico... we sure did.
My only advice at this stage is to not get too tied up with the Haha folks. We see too many new cruisers who get so involved with a rally group that they miss out on meeting the locals and non-rallying cruisers whom they encounter along the way.
Good luck with it all!
Jim
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03-07-2016, 19:54
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: aboard, in Tasmania, Australia
Boat: Sayer 46' Solent rig sloop
Posts: 29,918
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Let me add my "good on ya" to Jim's. Good plans, progress reports, execution. Well done, sir.
Enjoy your travels, big time.
Ann
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03-07-2016, 22:38
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: La Ciudad de la Misión Didacus de Alcalá en Alta California, Virreinato de Nueva España
Boat: Cal 20
Posts: 21,539
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Let me know when you make it to San Diego. Dinner or sum'tin.
A house is but a boat so poorly built and so firmly run aground you would never try to refloat it.
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A house is but a boat so poorly built and so firmly run aground no one would think to try and refloat it.
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20-08-2016, 22:43
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#25
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: sailing south
Boat: Ericson 35-2
Posts: 330
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Vancouver Island circumnavigation: done. Sailing on the ocean side is way better than the inside passages, because, you know, wind. Haven't run into anything scarier than a 35kt wind with 10' waves, downwind surfing with almost no sail in those conditions was just glorious. No major problems with any systems, although we did have to jury rig an autopilot drive belt and rebuild a toilet along the way. Still working on the fishing thing - only three large fishes in a month of sailing around PNW seems below par.
Next up: Victoria to to San Francisco passage.
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20-08-2016, 23:39
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#26
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Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
Posts: 15,267
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Really enjoy the updates. When are you leaving? Keep us posted along the way. Let me know when you are in my neck of the woods, I'll sail out and catch you out there at the Channel Islands along the way if I can!
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Pythagoras
1962 Columbia 29 MKI #37
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29-08-2016, 12:13
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#27
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: sailing south
Boat: Ericson 35-2
Posts: 330
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Some pretty moving pixels from Calgary - Vancouver - Campbell River leg of the voyage:
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15-09-2016, 23:07
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#28
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: sailing south
Boat: Ericson 35-2
Posts: 330
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Re: Yet another wannabe
We made it to San Francisco. Kept ~150miles offshore, saw four other vessels in the entire week, not a single one was closer than a couple of miles. No victims, fairly minimal destruction. Tracking data is still at https://share.delorme.com/svSpartan
Had a few problems on the way. The most surprising one: it turns out that there can be too many whales. Someone said so when five of them surfaced pretty close to the boat, including two within a couple of hull lengths.
Fishing was quite good initially, but at the end of day 2 we pulled a 50 pound albacore out of the water. Sort of made further efforts pointless. Still haven't finished eating the thing.
Next steps: buy some nuts and bolts in West Marine, stick around the SF Bay for a week or so then on to Santa Barbara / Channel Islands. Life is good, particularly the sleeping with a dry ass part of it, according to my little brother.
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16-09-2016, 00:32
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#29
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Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
Posts: 15,267
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Re: Yet another wannabe
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHerring
We made it to San Francisco. Kept ~150miles offshore, saw four other vessels in the entire week, not a single one was closer than a couple of miles. No victims, fairly minimal destruction. Tracking data is still at https://share.delorme.com/svSpartan
Had a few problems on the way. The most surprising one: it turns out that there can be too many whales. Someone said so when five of them surfaced pretty close to the boat, including two within a couple of hull lengths.
Fishing was quite good initially, but at the end of day 2 we pulled a 50 pound albacore out of the water. Sort of made further efforts pointless. Still haven't finished eating the thing.
Next steps: buy some nuts and bolts in West Marine, stick around the SF Bay for a week or so then on to Santa Barbara / Channel Islands. Life is good, particularly the sleeping with a dry ass part of it, according to my little brother.
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Great! are you planning any stops between SF and SB?
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Pythagoras
1962 Columbia 29 MKI #37
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16-09-2016, 00:35
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#30
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2008
Location: cruising SW Pacific
Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar
Posts: 21,542
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Re: Yet another wannabe
good one, RH!
Glad you made it, alive and well, ready to carry on... especially with a dry ass!
Jim
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