Midnight Alarms
Sound asleep just past midnight, the alarm rang notifying us that the boat had moved. Had we drifted out to sea, into another boat, or crashed into the rocky shoreline?
Read MorePosted by shiera | Jan 5, 2017 | Adventures
Sound asleep just past midnight, the alarm rang notifying us that the boat had moved. Had we drifted out to sea, into another boat, or crashed into the rocky shoreline?
Read MorePosted by shiera | Jan 4, 2017 | Adventures
When two of the three crew suffer from severe acrophobia, there’s no question who will be charged with climbing the mast for any repairs.
Read MorePosted by shiera | Jan 3, 2017 | Adventures
Today I learn how to attach our sailboat to a mooring ball. Simple enough. Little like threading a needle in the wind while standing on one leg.
Read MorePosted by shiera | Jan 2, 2017 | Adventures
The light of the new day and cacophony of distant roosters wakes me. Last night’s storm left an arrangement of gray puffy clouds trimmed in pink and orange. I will be an early riser in this new life.
Read MorePosted by shiera | Jan 1, 2017 | Adventures
…As in tangling the halyard at the top of the mast just 15 minutes into our first attempt of raising the mainsail on our maiden voyage.
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