Posts Tagged with "LANDFALL"

IS IT WORTH IT?

Sunday, April 28, 2013

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It’s been almost a year and a half since we sailed off. In a couple weeks we will have been in Mexico most of the time for a year. Today, at anchor, I’m looking back at what we had and looking at what we have. What have we lost? The main thing that I’ve lost […]

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Can’t Tell If Anchor Dragging Or Just Weird Wind Direction…

Monday, March 11, 2013

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Can’t Tell If Anchor Dragging Or Just Weird Wind Direction…

“Tamiko,” Steve called, from out on deck, “Need you to come up and take a look at this. Tell me what you think–we’ve got a little sailboat getting…pretty damn close.” Yesterday we decamped from the La Cruz marina and found a spot in the anchorage that’s fairly close to the breakwater, which is nice because […]

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How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Go Cruising?

Sunday, October 21, 2012

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I had a lot of keys. House, deadbolt, garage, camper, racecar, shop door, shop deadbolt, shop other door, shop other deadbolt, shop 3rd door, suitcases, shop storage, shop bathroom, big tool box, side tool box, roll around tool box, race tool box, truck, Subaru, Porsche, Porsche, Porsche, wheel locks, boatyard bathroom, boatyard shower, and the […]

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Morning Coffee, Letch Edition

Thursday, October 18, 2012

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As you may know, I enjoy frequenting cafes. I’ve grown acquainted with a retired man who also visits the cafe who lives across the street from the one that I go to most often. He has three topics of conversation. Ten percent is current news. Another ten percent is bad jokes. The other eighty percent […]

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Landfall To Do List

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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We just had a great visit from my dad, Ken. We walked and pedaled his ass all around Ensenada and he enjoyed it so much that he’s considering moving down here so his money will go farther. Now it’s time to get the old boat ready for her biggest sail so far this century. Finish […]

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Failed Attempt at Point Conception

Thursday, September 6, 2012

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            We haven’t talked much about our trip around Point Conception or our first failed attempt. We left Morro Bay for Port San Luis Obispo and had a fairly nice sail down. We arrived at night, as usual, but were able to navigate through the mooring fields and find the […]

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Varnish Insanity

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Before we found this boat we had a big list of likes and dislikes. I absolutely said NO PILOTHOUSE and NOTHING WITH LOTS OF WOOD. Well, we found this boat at about 1/3rd to 1/5th of market value and guess what? It’s a pilothouse with 2 1/2 acres of wood to care for. Varnish, sanded […]

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Past the Point

Friday, February 17, 2012

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The boat is finally, FINALLY past Point Conception! After wayyyyy too many delays, getting stuck where we didn’t want to be, broken this and that, bad weather, social obligations, waiting and waiting and waiting, Landfall sailed around the point in nearly perfect conditions last night. OFF TO THE ISLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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