Jim and I have been long-distance cruisers for five years. Most of that time has been spent on good sized boats, most recently our Fathom 40, but last year we decided it was time for a change. After redefining our cruising goals we came up with a plan to buy a trailerable trawler. We wanted…
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12th July 2011
Having planned another MasterCraft International Team Meeting, following the success of the Ibiza meeting last summer, we bypassed Genoa to reconnoitre the proposed site in Santa Margherita, taking in Portofino and San Fruttuoso al…
12th July 2011
Having planned another MasterCraft International Team Meeting, following the success of the Ibiza meeting last summer, we bypassed Genoa to reconnoitre the proposed site in Santa Margherita, taking in Portofino and San Fruttuoso al…
We decided to head west from Spanish along the beautiful Whaleback Channel, 12 miles to Beardrop Harbour. It is a mile long stretch framed by 2 unnamed islands to the south and the Ontario mainland to the north. It is entered along a course of rocky i…
We intended to island hop a few more days before coming into port for a pump-out, but the darn holding tank was surprisingly full. We don’t have a holding tank gauge and use a low tech system of simply counting flushes. This led to a lively discussio…
It was a calm, sunny, 70 degree day when we left Gore Bay headed for Hotham Island, Oak Bay. It is an easy 12 mile cruise up through the McBean Channel with an easy entrance between Oak Point and the west end of Hotham Island. This 5-mile long island …
Wow…summer is FLYING by!! We spent a week on Skinny Dippin’ for July 4th week. We had hoped for another great cruise to new locations, but the weather was a little unsettled. Having been groomed by Sailors, we tend to wait for good weather windows …
This week, Thursday actually, will be our 12 month anniversary from when we purchased our Monk 36. I have learned a lot, she has taught us a lot, and she has made me a profoundly better boater. On top of that, she has been a true blessing to our fami…
Captain’s Log July 18 to July 28, 2011
Visit to Ta Shing Shipyard and Taiwan
July 18: We left Detroit Metro Airport around 17:30 on a flight to San Francisco where we had planned a 24 hour layover on our way to Taiwan. We wanted to spend time …
Captain’s Log July 18 to July 28, 2011
Visit to Ta Shing Shipyard and Taiwan
July 18: We left Detroit Metro Airport around 17:30 on a flight to San Francisco where we had planned a 24 hour layover on our way to Taiwan. We wanted to spend time …
