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Building Koloa (Kama Hele) 2021-06-16 15:51:00

Just built a new site on smugmug to better host pictures and videos. Its still a work in progress, but I am uploading a lot of still pics from the last year or so. There is also a cruising video section where you will find movies of our most recent Ala…

Building Koloa (Kama Hele) 2021-06-16 15:51:00

Just built a new site on smugmug to better host pictures and videos. Its still a work in progress, but I am uploading a lot of still pics from the last year or so. There is also a cruising video section where you will find movies of our most recent Ala…

Headed North

Been a while since I’ve posted, but we’ve been doing a lot of planning and prep for a Summer trip up the West coast and through British Columbia to Alaska and back. We did this journey about 10 years ago on our old boat Seabird (http://sausalitoseabird…

Headed North

Been a while since I’ve posted, but we’ve been doing a lot of planning and prep for a Summer trip up the West coast and through British Columbia to Alaska and back. We did this journey about 10 years ago on our old boat Seabird (http://sausalitoseabird…

Sausalito to Catalina and Back

The short story:Sausalito to Santa Catalina Island and return16 days totalCovered just under 800 milesBurned 330 gallons of diesel fuel using an average of 2.5 gallons an hourAll electricity from storage batteries/inverterBatteries charged via solar pa…

Sausalito to Catalina and Back

The short story:

Sausalito to Santa Catalina Island and return

16 days total

Covered just under 800 miles

Burned 330 gallons of diesel fuel using an average of 2.5 gallons an hour

All electricity from storage batteries/inverter

Batteries charged…

Cruising Blog

So we’re cruising in the Channel Islands on our first big offshore shake-down trip.Lots more pics and updates on our progress at:http://kamahelecruising.blogspot.comCheck it out!

Cruising Blog

So we’re cruising in the Channel Islands on our first big offshore shake-down trip.

Lots more pics and updates on our progress at:

http://kamahelecruising.blogspot.com

Check it out!

Aft mast boom modifications

To safely lift the dinghy onto the deck cradle required a modification of the boom (that I should have done when I thought of it while we were building the mast/boom parts). The boom is 12′ long and does a nice job reaching over the side of the boat fo…

Aft mast boom modifications

To safely lift the dinghy onto the deck cradle required a modification of the boom (that I should have done when I thought of it while we were building the mast/boom parts). The boom is 12′ long and does a nice job reaching over the side of the boat fo…