Sailing 5 knots while trying to reel in a 20 pound fish is impossible. Well at least the way we were doing it. Our heavy duty fishing pole was in effective. Usually the line would snap under the weight of the fish. If we managed to keep a fish on long enough, it would then…
Category Archives: Offshore Sailing
He’s Cute and Handy
“If you can’t find him cute, at least find him handy.”This is a phrase I heard from my seventy year old friend, Don. Every time he’d say this, his smile would be wide and toothy. When it comes to my husband, I feel I got both. He’s a cute handyman. Luckily for me he…
Sailing Offshore
We didn’t know how much time it would take to complete our first ocean passage from Everett, WA to San Francisco, but we figured it could take up two weeks or a month depending on the wind. Our 30 gallon fuel supply would only take us about 350 miles so we needed to sail…