This last weekend was the 2015 Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup. This is a boat race consisting of only human powered boat, mostly types of canoes and kayaks. My good friend Joshua Wold is a member of the Canoe/Kayak Team USA paddlers and is currently training for the 2016 Olympics. I was able to hang out

Zippey is from 1977 and she is starting to feel her age. The deck has a growing spiderweb of cracks that need filling. I believe I located a boatyard where I can haul Zippey out and do the fiberglass repairs. There are a list of projects that I want to get done when I pull

Here are some photos from the 2015 Seattle Boat Show. I have a bit of a fetish for lamps and I found these on one of the newer boat and really liked them. Couple Boats I would not mind having for world travel Here are a few cool photos from the event

On Saturday of the Seattle Boat Show I attended several seminars (classes). Here are the raw notes I took. Anchoring in NW Waters Mike Huston San Juan sailing and yachting Goals – be securely attached to the bottom and not hit anything – Sleep well The “best” anchor depends on bottom conditions NW is mostly

We took Zippey out again for New Years Eve. The weather was great and the skies really clear. Because it was cold I picked up a Mr. Heater propane heater. This heater uses the standard green propane camping bottles and will put out 18,000 BTUs of heat on high for 5 hours. Setting it in