I ( finally ) picked up my new toy today. When I say new it really means that it has been mine for a year and today is the first time I was able to retrieve it from the boatyard. Back story: My uncle Jimmy retired several years ago and as a retirement project he

The 2012 summer has been a beautiful one on Puget Sound. Warm sunny weather, a nice breeze, and fairly calm clear waters. Every sailors dream, or your worst nightmare if you cannot get out on the water. My beautiful 23′ sailboat, Zippety Doo Dah, has been sadly stuck in the marina during all this fantastic

As any of you with personal contact with me may have noticed, I have been a bit preoccupied with the idea of building my own boats. Obsessed may be a more apt term. Since I purchased my sailboat in May of 2011 there has been a growing hunger in me which I have term the

Unfortunately this is not my pic, but we definitely looked like this a couple times! ( Minus the swim back to the boat ) I met a fellow while kayaking a couple weekends ago who also shares my passion for sailing. Turns out that though the kayaking trip took me far from home he happened

I have a folder full of sailboat pictures that are setup as rotating background on my computer and whenever this one comes up I get a big smile on my face. Thought I would share it with you to brighten your day too