Feb
10
2008
I have discovered a cheap alternative to caffeine… capsize your boat in Lake Union during February. If I could just manage to bottle the exhilaration of being thrust unwillingly into 40 degree lake water (without a drysuit), I could be then next Howard Schultz. Truth be told it was not actually my boat. I left Limpet at home and headed out for a race with my friend Jim on his Vanguard Nomad. He was kind enough to hand me the helm and in my first time flying a spinnaker I discovered how to broach. Continue Reading »
Jul
08
2007
It all started out innocent enough, a sunny day in Seattle just right for a sailing my San Juan 21, Limpet on Elliot
Bay with the Family. Unfortunately, it quickly descended into the great screaming toddler cruise of 2007.
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Jun
25
2007
I just returned from 2 weeks in Norway!!!
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Apr
02
2007
So I have had my San Juan 21 “Limpet” for a couple of winter months and had only sailed it once. With the cherry blossoms on the trees and the promise of summer in the air I have been jonesing to venture back to the water. So with more optimism than sense I rounded up some crew and headed for the first sailboat race of my life. I caught up with San Juan 21 Fleet 1 on Elliot bay for a day of fun framed by the Seattle skyline. My stout hearted crew with questionable decision making abilities was my good friend Ken. (Quick story on Ken… He is married to a great gal named Heidi and around my house we often refer to “Ken and Heidi.” My son, who has not picked up on the finer point of conjunctions, has taken to calling him “Kenand.”) Together Ken and I set forth some objectives for the adventure.
- No falling off the Boat
- No getting clocked by the boom
- No demonic possessions
Other than that we figured anything else must qualify as a success.
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