October 2011 archives

Shake it Down

The boat was ready, my crew member had arrived, and the sun was shining. I was ready to go for a sail! We were off to a late start, and our departure was a bit reckless. The wind was blowing a good 16 knots with gusts of 20, and we were handling a boat we […]

Paint on and Move on

By day three of sanding painting and sweating I was officially experiencing a chemical hangover. I would wake up at odd hours of the night with a sneaking pain in the back of my head, that slowly worked its way to the tip of my nose. This pain didn't stop until I started working on […]