After I wrote about our experience scuba diving, I said I would write a bit about the training. It’s been a minute or two since I said I would do that, so I’m getting to it. Now that the school year is out, and even though I still have work to do, I have aContinue reading “Learning to Dive”
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Scuba diving
Once we decided that we would set sail, we all agreed that for both practical and pleasure purposes, scuba would be a good skill to have. There will always be under the boat work to do, such as scraping growth off of the hull or maybe even untangling line from a propeller. Beyond that, itContinue reading “Scuba diving”
Money is a renewable resource…Time is not — Ben from Sailing Nahoa
I’ve actually tried about five different versions of this post. It’s about money. One of the more common questions I get is, “How can you afford to live like that?” I understand at the heart of the question is, how can you afford not to work. As I’ve written the previous versions of this, IContinue reading “Money is a renewable resource…Time is not — Ben from Sailing Nahoa”
Change to change
On March 18, 2020, early afternoon, I was riding my bike home from work. Schools were out because the Coronavirus had just hit our area. As I crested the final hill home, I saw that there had been an accident at the next major intersection. As I got closer, it kind of looked like ourContinue reading “Change to change”
Food Changes…
Making changes involves a lot flashy big exciting things, but it also involves a lot of little mundane run of the mill stuff. I’ve struggled to come up with topics lately to write about, but as I was out on a short hike, I was thinking about some of the changes that we have beenContinue reading “Food Changes…”
Fear
I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write this week. It’s been busy, and I’ve been struggling a little bit to develop a topic. Really, with sailing season in the Rockies over till the spring, work is limiting travel, etc. about all we are left with is selling things in terms of getting ready. Continue reading “Fear”
Remington, Part II
Losing a family member is never easy. I really couldn’t bring myself to write about Remington which is why I shared some of my favorite pictures. This week, I thought I’d share some of my favorite memories. Remington was 12. He had a good run. All week, I’ve been hearing other dogs in the neighborhoodContinue reading “Remington, Part II”
Decisions…
Thinking about selling everything and moving to the cruising life is a big step towards not playing things safe. There’s a lot of things that aren’t playing it safe in that lifestyle and that’s part of the draw for us. But having said that, there’s still some things that we need to feel a littleContinue reading “Decisions…”
Moving On!
We have finished our practical lessons on the J/22. Our last lesson in the basic keelboat and coastal cruising line will be on a J/30. It’s made by the same company, but is about 8’ longer. There are also some other differences, including the sail set up as well as steering and anchoring. I’m lookingContinue reading “Moving On!”
Trade Offs
Last week we transitioned from the Basic Keelboat practical lessons to the Basic Coastal cruising lessons. So we’ve moved on from, how does a boat work to, if your sailing here’s some more advanced techniques you need to be aware of to operate a boat safely. It was an interesting transition. We know the pointsContinue reading “Trade Offs”
The Great Wander 