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…”
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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”
Adjustments in the back-country
The Wind River mountains are amazing. The ruggedness of the peaks as you drive up highway 191 toward Pinedale, WY is astounding. I love to drive up there just to see the peaks from the highway. They are both inviting and unforgiving. If you make a mistake in that wilderness, it could be your last,Continue reading “Adjustments in the back-country”
We had wind!
We’ve had a few sailing lessons now, the first one did not have any wind, so it was more of an exercise in learning the parts of the boat, running the motor, when there was wind, trying to figure out where it was coming from. The next two lessons had wind! So, we could sail! Continue reading “We had wind!”
First Scuba Experience
It wasn’t the tropics, it wasn’t a beautiful reef with all kinds of colorful coral and fish, or sharks. It was just a swimming pool that was only four feet deep. But it was our first scuba experience. It was pretty cool. Sandy and Kenneth has done Snuba before, but no one had ever doneContinue reading “First Scuba Experience”
Sailing is fun…when there’s wind!
Grandad said, “When I tell you, push the tiller until the bow is pointed at that point, I’ll trim the mainsail from there. We can’t sail into the wind, so this is called tacking.” I said, “Yeah, if we pointed the bow directly into the wind, we’d go backwards, right?” Grandad, “No, we can’t sailContinue reading “Sailing is fun…when there’s wind!”
Knots…and a little more
The past few weeks have been a series of first steps in our sailing journey. Step 1: Know Your Knots! Step 2: Our first practical sailing lesson. Step 3: Our first introduction to scuba diving. Step 4: Booking a trip to Florida to look at boats. Sometimes the newness and excitement of it all isContinue reading “Knots…and a little more”
Challenges
Challenges and change are intertwined. This past week I’ve been thinking a lot about challenges. If something in life is a challenge, when you are through it, you will be forever changed on the other side. The degree of change may vary, but the change is inevitable. Probably the most obvious place you see thisContinue reading “Challenges”
What will tomorrow bring?
I don’t know who said it, but I have heard the phrase “Change is the only constant in life.” Although it’s a bit of an oxymoron, it’s still true. Life always brings change, sometimes we even yearn for the change. Like a senior in high school who is chomping at the bit to graduate andContinue reading “What will tomorrow bring?”
