Golden Gate fly by!
Memorial Day is Inspection Day
Winter Racing
It’s been a gorgeous January in Texas, giving us some great sailing and racing on Galveston Bay. Right after the New Year, Galveston Bay Cruising Associations (GBCA) hosts an informal Icicle Series on Galveston Bay. The race is a reverse start by PHRF rating. 60-70 boats have turned out each Saturday for some fantastic, relatively
First Race!
Last Saturday was a momentous occasion for Shearwater, Chris, and I. We did our first race together. Specifically we did a Rum Race on Galveston Bay hosted by GBCA. Rum races are a somewhat informal Saturday evening pursuit race where boats start in reverse order of their PHRF rating. That is, the slow boats start
Video – Landfall in the Azores
Video – Crossing the Atlantic – The Windy Days
Video – Crossing the Atlantic – First 5 Days
But why a J/120?
Good question. Thanks for asking. It’s been almost 10 years since we were boat owners. Our priorities have changed only slightly, with much of the change based on our experience with Earendil, our trusty 1977 Valiant 32 that we lived on for almost 5 years. Prior to 2011, while living in Texas, we decided that