Ok, I know I said that we’d have to wait until we see how fall cruising goes to really have a sense that the full enclosure was worth it.   I was wrong. We do not need to wait. Karin and I have been out in the San Juan Islands now for over a week, and I can tell you right now that the full enclosure … Continue reading Full Enclosure, update

So, Karin and I are hardy souls. We’ve cruised for years on Marie, our Hinterhoeller Niagara 35 with a dodger and the full knowledge that sometimes it gets wet and cold.  We have foulies and sweaters. What more do we need? Nothing, really. We have been very happy cruising this way. But everyone once in a while….not too often…mind you…but more as I’ve gotten older, … Continue reading The Full Enclosure

Summer cruising is coming up later in August….but I’m always in a hurry to get going…even when I know I can’t go quite yet. I do have to work. Sure, working at The Center for Wooden Boats hardly qualifies since it’s so darn fun. But we have Festival to do, then Karin has business trips. I’ve got grants to write, reports back to funders, plans … Continue reading July on Lake Union