Modern anchors may be better equipped to handle the challenge of Maine's rocky coast. See how Fayaway has been dealing with her anchient rusty chain, and clocking wind conditions.
Category: Thoughts
Purchase Decision
Revised since originally posted. One of our followers recently inquired about our boat purchasing methodology, and how we made the decision to purchase a particular boat with regards to how much work it needs: On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 7:33 AM “Chris D” <xxx@gmail.com> wrote:If you would be willing to tell me as it would …
Welcome To The Dockside
Thoughts For Sustainability In Propulsion and Steering. We live on a sailboat, and want to ride the wind, but what about when we want to move, and the wind or water doesn’t necessarily comply with our intended direction? We just received back (after three weeks) our transmission from the shop. Yay! Now we feel comfortable …
Full Court Press
Milestones: So much of our energy in the last few months, weeks and days has been building with a push of anxiety to get the boat into the water. I'm now sipping coffee as I start this post, considering we have only five days to our scheduled launch. Yikes - it's finally happening! But I'm …
Grass Is Growing
Kelly and I evolve and keep moving, striving for discovery of life’s many wonders. Life is: enjoying time with family and friends, discovering new friends or interesting places, feeling accomplished with a job well done or simply finding ease with adjusting to any situation. We try to do good in little ways, spreading good humor, …