Spoiler Alert: We actually love sailing more than boat work. I know that so far this blog has been a litany of haul-outs and paint jobs, power washing and chop saw work–yes, Talia did an instructional chop saw video. Coming soon to a blog near you…
But lately, we have been sailing a bit more. As a way to dress up the boat work, you might say. We did a fun spring break trip with grand parents in tow, started with 4 days of boat work of PT followed by a sail to Kingston and Seattle. (Where he had a long/productive/expensive trip to Fisheries, lots of work on H2O systems) We also demoed some new sails from Ballard Sails, and had a great time at Bell Harbor in the bright lights of the big city.
And as I write this, Dogbark is sitting calmly on our mooring buoy after a full day of sail testing with the guys from Ballard Sails. New main-Awesome! Genoa-Just what the doctor ordered. And best of all, a working jib/staysail that pulls. The thing is a beast. Pulled us home from Elliott Bay on a beam reach to a run, at up to 10.6 knots. (Did I mention, no mainsail, just the staysail?)
Yep, sailing beats the daylights out of boatwork. The crew is unanimous on that one!
Looking forward to following your wonderful adventure…when are you leaving?