Hovering Neon Droplets: a moment between the sea and me
Despite a day of gray, the sun refuses to depart unnoticed, surprising me and the thickly-clouded sky with a lavish splash of reds and pinks. The heavens then toss the light down onto the sea, where it warps into a hypnotizing tango with the water’s evening shadows. A dark line appears ahead. I study its […]
Bluewater Hiatus
The night wind persisted, shifting northeast, which forced us off-course by nearly 30 degrees. So I tacked south and could still made a bit of easting… “East is east”–I’d take what I could get. By dawn we were triple reefed, the headsail wound to less than half its size. See why I was so grateful […]
The Captain and the Kid…
With the New year came lovely weather so Dad and I sailed off to tour the outer islands. On our various passages over the next week, the ocean showed us a bit of everything. We had a glorious 15 knots on the stern quarter, some squally 30 knot upwind slogging, rain and rainbows, gusts and […]
…simply Grateful!!
…hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! I walked up into the mountains to celebrate my gratitude for all that is: The air is still cool as I lock my bike and start up the trail. Ahhhh, morning light glowing on the hillside! Lovely!! I wander along, still a bit sleepy… The trees are standing […]
