Hey everyone, its been a while since my last post because I’ve been very busy taking those first steps towards my goal of cruising full-time. Dawn and I moved into an apartment on 1 March and we’re finishing up getting the house ready for the market. I’ll post info on that as we get closer, but let me...

As I walked around the Show, I noticed these weird looking spikes in one booth, and not knowing what they were and not seeing the rest of the booth yet, I started to look at their books. Brian Toss is a master rigger in Port Townsend, WA and they have an excellent book series on splicing and they sell...

Not that well known, but there’s a very chatty group of folks on the PacNW mailing list (hosted by Sailnet ) who keep each other informed of where everyone is, how they’re doing as well as more technical matters. Topics range form the sailor friendly wineries in the San Juans, the best heaters...

Bill has some sad news about a J/24... Apparently, Saturday was a pretty bad day, at least for one boat. See the following link for images of a J/24 that sank out on the sound over the weekend. http://www.roadfever.com/pix/2004-10-09_Sinking_of_Quicksilver/IMGP0000.html Bill