Category Archives: Looking Back

Our Quietest Christmas

Our Christmas gift that year was a day of good sailing. After a big storm and days of going nowhere, it was just what we needed… Continue reading

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The Tanzer – That Liveaboard Summer

The Tanzer might not have been the best choice to try living aboard on, but it did make for an interesting summer. And it was part of plan… Continue reading

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More Space! The Tanzer 7.5

The perceived roominess of any boat is directly related to the size of the boat owned before… Continue reading

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And Then There Was the Nash 20

In which we find our next boat, a Nash 20, and get ready to sail and cruise on Lake Simcoe. Continue reading

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The Sea Spray (Our Catamaran)

Memories of sailing fast on our Sea Spray 15 catamaran. Continue reading

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Flashback February?

Today it’s snowy and windy. For the past month we’ve seen far too little sun – days have been short and skies have been grey. So my thoughts turned to sun, and then to sea and memories thereof, and I decided to repost this from our other, older cruising blog. From December 2006 and January 2007… Continue reading

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A Memory of Whales

…The great dark head, spotted with grey, broke the surface not far from the boat. A small beady eye seemed to peer at me, I could smell the wet breath… Continue reading

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