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Mooring a sail boat: Is it a relationship builder?
Today, I accidentally bumped into a parked car, and caused a piece of their bumper to shatter. I was distracted and the cold snap we are having here in Ottawa makes some things very brittle. It wasn’t a good feeling. The car I bumped Up until today, the closest experience I had to mooring was watching other people park their RVs in tight camping spots. Some people do this with aplomb. Others, create a circus. In April, when I go to Antigua for training, I expect to crew and help moor a sail boat for the first time. I’m hoping that the spectacle of mooring…
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Possible renter?
We are in the last hours of the school holidays. And, today I spent some much-needed downtime feeling guilty that my kids were watching continuous episodes of “Avatar The Last Airbender”, and that I wasn’t doing something active or crafty with them. And, then in comes an email from our real estate agent, asking to see our house with a possible renter tomorrow. They viewed our house previously, a few weeks ago. We have rescheduled their visit until Monday. Right now, Lego is strewn about – about 2,000 pieces that we thoughtfully gave to our kids for Christmas. And, the Christmas tree is a disaster.…
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My First Annapolis Boat Show: Decoding the Language of Sailing
Feeling seasick is one thing, but being lost in sailing jargon at a boat show can be intimidating. I know because I’ve lived it. Here’s how to start making sense of it.
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Charting a course without GPS or autopilot
Today, the sailing life reared its head first thing this morning when the subject of vectors was raised. Anyone remember vectors from high school math? Me? Vaguely – I would have to google it. Google it. Says, I have enough interest to pursue the topic further, but I will delay this pursuit, perhaps indefinitely. But, my husband was persistent. It seems vector diagrams are an important skill in charting a course to sail, especially if the power fails and the GPS and autopilot die, so I will not spare you our discussion. Following a visit to wikipedia, there are many types of vectors. But, what my…
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My very first post: Sailing around the World — Could it be Us?
In 2014, our family began a circumnavigation dream — buying a boat, learning to homeschool at sea, and discovering sailing for the first time.