Latest Posts

  • Shiny!

    We arrived at Skyline Marine this morning to find ToG still in the tent. After taking a couple of pics of the shiny hull and new bottom paint we waited for the crew to load the boat onto a trailer… Continue reading

  • ToG getting some work done

    2026 has started out with a bang. We drove the “Motterhome” south in January to spend a few weeks in sunny SoCal. Great locations in Palm Desert and Coronado, among others. Bad weather chased us home a week early but… Continue reading

  • 2025 Cruising Summary

    It’s been a year. It’s that time when I look back at our boating activity over the past season. For 2025, the numbers are a bit different…a lot going on, some of which kept us off the water. In brief:… Continue reading

    2025 Cruising Summary

  • About videos…

    Sometimes videos don’t load properly. If you don’t see an obvious video play button, try clicking on “Read on blog” as pictured above. Continue reading

  • Orca Encounter

    Let me start by saying, this is not my video. We were not inside the Friday Harbor marina recently to witness this…but sure wish we were! A boater we talked to recently shared this video he received from someone else.… Continue reading

  • Victoria to Home

    A good 17-day cruise! Weather was mostly perfect, we didn’t get into any crazy water, currents were pushing us in the right direction…all in all, a very nice trip to the South Sound and Victoria This is a photo of… Continue reading

  • Pickle Boat Ballet

    I did a much better job with videos this morning! We got a good view from another part of the water front, right next to Pacific Grace, so some video is seen through her rigging, and that of Pacific Swift.… Continue reading

  • Port Townsend to Victoria

    We arrived in Port Townsend Wednesday, hoping to land at the reciprocal dock at Boat Haven. Alas, another boat had swooped in ahead of us. No worries, they were able to accommodate us in another slip. We took a walk… Continue reading

  • Poulsbo

    Our 28nm cruise from Gig Harbor to Poulsbo was very smooth and we pulled into the Poulsbo Yacht Club just around noon. We’d not stayed here before and decided to give it a try. It is a short walk into… Continue reading

  • Gig Harbor

    He’s unstoppable! This one on his first cast of the day! Another thing I forgot to mention. On the way from Blake to Tacoma on the 21st, we pulled into Des Moines Marina to fuel up. We knew there were… Continue reading