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Entries Tagged as 'Pete & Ray'

Hey Kids! This is better than TV!!!

February 23rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Famous Firsts, Funny, Learning to Sail, Life on the Boat, The beginning

Ok, so not quite, but this sailing stuff is at least more interesting than Jersey Shore, right?!?!?!? Anyway:  I thought I’d share a few of our “firsts” for those who love us and so I can remember them next month when, I hope, we’ll already be old hats at all this stuff 🙂 (HAHAHA) – […]

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Hanging out in Catalina

February 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Our Route, The beginning, The Crew

After another day or so of motoring and floating around the (currently) aptly named Pacific, we motored into Two Harbors at Santa Catalina Island.  We initially tried to anchor outside of Cherry Cove, which brought back fun memories of a college Intervarsity Retreat, but ended up in Little Fisherman’s Cove, a short dinghy ride away […]

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Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz to Catalina

February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · First Mates, Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning, The Crew

Because Pete and Ray didn’t have much time left with us and the wind wasn’t cooperating for a fast trip to, well, anywhere we wanted to go, we decided to head from Santa Barbara over to Santa Cruz island just across the channel.  We ended up motoring most of the way, but it was a […]

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“If you’re not banging your head against something, you’re not doing it right.”

January 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments · About Money, Boat Work, Fellow Cruisers, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew

Life on the boat has shifted into high gear this week (and we are planning to go SAILING tomorrow and not just work!!).  PETE arrived on Tuesday night, immediately going into work mode as he tackled the windlass and then custom-designed and built a protective unit for our steering quadrant.  JON arrived on Thursday also […]

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