We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
Who says February isn’t an AWESOME month for motoring sailing!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! I still cannot believe that we are actually doing this sailing thing. For one, our San Francisco departure was particularly unexciting. We were initially beset by some engine problems and hoped Pete and Matt fixed it, so Wednesday morning when we woke up and […]
Entries Tagged as 'San Francisco'
Leaving San Francisco!
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Our Route, The beginning
Tags: first 3 days·San Francisco
We’re Off!!*
February 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Our Route, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Hopefully, by the time most of you read this, we will be far away from Emeryville, completely FREE of our slip, and making 6-8 knots downwind, beginning our grand adventure. If this miracle happens, I probably won’t post for a few days – well, no guarantees – because we are going to try and sail […]
Tags: friendships·San Francisco·thankful·winter·Woman on a Boat
Deserted Islands and a VANDELLA CD – the perfect combo :)
January 13th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Fun Stuff, Giveaways
In honor of our good friend Jeff and his upcoming adventures, I am giving away his band’s latest CD to one lucky commenter!! VANDELLA has an awesome sound, a sort of folk-rock style, and their concerts are fabulous. IN FACT, if you’re in San Francisco **THIS THURSDAY** please go see them at the Red Devil […]
Tags: friendships·San Francisco·sharing
2010 – The Year of the Bins
January 4th, 2010 · 7 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
It’s New Years Day and I’m standing in the doorway of our near empty studio apartment looking at Matt. I can feel Matt seething with annoyance as he precariously balances two overflowing cardboard boxes, a paper bag, a blanket, my backpack, and two sets of over-the-door hooks on our little hand cart. “We didn’t have […]
Tags: Bins·downsizing·getting rid of stuff·Marriage·Moving·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
The Good, the Bad and the $740 we spent at Costco
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · About Money, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew
First things first, a belated Merry Christmas to all!! We had a great Christmas with my mom down in Bako but were a bit sad that we missed the WHITE CHRISTMAS in New Jersey. We’ve spent the last two Christmases with Matt’s family in NJ and, each time, I’ve begged and pleaded with the Big […]
Tags: food·groceries·happiness·Holidays·regrets?·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
ALL IN. (almost)
December 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pirates!, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Today was my last day of work. I still can’t believe Matt and I are quitting our jobs when the economy is in the dump. But, then again, what better time to leave the country??? At work I am known for writing funny emails. They’re largely about all the ridiculous situations in the office *insert […]
A note on safety
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · On Safety
We are getting ready to go on this big sailing trip, you know, and two of the most common questions people ask us are: – Is it safe? – Are you scared? And – yes it is safe, and no I’m NOT scared of going sailing – for lots of reasons I won’t go into […]