Archive for July, 2003

Sailing Vancouver

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

I rented a Catalina 22 in Vancouver, BC and sailed all over English Bay and right up to the cityfront. It seemed very San Francisco-esque, though cleaner and somewhat smaller. The weather was sunny and warm. Coming back toward the harbor I got the boat on a fast and furious beam reach; it was perfect.

Thu, Jul. 31st, 2003, 11:25 pm

Projects

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

The boat work party last weekend was good. Only a few of us did actual boat work, the rest socialized and hung out. It was nice to see folks.

I replaced the galley faucet, and had some help scrubbing the hull and cleaning/oiling some of the exterior teak including the handrails. Amelia is looking good.

I really need to look into buying some fabric and see if I can make new cushions myself.

I did manage to stop by West Marine for a couple extra PFDs, and then went to the boat to clean out some of the old crap onboard, including old clothes, old catalogs, old tide tables, etc.

I’m hoping to get some more boat work done on Friday.

Wed, Jul. 9th, 2003, 09:22 pm