Week 4 – Home Stretch
Looking at the weather for Tuesday, July 28, there are high winds in the strait in the morning, but it…
Week 3 – Headed South
Sunday, July 18. Departure with the outgoing tide headed to Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island. There is some wind, but…
Week 2 – Desolation Sound
Friday, July 10 we work in the morning and then decide to take the boat to Tenedos Bay in the…
A Month Away From the Dock – Week 1
I promised Jess that we would use the boat more this year. And I meant it. Last year we had…
Can we really work from the boat?
Jess has an idea. We should take the boat out for the month of July. Hmmm … we can’t really…
Family Time
Pouring down rain does not inspire a voyage, but when your family is coming in from out of town for…
Summer vacation Cruise – June 27 – July 5, 2025
With time off from work for 4th of July we thought it would be nice to take a few extra…
⛵ Weekend Cruise: Sucia, Friday Harbor & a Starter Scare (June 13–15, 2025)
We set out aboard Nootka for a quick but eventful weekend — anchored in Sucia, ran down to Friday Harbor…
A note on docking
During sea trials the docking was done by previous captain and expert, Glen. The first time Nootka was docked by…
Memorial Day
So you get a new boat and get very excited about all the possibilities ahead of you so you write…