We have arrived at our new home in San Francisco Bay. It was a great, rather uneventful journey that began Wednesday morning. We awoke to the sound of the water pump humming and found that, once again, we had a water... Continue Reading →
Knowing we are heading north to live near Steve, Sarah and granddaughters, Vernon and I have been prepping the boat. We got a Wifi booster to help with living on the boat. The day we installed it was long and... Continue Reading →
Happy February 2018! Wow--- it has been well over a year since Vernon and I quit our jobs and started sailing on Encore. We had a wonderful time with family and friends over the holidays. My children and granddaughters visited... Continue Reading →
We are back in our San Pedro slip and we are staying warm and enjoying the holiday season. Taking 3 mile walks and doing push-ups and squats, etc. almost every day to keep active. At the beginning of the month... Continue Reading →
Continuing on our 1998 Caribbean trip- We have a great time with my mom and dad in Trinidad, off of Venezuela. Then we hurry up the island chain to prep for the regattas we have entered. 3-14-98 It is fun having... Continue Reading →
The following are the continuation of postings from my journal from our original family cruising experience. At this point we are sailing around in the US and British Virgin Islands and my sister Laura flies in to visit for two... Continue Reading →
The boat arrived here about a week after we did. It was delivered to Marina del Rey and slowly put back together. The boat yard workers returned the keel and mast to their proper positions while Vernon and I put... Continue Reading →
The journey West began at the boat yard in Annapolis, Maryland. The local riggers hopped on board and got to work. They pulled the mast out, hauled her up in the air, pulled off the rudder and then spent about... Continue Reading →
We moved the boat to Port Washington anchorage to position for a break in the weather and stage to move south. Some weather moved through from the last bands of hurricane activity in the Atlantic. The inner Long Island sound... Continue Reading →
Sailing Encore 