Whether on shore or on a boat, one can never have enough USB chargers. On Cambria we rely on USB chargers to charge our iPads, iPhones, sat phone, cameras, headlamps, flashlights… You get the idea. We rely on USB chargers a lot. We had one auxiliary charging port down below and one in the cockpit.Continue reading “Any Old Port in a Storm: USB Port That Is”
Category Archives: maintenance
New Raw Water Pump
Fall has arrived and with it has come a procession of low-pressure systems that track across Canada’s west coast every few days. For us, it doesn’t mean we stop cruising but it does change how often we go out and how far we go from a protected anchorage. We do not live on Cambria–yet–but duringContinue reading “New Raw Water Pump”
Cruising Ain’t All Palm Trees and Sandy Beaches
Our motivation for this trip is to see new places. Warm places. Warm places with sandy beaches and palm trees. We should know better. This isn’t our first boat. When our kids were young, we bought a boat in the Caribbean and sailed it for nine months. My dad lived on his boat. I sawContinue reading “Cruising Ain’t All Palm Trees and Sandy Beaches”
Ladysmith the Sequel
We liked Ladysmith. When we left, we knew we’d be back. We just didn’t think it would be so soon. From Ladysmith we moved on to one of our favourite anchorages, Pirate’s Cove. We spent two nights there enjoying the easy access to walking trails and getting some boat projects done while avoiding the frequentContinue reading “Ladysmith the Sequel”
Cockpit Table Rehab
Our cockpit is like our living room. We spend a lot of time in it. We use it when we’re sailing but it is also a great place to enjoy a morning coffee or an evening sunset. It’s probably the most used space on the boat. It has a small folding table that we useContinue reading “Cockpit Table Rehab”
Leaving the Dock
Our boat sails well. It’s easy to trim the sails and have it sail well. It holds a straight course. At times it feels like it could sail itself. What it’s not great at is manoeuvring in tight spaces like around docks. Generally speaking, wind and current can pin a boat to a dock makingContinue reading “Leaving the Dock”
Always Learning
Several years ago I saw a series of MRIs taken of people playing a video game for the first time. Their brains were lit up. The MRIs showed activity across many regions of their brains. Later, their brains were re-imaged after they had played the game multiple times. Their brains were no longer lit upContinue reading “Always Learning”
The Kindness of Strangers
I have written a fair bit about our current refit on Cambria–all the jobs we’ve been doing. One thing I have neglected to mention is how helpful people have been. In these days of negative online communities, twitter rampages and deep fakes, several times I have been encouraged by how helpful real people can be.Continue reading “The Kindness of Strangers”
One Thing Led to Another
Boat projects have a habit of taking on a life of their own. Cambria is 20+ years old. That’s 20+ years of wear and tear in a harsh environment. That’s 20+ years of many people fixing things or making improvements. It means that a big part of any project is figuring out how the lastContinue reading “One Thing Led to Another”
More Haul Out
Here’s a quick video of our recent haul out. Brighter Days by Markvard & Kvarmez https://soundcloud.com/markvard https://soundcloud.com/simen-eliassen… Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/brighter-days Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jVEoeR9AunY
Cormacks On Cambria 