We have just completed our bi-annual haul out. For those that are not familiar with this process, every year or two–depending where you live–boats need to be hauled out of the water, inspected for unusual wear and tear, painted and then returned to the water. It’s strenuous messy work but it’s necessary. We had fiveContinue reading “Haul Out”
Category Archives: maintenance
Ticked Off
It’s an exciting time! We are experiencing some beautiful spring weather, sailing conditions are great and we have most of the major jobs on our to-do list completed. There are still millions of things to do but the major items are almost complete. I’ll paste the list at the end of this post but theContinue reading “Ticked Off”
Progress Update
April 10th Update: We’re making progress! There are still lots of little things to do but many of the big projects are done or nearly done. I’ve updated the projects list below by checking some things off. The recently completed items are in blue. I recently heard cruising described as working on your boat inContinue reading “Progress Update”
The Most Exciting Blog Post Ever Written!
Our New Batteries What? You don’t find a post about batteries exciting? Perhaps you should. There are massive changes happening in the science of batteries. I know, it’s hard to get excited about something we all take for granted but the humble battery is seeing a lot of innovation. As the world looks for moreContinue reading “The Most Exciting Blog Post Ever Written!”
We Have a Mast Again!
Last week our mast was put back in its place. It was removed in early December! At the time we didn’t imagine it would be out this long but it has had 20 years of hard labour so I guess we really shouldn’t be surprised that it needed lots of work. When sailing, huge loadsContinue reading “We Have a Mast Again!”
Steering Cambria
One of the first things people ask us when we talk about our trip is, “What happens at night?” I say, “We sail.” They are often a bit surprised to hear we don’t stop. But the thing is, there’s nowhere to stop when doing an offshore passage. So we just keep going. We may slowContinue reading “Steering Cambria”
Standing Rigging
This week we are back at Blackline Marine at Canoe Cove. We will be here for a couple of weeks while they finish off a few jobs we started last month and replace the standing rigging. Standing rigging is the name given to the steel cables attached to the mast. They hold the mast inContinue reading “Standing Rigging”
Anchors Away!
We have a new anchor! Friends that aren’t sailors are often puzzled by the idea of anchoring. How can a hook in the bottom hold a boat safely? They wonder what might happen if the wind blows hard or if it changes direction. The fact is that a good, well-designed anchor will hold a boatContinue reading “Anchors Away!”
Mike
This is my brother Mike. Mike and I took Cambria around to Blackline Marine so they can continue with some of the rigging and other upgrades we’re making on the boat. Mike has been our biggest cheerleader on this adventure–always positive, always willing to give a hand, always encouraging. The weather has turned cold butContinue reading “Mike”
Projects
You may think from the photos we post that days are always sunny, the beaches are always sandy and our afternoons are spent sipping drinks with little paper umbrellas in them. Unfortunately, that is not the case. There are always a million things to do on a boat. Cambria is a well made and wellContinue reading “Projects”
Cormacks On Cambria 