On a Boat and Sailing
Sailing at Last We finally made it out onto the water. No, that doesn’t mean we launched our boat. What it means is our new friends Stacey and Jessie took pity on us...
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Schooners, Skateboards and Fish: 24 Hours in Gloucester
Time Off The moving aboard project isn’t all work and no play. On Saturday, after Tom put the finishing touches on his keel fairing job and I cleaned the bilge one more time...
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Closer to Living Aboard: The last few days on Whidbey
We Really ARE Leaving Whidbey When we run into friends these days they say, “I thought you’d be gone by now.” Almost. Almost. On July 25th Tom and I are setting off eastward...
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Marooned Sailor’s Lament
The following is a guest post. The author is my past self. In many ways this essay was the first Tidal Life post, though years passed between writing it and beginning to publish...
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Two ways to get ready for spring sailing: Sailboats for Sale – UPDATE: both boats are sold
Spring is just around the corner, with sailing season right behind. Are you ready? You say you don’t have a boat to sail this spring? Well I can fix that. I’ve got three...
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Scenes from the Seattle Boat Show
Boat Shows are Nothing New, but This Year it was an Education We’ve been to more boat shows than I can count. Our first child was born the morning after we attended an...
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Water Photo of the Week: Announcing Tidal Life Afloat
Regarding Launch Dates One of the categories for the new improved Tidal Life will be Tidal Life Afloat, lots more stuff about boats, boating, sails, sailing and getting places via the water. Above...
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Sailing on Adventuress – Part 3, with cookies
When an event starts with a safety talk there’s a good possibility that things could go sideways. Sure enough, as soon as we passengers were educated in one hand for the ship etc.,...
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Sailing on Adventuress – Part 2
Adventuress is a beautiful vessel, long and sleek and ship shape. For detail mongers, she’s a Gaff Topsail Two-masted Schooner measuring 133 feet from the tip of her bowsprit to the up tilted...
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