2020 Safety Inspection
I called one of my USCG Aux shipmates, a qualified vessel examiner, to come over to the house and inspect my boat while it was parked in...
10000 Islands Sailing 9 Jan. 2020
The annual WCTSS camp sailing event draws sailors from all over to sail out Gullivan Bay that reaches out in the Gulf south of Marco...
2019 Year End Musings
As I look back on the past year, definitely needed to sail more, but life gets in the way. Note to self: make more time for sailing in...
Main Sail Up, Up, and Away
Last week, I took the boat out to Ft. Desoto to sail with Ricky, Jeff, and Dan. Met Colin at the dock as he lives nearby and wanted to...
Rock and Roll Slides
If you know anything about multihulls, they will not stay head on to the wind. So the slides on the baton cars get jammed sideways as the...
Main Sail and Mast Musings
Against my better judgement, when I purchased the Astus 20.2, I elected to stay with the stock Dacron sails. The expensive option would...
Cayo Costa March 2019 With WCTSS
Always fun to sail out to the island park Cayo Costa out in Charlotte Harbor by Boca Grande Pass. On this trip, I took along my friend...
Windrider 16.5
The WR16.5 vs. the stock WR16. Along time back I got interested in trimarans. Then after a life event and wondering what to do with...