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...
Vessel Safety Inspection
Allen, my friend from the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Dunedin Flotilla came over to my house and inspected the Astus tri. These inspections...
Camp Sailing, 10K Islands Jan 2019 Day0
Sailing out to the 10000 Islands on the SW Florida Gulf coast with the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron has always been a treat. Meet...
10000 Islands Camp Sail Day1
Next morning, Friday, wind was light out of the south. Don R. had a plan to head north west to Caxambus Channel and sail the channel...
10000 Islands Camp Sail Day2
Saturday morning, we were all but high and dry. Most hulls were on the soft bottom, and my floats above in about six inches of water. In...
10000 Islands Camp Sail Day3
Next Morning Anchor Line Management So the next morning, the wind was up and so we sailed out early to get into the Coon Key inlet before...
Main Sail Management
Photo by Simon L. In previous posts, I noted that the main sail got slides and later a lazy jack bag, so the main raising/lowering was...
Truck Topper
Last month I upgraded my GMC Sierra from a LoPro roll-up tonneau cover to an A.R.E. fiberglass truck topper shell. The tonneau was a very...