Pacific Northwest
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May 21, 2013My TechieNow even though this is like black magic to the crew of Del Viento, I totally acknowledge that receiving weather faxes via short-wave radio is absolutely nothing to most other cruisers--basic, basic stuff.
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May 13, 2013Disco WinchesThey’re big, they’re black, they’re stout, and they're from 1978. Meet Del Viento's Lewmar 48 self-tailing winches.
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April 29, 2013In Which I Fix SomethingThis story is an important reminder that solving any problem aboard a cruising boat nearly always takes longer than anyone ought to imagine.
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April 22, 2013We Slipped The LinesFor the first time in months, we left Victoria aboard Del Viento.
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April 15, 2013Six Simple Tools We LikeThere are lots of expensive things aboard the average cruising boat that get very little use, but here is our list of the small, inexpensive things that we value almost daily.
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April 8, 2013The Neskowin Ghost ForestThe Robertson family discover what's left of an ancient forest on a trip down the coast. It’s not a forest like one you may imagine on the Oregon coast, mostly because it is really on the coast—in the water actually.
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April 1, 2013Chance EncountersMichael Robertson takes a humorous look at the different approaches to boat projects by some well-known cruisers.
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March 25, 2013My Border ProblemLong time readers of this blog may remember that I have a hard time saying just the right thing when questioned by officials at border crossings.
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March 18, 2013Shipboard Reading: The HobbitWe’re fast approaching the two-year mark from the day we embarked on this adventure. Several times I’ve written about our concern for the girls’ wellbeing, growing up on a transient cruising boat. Our concern can’t be helped and conclusions are difficult to draw because the calculus is not straightforward.
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March 11, 2013Got Culture?While we're living the cruising life, Windy and I are raising two little Americans who aren’t growing up in the United States—will they ever have pop-culture fluency?
Electronic Updates
The Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision is arguably the most advanced Class B AIS transponder ever built, and was honored with an Innovation Award in Miami.
