wow, its been a while, huh?

so, my first post in a year or so... i got shanti sailing for a summer and did some short trips, mostly staying in the straits between whidbey and the mainland. then i went back to humboldt (by train) for the fall and winter. then back to Shanti, set her up, got ready to take her to port townsend, changed my mind and came back to humboldt for the summer. so now i'm living on land for the summer and fall, i have no idea where i'll end up at this rate... but here are some pics that my fellow wharf-rat Kenny took last year and a few from last sping by billy. the sloop is Kenny's boat "the bachelor's wife"

my first sail on shanti

older shots

here is shanti getting picked up out of her trailer


and afloat w/ her mast stepped for the first time since i bought her.

me explaining the junk rig to my stepdad [i'm the one with curly hair]


the rigging shop i work in, and out of

and a bit of beauty, the view from my dock...

update w/o pics (sorry)

after much work, (much thanks to Sue!) the sail is on the mast.
no pictures of sue and lou working on shanti were taken(i blame the rum) new photos are on the way (i promise)

well the sail went to uk halsey to be fixed,

shanti is in the water now, pics of that on the way. possibly some that actually show lou too! my truck is gone now, i'm truelly engineless!!!

recently, Christy and Noel interviewed Roger Taylor about his boats and voyages, at the end of the interview he mentions my little boat because they were both in the 2006 jester challenge (before i got her) mine finished 2nd, he turned back early...
furled sails podcast: the simple sailor

rocket stove project part 1

here are some pics of my rocket stove project if you have any questions about anything feel free to ask me