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

gratuitous pictures for your veiwing pleasure

here we have a plastic bottle raft i saw at the boat show [they sailed to haiwaii on it]



shanti and shadow in the snow









and a pretty picture i took down at the harbor

engine removal...

so, the engine is out and i have a lot more work to do including chafe protection, LED lights on the masthead and making the holes in the bottom go away

shanti update

well, work on shanti proceeds at a snail's pace but i have one of th v-berths cut out to make room for my new 13 gallon holding tank and whenever i hit a snag on that i work on getting the engine pulled out. meanwhile shadow lounges on the fordeck like the bum he is.

Point Partridge hike pics

just thought i'd show all you people out there in weblandia these pictures i took monday out on Point Partridge
first is the strait of san juan de fuca