Month: August 2009

North American Raccoon

Raccoons are as cute as it gets! They always look so mischievous to me, possibly because they are always in the process of stealing some food from you…

A Night on the Hook

A friend and I were recently on a sailing trip in the Gulf Islands. She had no previous experience sailing, but we had been out on this trip…

Orca Breaching

Over the VHF we had heard another vessel mention that there was a pod of orcas near our position. We were under sail in really light air when…

Checking the Anchor

We were sitting by ourselves in a quiet anchorage in the Gulf Islands when this beautiful pilothouse ketch pulled in with an older couple onboard. They chose their…