For the past ten years I followed Roger Taylor’s adventures in his small and simple boats Mingming and Mingming II. A bit about Roger – Roger Taylor was born by the sea, of sea-faring stock, and has been sailing for well over fifty years. As a young seaman he was shipwrecked on a remote New Zealand shore aboard … More Roger Taylor & Mingming & Mingming II
With my new freedom and in preparation for my Spring/Summer/Fall 2018 extended cruise I’ve begun to read more closely some www-sites that were helpful when I last was actively cruising and living near the Salish Sea. One that has good local knowledge is Three Sheets Northwest. A bit about the site – As boaters and … More Three Sheets Northwest
Update on my sailing plans that are different than I posted a few days ago – I will NOT be at Lake Pleasant for the Winkleboat Ran-Tan and I will not be sailing a SageCat nor a Sage 17. Sorry to those that wished to see the boats and/or me at the lake. In better … More In just a few days things change
Here I’m sailing SWEET PEA across Rosario Strait –
Here in Colorado the last week has been cool (for Colorado) and sailing on Lake Dillon this past weekend the weather was almost cold, overcast and raining. the air had the ‘Fall’ feel. In July I was able to go on a short overnight cruise. Not on SWEET PEA, on AIR BORN the Sage Marine … More Feels like Fall, a Puget Sound Sail and boat handling tips
In between building boats, talking about boats, and delivering boats I do think about sailing and the ‘consequences’ of living in a land locked state (Colorado). I have been sailing this year, in Colorado, once on one of the small reservoir lakes on the Southwest corner of Denver. This small lake is nothing like sailing … More Spring is ‘springing’
is it May 1st?! some days it feels like just a few days after the holidays and new years … but no, five months has passed. very busy at Sage Marine. keeping just ahead of the demand for the Sage 17. a good feeling that the boat is popular and a success. picture below of … More busy building boats and a sailer’s video
Here is a link to a great discussion about use of VHF v. a cell phone when there is a boating emergency – http://bitterendblog.com/?p=17642 a ‘snip’ from the article – Even though VHF-FM radios are not required by law to be carried on board a boat, Sens and Pagels [both with the Fifth Coast … More Who to call when there is an EMERGENCY on your boat
My first overnight trip on SWEET PEA, my ‘new to me’ Montgomery 17 sailboat, was to/from Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Is., WA. I departed from Des Moines Marina on May 8, 2009, and returned on May 9. Here is a video about the trip (sorry it took my over half a year to report on the trip) … More Eagle Harbor trip
Much of Puget Sound shoreline is developed ‘city’ with once tree lined shores now filled with ‘water view’ homes. The waters South of Tacoma Narrows, ‘South Sound’, are not as developed and those shores with homes are not as densely packed. One can still get a feeling of ‘being with nature’ when cruising these waters. … More Late September ’09 trip to McMicken Island and Jerrell Cove
M17 #375 - SWEET PEA 