The Sages are very capable sailboats being excellent in light AND heavy winds. I have sailed all of the Sage boats in winds above 20 knots with gusts above 25. The highest winds I’ve sailed a Sage were in the mid-30 knot range in a SageCat & Sage 17. … More Heavy weather sailing – wind
Spring has come conversations among sailors has increased. One topic that has been batted around is reefing. For those reading that are not sailors reefing is reducing the size of the boats sails in response to the wind speed increasing. The smaller sail catches less wind and the boat heels less (until the wind increases … More Reefing
Much information is available on the Internet. Much is helpful. Sadly it seems the good stuff goes away. To assist small boat sailors I created informative posts about small boat sailing on Sage Marine’s BLOG. I’ve just found out that the BLOG is being closed. ☹️ So the educational information isn’t lost I will be … More Internet isn’t forever
I had a good dinner of beer and oysters with my Dad the night I arrived in Edmonds. We went to Anthony’s Cafe at the Edmonds Marina so it was right ‘next door’ to where Sweet Pea was moored. The next day was full family time to celebrate both dad’s birthday and Mother’s Day. Went … More Family time
Through the night the wind was gusty at times humming in the rigging. Halfway through the night Momma Kitty wanted under the covers. The morning was sunny. Morning coffee warmed the body and cabin where I enjoyed listening to the news, collected the weather forecast and checked the tide and current tables. Today will go a … More Port Ludlow to Edmonds
Boat work is never really completed – one must get to a point that the important things are done (ie, safety related) and many of the others are ‘mostly complete’. I’ve reached this stage. The bottom painting is complete, electrical system is upgraded, rudder gudgeon rebedded, hull and topsides buffed & waxed, trailer reconditioned, standing … More Done enough
Some items need figuring prior to my 2018 Salish Sea cruise. List of optional items – Electrical – greater storage battery capacity? upgraded panel? USB charging port(s)? 12V status monitor? solar panel? Potti – larger? different type: wag bag or tank? (The potti currently on the boat is broken and I’ve not been able to … More Creating a shopping list
I went through the site and checked all the www-links – some really good sites are now, sadly, now gone. I also added a few new sites, one being about my own truck camper – Adventures in a truck slide-in pop-up camper The rest of the updated list are on the SAILBOAT LINKS page. In … More Some site maintenance
I’m moving SWEET PEA’s www-site to this new space. webs.com has become unstable with the site not being available for days and weeks. So, give me some time to move the old site’s information to this new domain. Thanks! – Dave
I just returned from two weeks in the san juan and gulf islands. I was part of a group of 16 jerry montgomery boats that came together to enjoy sailing in our ‘wrinkled little boats’. I didn’t sail in SWEET PEA, but in the latest jerry montgomery design – SAGE 17. this boat, hull #001 named AIR … More just finished up two weeks in san juan and gulf islands
M17 #375 - SWEET PEA 