Countdown to Launch
John was living on the boat almost immediately after Outlandish was in her slip at Harbour West Marina. It was Monday, and we had booked the slip for a…
John was living on the boat almost immediately after Outlandish was in her slip at Harbour West Marina. It was Monday, and we had booked the slip for a…
Apparently, all the great marina managers are named Kelly. At least in our experience so far, which is honestly, not a lot, but I’ll try not to diminish the…
There was a plan. The plan was to buy a boat, spend some time sailing her, and then head off for adventures unknown while we circumnavigated the globe.
That was…
When we bought the boat, John and I made a deal. He would let his massage therapy practice go so he could do all the packing and renovations on…
On April 23rd 2017, exactly one year after our splash day at Mimico Yacht Club, we stood, with coffee in hand, on the shore of Lake Ontario. We had…
Summer 2016 passed by us. While I was off travelling for work and weddings, John realized that with the engine out of commission we had no hope to leave…
(… this story is continued from part 1: A Flying Boat With No Engine)
A sailboat in a slip without masts or an engine isn’t going very far.
We had a…
In my understanding, boats are supposed move through water. Canoes have paddles to propel them, powerboats have engines, sailboats have sails… but they also *should* have engines. Ours did…
When a five year plan is no longer a five year plan, it becomes something seriously stuck on the bottom of your shoe. You know the damn thing is…
