Finally

This is a first, I’m actually writing this post while on the anchor. The last few months have sucked, to be honest. Both for the obvious reasons, and becasue we’ve not been out sailing as much as we want due to temperature, storms, and/or boat work. Now though, things are finally changing. The first cold front just came though bringing […]

Meh…

What can I say, it’s been a bit tough to motivate to write for the blog lately. Usually it’s exciting to start writing about whatever adventure we just went on, or the new upgrade we just installed. Even though we’re still adventuring, and installing upgrades, the general mood on Nymeria has not been all that high. Infact, it’s been a […]

So long, and thanks for all the treats

2020 is quite a year huh? Well, for us she just struck again. Last weekend I flew to Park City to say goodbye to Lopa. My dog that I have had for most of my adult life. Back in the fall of 2007, a few years after graduating college I had a steady job at the beginning of a career, […]

Wednesday Night Racing

It seems to be a common thing around sailing communities to have some sort of Wednesday night racing. Here, they have a fairly large fleet of J22, Catalina 22, J24, new RS21 and many other smaller boats. Every Wednesday its likely to see 30-40 boats running up and down the lake. I’ve always wanted to join one of these races, […]

Winch Grease + Elbow Grease = ?

A few weeks ago Shannon started on a quest. A quest of nearly epic proportions. After noticing some resistance in our winches while sailing, she decided it was time for some winch maintenance. This is one of those boat chores that needs to be done, is fairly easy in concept, but in reality is an epic adventure. First was an […]

The B*tch is gone. Long live The B*tch

When we first bought Nymeria, we also bought another boat. It was an 8’6″ inflatable dinghy with a 4hp outboard. We got it used from our friend to use as our “car” on the water. We didn’t know what we were looking for in a dinghy so with this being really cheap, and since it was fully inflatable and could […]

Its Complicated

Last week someone commented on the blog and asked about how living aboard has affected our relationship. As I was typing a response that was getting longer and longer, I decided that it would be a good thing to write a whole post about. There are a lot of factors involved in a good relationship, I cant claim to be […]

Droning around: DJI Mavic Mini Review

I’ve Been wanting a Drone for years. Someday when we get back into making videos it will be great to have. But until then I just get a new toy. To say I’ve been researching extensively is a slight understatement. I’ve been obsessively reading reviews and specs, and watching YouTube reviews of nearly every new drone that is made. Well, […]

Where it all started

It was 8 years ago this week that this sailing bug really hit me. Before that sailing was a thing that I had done on rare occasion with friends on their little sailboats on little lakes in the mountains. I do (barely) remember sailing on my grandfathers boat on Lake Superior, but I was so young im not sure it […]