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  • Wattchamacallit!

    Wattchamacallit!

    Newport Beach is home to one of my favorite little harbor boats. This man-made harbor is quite large and very protected from ocean swell. The Duffy provides a stable hull, comfy seating, shade with optional widows, and an electric motor that is much quieter than a gasoline powered outboard engine. I could be the next Read more

  • Newport Beach: A boater’s enigma

    Newport Beach: A boater’s enigma

    Don’t it always seem to go – you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Or so I’m told. Did you know that Seattle is a boating mecca? Because I knew it, but I didn’t really know it. Everything a boater could ever want is in the vicinity of Seattle: an abundance of water; Read more

  • Wrecked

    Wrecked

    If anyone was considering visiting us on the boat, I feel the need for full disclosure. We definitely want you to visit, but I want you to make that decision with all of the facts. And the facts are that you may be at risk for a few things. Falling in love with this lifestyle Read more

  • Small World comes home

    Small World comes home

    Once upon a time, in a land called Costa Mesa, hippies roamed the land, filling the air with patchouli, marijuana, and pheromones. It was a magical time when peace, love, sunshine, and recreational drugs reigned supreme. Some of these hippies even managed to build a boating industry and a very special boat was built. Can Read more

  • Boat for sale, $1

    Boat for sale, $1

    I’m not a mom so I can’t confirm this, but I assume there are days when you look at your unruly kid and think “Is it too late to give you to someone?” Because no matter how much you love them, they know every single button to push in the right order to make steam Read more

  • Craig shaved his legs today.

    Craig shaved his legs today.

    Technically it was his knees. But, I don’t know if you know this, your knees are part of your legs, so technically I didn’t lie to you. Frankly, I’m concerned that you think I would lie to you. We should work on the trust levels in this relationship. If we can’t do trust falls then Read more