Congrats, Small World!

With our engine issues resolved for the time being, we were eager to spend some time away from the dock. A Ferrari doesn’t do much good sitting in a garage and Small World was built to sail. Craig’s mom (aka Marna, aka Momna, aka Mama Grizz) had planned a visit to Seattle for the Fourth […]

First things first (I’m the realest), there is something that you should know about me. I looooove sleep way too much. Crawling into bed is one of my favorite activities and the alarm clock is my arch nemesis. I still can’t figure out if the snooze button is an enemy or an ally. As a […]

The first full day of fall was yesterday and the message from Mother Nature came in loud and clear. “LET THERE BE RAIN!!” – mama earth Recently, Craig installed some fancy new hatches because he is a stud and studs do super cool handy things like make the boat safer and more watertight. He got […]

K marks the anchor chain

Every boat owner who aspires to go cruising knows about The List. Any of the posts you have seen thus far are items that we have checked off The List. Even when you buy a boat that seemed to be ready to conquer the Seven Seas, there is plenty to do. Entries on our list […]

There is a blog post in draft about our engine woes, but today I will ruin the surprise ending. I got a text from Craig that said “CALL ME NOW!!” and immediately thought something was wrong and had visions of masts sticking up out of the water in our slip). He answered the phone saying, […]