====== August 2010 ====== * First sail with Chris * Second sail with Chris and Ren * Third sail with Austin and Junaid * Beginning of demise of Volvo inboard diesel ====== Sept 2010 ====== ===== 2010-09-26, Work ===== * Temporary installation of stern light ===== Outboard Burn-in, Junaid ===== * Puget Sound, Shilshole towards Useless Bay * 6 hrs on Outboard ====== October 2010 ====== ===== 2010-10-03, Work ===== * Honda outboard installation begins. Aligned bracket, drilled holes and filled with epoxy. ===== 2010-10-09, Work ===== * Honda outboard installation finished. ===== 2010-10-10, Junaid ===== * Engine was broken in for 6 hours motoring up Puget Sound. * 6 hrs on Outboard ===== 2010-10-16, Austin, Junaid ===== * Move boat from Seattle to Ilwaco, WA * Jury rigged tiller pilot mount * Rigging tensionsed w/ Loose Gauge. * Castoff mid-day Saturday * Passed Port Townsend around 21:00 Saturday * Almost clothes-lined by tug cargo tow line or hit by cargo * Arrived Neah Bay 10:30. Re-fueled. * Sailed 4-5 hrs around Cape Flatery * Reach Columbia River Bar 23:00 Monday * Slack high tide, bar was very calm * Ilwaco around 01:00 Tuesday * Nearly missed submerged pilings around Ilwaco channel entrance between entrance beacons and first green beacon * 60 hrs on Outboard ====== November 2010 ====== ===== Gary and Lance ===== * We left Ilwaco channel on max-ebb and eventually turned around, sails up for short time * 2 hrs on Outboard ====== December 2010 ====== ===== 2010-12-30, Alex ===== * Left Portland 02:30 * First time using [[http://www.earthnc.com/ | EarthNC]] on iPhone 4 with waterproof case * Worked great. Use of touch screen floundered a bit when splashed with cold water. * Cast-off 06:40 to catch flood current, ice on deck, outboard fired right up * Motored to entrance of North side of Desdemona Sands * Encountered 2-4ft swells between Ilwaco entrance and SW end of Sand Island, spray over bow * Short full stop while we investigated stuck dock line under boat, turned out to be hooked on bow cleat and running under keel, easily fixed * Sailed North side of river, eventually down river of Desdemona Sands land beacon and into the shipping channel, then headed back to Ilwaco, arrived 11:00. * 4 hrs on Outboard ====== February 2011 ====== ===== 2011-02-13, Julia ===== * After Gary canceled racing on Sunday, we quickly drove to Ilwaco and left the dock around 15:30. * Since I didn't have my handheld VHF, and one must never go out lacking a VHF, I jury rigged a makeshift antenna out of AC extension cord to my fixed VHF. Worked good enough for coastal sailing -- was able to receive WX channels loud and clear. * Motored out to just South of Sand Ilsand and raised sail. Winds were ~10kn with 4ft swells, gray clouds no rain. * Cursed mainsail again. Top of the replacement list. * Headed in at 17:00, constant rain soaked us. * Mistakes * misjudged the strength of the wind leaving the dock and spun around the piling -- should have backed out the other direction and rotated the boat 180 once out of the slip. * did not check the jackline on the bow which was not fastened and tightened around the front hatch * 2 hrs on Outboard ====== March 2011 ====== ===== 2011-03-06, Doug, Nick ===== * Cast off at 10:30 * Sailed out towards the ocean * With light winds in the morning and calm bar conditions, we hung out in the bar around Buoy 8 when winds picked up around 13:00 * Sailed West between buy 3 & 4 before heading in under sail, we used the genoa and full main * There was a lot of weather helm which could be caused by too much main. Will try reefing or feathering next time. * With the current picking up around 15:30 I kept us under sail to see how we would fair against the current. This quickly turned into a situation where the motor needed to be fired up as the ebb began. * Current was heavy and tricky going into the Ilwaco entrance and 1000ft after. * 3 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-03-20, Julia ===== * Cast off at 09:00 * Goal of Willapa Bay, but turned back due to weather and seasickness * Motoring out through the Bar we were contacted by the CG on 16, moved to 22A asked for LOA and wished safe journey * Sailed 4nm NW of Bar, primarily under single reef and working jib * Whale 2ft from aft starboard * 4 hrs on Outboard ====== April 2011 ====== ===== 2011-04-29, Work ===== * Travel lift to work yard * 0.25 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-04 through 2011-07, Work ===== * 2x Interlux Bottomkote Pro, bottom paint * Interlux Perfection, deck paint * Z-Spar 2015Q Flagship varnish * bow-hatch * companion-way stairs * companion-way trim * toe rails * grab rails * tiller * mainsheet traveler * primary winch pedestals * Cleaned and greased main halyard winch ====== July 2011 ====== ===== 2011-07-28, Greg ===== * Travel lift from work yard * New mainsail installed * Motored up Columbia towards Chinook * Large sea state - ebb with swells and wind waves, 15-25kn winds from NW * 4 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-07-30, Julia ===== * Motored to just outside Ilwaco channel, raised sails * Sailed almost to the North span of the Astoria bridge * 8-12kn winds from W * 1 hr on Outboard ====== August 2011 ====== ===== 2011-08-06, Nathan, Sarah, Eric, Matt ===== * Sailed from Ilwaco channel up to North span of Astoria bridge * Heave-to successfully * Light winds from W-NW * Genoa and full main * 2 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-08-11 to 14th, Camping Trip ===== * Ilwaco to Aldrich Point: Robin, Este, Emery, Ren, David, Amber * Got stuck on the SE corner of Woody Island * Waited for higher tide, raised the main, sailed off * Shuttled people from Aldrich Point to Woody Island * Anchored successfully off Woody Island * Shuttled people back to Aldrich Point * Motored to Ilwaco with Julia * Epic meal at fancy restaurant, spent night in Ilwaco * 25 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-08-21, Mom ===== * Cleaned boat * Drained engine oil, need wrench for filter to finish * Replaced fuel filter ===== 2011-09-10, Robin, Julia, Joel ===== * Ilwaco to North span of Astoria bridge * Medium winds 10-15kn from NW * High-clew jib, full main * Heavy ebb current would cause a round up during a jibe if main wasn't pulled all the way in * 2 hrs on Outboard ====== October 2011 ====== ===== 2011-10-08, Anthony, Cami, Jen, Amber ===== * Ilwaco to North span of Astoria bridge * Medium winds 10-15kn from S-SW * Rained the first 30 minutes * 100% jib, 1st reef in main * 2 hrs on Outboard ===== 2011-10-16, Matt, Mike ===== * Ilwaco towards North span Astoria bridge, then cut across Desdemona Sands beacon, headed under South span of the bridge and back home (again cutting the beacon) * Great weather, sunny, lower 60s, 8-12kn wind from N-NW * 100% jib, full main * 2 hrs on Outboard ====== April 2012 ====== ===== 2012-04-20 - 21, Gary, Julia ===== * Motor from Ilwaco to Kalama * 15 hrs on Outboard ===== 2012-04-25, Gary ===== * Motor from Kalama to Rocky Point Marina * 6 hrs on Outboard ====== June 2012 ====== Work begins at boat yard, first round: * Haul-out, wash, block, ground sheet * Leaks * Center hatch * new hatch installed with Sikaflex 291 * Portlights * New glass into frame with Sikaflex 295UV * Frames installed with Sikaflex 291 * 209 primer used * Engine removal * Inspect fuel tank for gasoline conversion * Drive shaft * Cut out shaft log * Fill and fair both ends ====== September 2012 ====== ===== 2012-09-05 ===== * Applied and paid for "Ship's Radio Station License" * Good for 10 years * Applied and paid for "Restricted Radio Operators Permit" * Good for a lifetime