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 +====== 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
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