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 +====== Mercator 30 - Gemini Spirit ======
 +I did it.  August 4th, 2010, a Wednesday.  Driving up to Seattle with cash in a backpack I became a boat owner.  Where I keep the boat details:
 +  * [[mercator:start | Gemini Spirit]]
  
 +I did it again, only this time I purchased a boat that better fits my needs, an Express 27, which participated in the 2017 Race to Alaska.
 +  * [[spartrek:start | Spar Trek]]
 +
 +
 +====== Resources ======
 +
 +  * [[http://nomadness.com/ | Nomadness]] - Gizmology, technomad, and geekery are words you will see throughout this blog.  Technology geek combined with a passion for a nomadic lifestyle currently immersed in a sailing environment.
 +  * [[http://www.threesheetsnw.com/ | Three Sheets NW ]] - Pacific NW info, news.
 +  * [[http://www.sailnet.com/forums/ | SailNet Forums ]] - Large online community.
 +  * [[http://microcruising.com/ | Microcuising ]] - Info about cruising in small boats.
 +  * [[http://70point8percent.blogspot.com/ | 70.8% ]] - Boating blog.  Focus on small boats.
 +  * [[http://www.sailinganarchy.com/ | Sailing Anarchy]] - All about sailboat racing.
 +
 +====== Boats ======
 +
 +  * [[OffshoreBoats]]
 +  * [[OffshoreTips]]
 +  * [[SailboatManufacturers]]
 +
 +===== Small Craft Offshore =====
 +  * [[AlbinVegaTwentySeven]]
 +  * [[CalTwenty]]
 +  * [[ContessaTwentySix]]
 +  * [[http://www.northamericanminitransat.com/ | North American MiniTransat]] - sales of offshore 6.5m race boats
 +  * [[http://www.montgomeryboats.com/ | MontgomeryBoats]]
 +  * [[MontgomerySeventeen]]
 +  * [[PotterNineteen]]
 +  * [[http://www.quietboating.com/ | QuietBoating Reviews]]
 +  * [[StoneHorseCutter]]
 +
 +====== Sales ======
 +
 +  * [[http://www.westcoastsailing.net/ | West Coast Sailing]] - Local outfit specializing in dinghy sailing and general gear
 +  * [[http://www.yachtworld.com/ | Yacht World]] - Mega-site of boats for sale
 +  * [[http://www.rivercitysailing.com/ | River City Sailing]]
 +
 +====== Courses & Training ======
 +  * [[http://www.islandsailingclub.com/ | Island Sailing Club]] - This is where I took my Basic Keelboat course.
 +  * [[http://www.portlandsailing.com/ | Portland Sailing Center]] - Haven't tried them yet.
 +
 +====== Chartering & Expeditions ======
 +
 +  * [[http://www.messengersailing.com/ | Messenger Sailing Adventures]] - Based out of Portland.  Gorge and Columbia Bar coastal trips.
 +  * [[http://www.mahina.com/ | Mahina]] - South Pacific trips, led by John Neal, well known [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albin_Vega | Albin Vega]] sailor.
 +  * [[http://www.prosail.com.au/ | Prosail]] - Sail on Dennis Conner's 90' Maxi.  Also have other sailing adventures.
 +  * [[http://www.sailangelique.com/ | Angelique]] - a double-mast gaff-rigged tall ship that does week long voyages out of Maine.
 +
 +====== Interesting Sailboats and Sailors ======
 +
 +  * [[http://www.symaltesefalcon.com/index2.asp | Maltese Falcon]] - Have $152mil lying around?
 +  * [[http://www.yachtmonalisa.com/ | Mona Lisa]] - Nifty expensive 60 footer with an aero-rig and nicely done interior.
 +  * [[http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/ | Jessica Watson]] - Pink Lady (S&S 40) with Jessica Watson at the helm.  Youngest unassisted circumnavigation in 2010.
 +  * [[http://abbysunderland.com/ | Abby Sunderland]] - Wild Eyes (Open 40), dismasted in the Indian Ocean and had to be rescued.
 +  * [[http://www.alessandrodibenedetto.net/ | Alessandro Di Benedetto]] - "Try to sail around the world in single-handed, without any landing, not assisted, by a sailing boat 6.5 m. long. The smallest boat all over the world in living memory,  trying a feat of this sort."
 +   
 +====== Topics ======
 +
 +  * [[Anchor and Docking]]
 +  * [[Bonding Materials]]
 +  * [[Comfort]]
 +  * Communications
 +    * [[HF]]
 +    * [[NMEA 2000]]
 +    * [[Radio Licenses]]
 +    * [[VHF]]
 +  * [[Electrical]]
 +  * Engine Repower
 +    * [[Electric Propulsion]]
 +    * [[ICE Propulsion]]
 +  * [[Food / Water]]
 +  * [[Knots]]
 +  * [[Moorage]]
 +  * [[Preventer]]
 +  * [[Running Rigging]]
 +  * [[Safety]]
 +  * Sails
 +    * [[Sail Lofts]]
 +  * [[Singlehanded Transpac Tips]] - from 2012, mostly nutrition and meals
 +  * [[Standing Rigging]]
 +  * [[Unsorted]] - to be explored and sorted
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