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I'd be absolutely terrified being in a boat the same size as an alligator! Friend got a shot of my boat (Heather) underway from a few days ago.

Bopping around solo this afternoon. Discovered two things that need fixing that weren't apparent in light winds yesterday. Still getting to know the boat and figure out single handing her. Gorgeous sailing and nothing critical broke, a good day on the water

Back from a short shakedown. Nothing broke, variable wind but she went along nicely when it was up. Jib sheet is 10 mm and wanted to take riding turns on the winches. Going to swap out for 8mm and see if that's better. My tall ship sailing friend came along and was marvelous trouble shooting...

@vharrison I spoke with you a few years ago about winter work, and you said it was tough to find camping down there. The idea of a mooring camp site has been percolating in my mind since then. I'll Be in touch for sure

Rained out canopy reduction today, so it's launch day instead. Spars up and shakedown sail on Saturday. Little Honda outboard started second pull. I'm soaked and stoked

Yeah, going to get a chartplotter app, I've gotten too close to hidden ledge too many times. I'm hoping if I can learn competency here, I'll be setting myself up for success further afield when I scale up boats. See you in Tas in a few years Fiona!

Been getting a mooring permit squared away and sighting where it will go. In the mean time, fresh bottom paint and topside buffed up. She's looking good but would look a lot better in the water. Sometime this week I hope

I don't sew well yet, but I have a wealth of handy, well equipped folks to learn from and borrow gear from.

Going through all the sails that I bought, seeing if there's a head sail that fits the roller furler I was given. Nope! Time to do some sewing to add A bolt rope on the Genoa. Should make single handing much easier

Hell yeah Cory, they were a pretty prolific builders. Never seen A CD10, buy they're All pretty. Learned after buying the boat that the founder of Cape dory moved up to Maine after selling and continued to make boats in Georgetown ME for many more years. Two peninsulas over, or an easy day's...

Cape Dory Typhoon weekender. Classic New England boat company that made heavily built yachts.

6 hours of diving yesterday and she's home on the coast again. Needs a little TLC, but mostly superficial stuff. Sand and repaint the bottom then I'm sailing

Oops, I bought a boat today, many more posts to follow after I pick it up next week.

She's a beaut. So much sail to manage! Control lines in the cockpit or did you have to run around deck to strike and set sail?

Little solo sail on the 420 a few days ago. Gusty winds and a light boat make fir exciting sailing.

Was she built for beating up wind, or was that just a happy accident? Do conditions in Bermuda require lots of sailing to weather? Read Annie Hill's "Voyaging On A Small Income" and she seems to be quite an evangelist for junk rigs and mostly sailing with the wind. What prompted the switch to...

That's truly amazing! 18 months is such an impressive build time. Love the sharp double ender look, just beautiful.

Second what Kyle said. But I wasreferencing the already written account mentioned in post 52. I'd love to hear whatever insights into cruising you have to share

There's a Hinkley in the harbor down the road that I lust after, beautiful boats! Not in the budget though of course, so I'm exploring options for more affordable cruisers. Currently trying to figure out how to get some experience off shore instead of just going for it. Open to suggestions...

Got out on the water for the first time this year. Sailboat madness has gripped me tightly in its clutches again. I've got the bug , and I've got it bad! @Bermy I'd love to read your husband's account of the boat , somehow missed that post initially.