
Sampaguita is tucked away in Morro Bay while the wind makes a ruckus off shore. Presently at anchor in the tidal estuary swinging one way then the other, while the afternoon...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, Wildlife Tags: Anchor, bar, California, estuary, Flicka 20 sailboat, harbor patrol, moorage, Morro Bay, shore access, USCG
Well, they’ve done it again. ‘Lectronic Latitude and Latitude 38 have published another Resourceful Sailor piece. I can’t be more grateful. This one is about reviving 80s technology and using it...
A special thank you to Casey and the Santa Cruz Yacht Club for hosting Sampaguita, and a shout out to Roland Nikles, the president of the Port Townsend Sailing Association, for...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, PTSA, Racing Boats, The Dock Life, Wildlife Tags: adventure, Flicka 20, migration, Monterey Bay, Sampaguita, voyage, whales, yacht clubs
Sampaguita en route from Port Townsend, WA to San Francisco, CA sailing wing and wing, (though I prefer orejas de burro) on a beautiful day. The Windpilot does the steering, the...
Category: Gear & Maintenance, Overnight Trips, Culture, Life in 240 Inches, 2023 Voyage Tags: Flicka 20, Pacific Ocean, Sailing with Josh, Sampaguita, the big blue, voyage, west coast, windvane
This happens every afternoon as the thermal westerlies kick in. It feels like I’m in a M. Night Shyamalan movie. I’m planning my escape under and out of the Golden Gate....
Well, no records broken here, unless it’s for the slowest transit. 🤣 But what do you expect from the runt of the cruising world. One overnight in Eureka. Lots of calm....
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips Tags: Anchor, Flicka 20, Golden Gate bridge, Lectronic Latitude, Sausalito, voyage
If you would like to support Sampaguita in her voyage, she’s a boat, and always demanding something. Donations can be made via PayPal or Zelle: wheelersf@hotmail.com Thank you. Thanks for checking...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Dock Life Tags: 2023, follow, Garmin, inReach, tracker, voyage, whocares
Sampaguita sits anchored in Humboldt Bay with CoHo Ho-Ho-ers. While she’s not one, they are out in force. I’m willing to bet it’s her first visit to California. While she’s a...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips Tags: adventure, California, channel, eureka, Lectronic Latitude, San Francisco, voyage
There is no wrong answer! Give a shout out to your favorite tool and why. It could be years in the defining or a ‘what have you done for me lately’...
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