Second Wind

1980 Nordic 44 Light gray hull, cutter rig Hard dodger, enclosure also light gray Black trim and bottom MMSI #367525340

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Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 - 13:36

We are now hauled out in the Port Townsend boatyard. We?ll be living on the hard until the end of the year, working on some major cosmetic improvements to Second Wind prior to selling her. This will

Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 - 13:09

We moved back into the PT marina to facilitate offloading and cleanup. After we moved we realized, with some sadness, that we will probably spend no more nights at anchor.

Posted: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 - 15:30

Despite strong winds curtailing our outdoor activities, we had a good time in Anacortes. After the winds eased we rode the currents back to Port Townsend, and will be offloading large items like

Posted: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 - 14:45

Yesterday evening we symbolically closed the circle on our 6 year journey, returning to our home port of Anacortes. We entered Cap Sante Marina, our boat home for 20 years, with all of our country

Posted: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 - 04:24

Tonight we?re on a mooring buoy at Cypress Island, another favorite spot because of the hike to Eagle Cliff.

Posted: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 - 15:24

After several days anchored outside the breakwater at Port Townsend again, we are making our way toward our home port of Anacortes. We?re at lovely Watmough Bay, one of our favorite anchorages from

Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 12:33

We moved to Port Hadlock two days ago to be in a better position for strong incoming southerlies. That anchorage did not feel as secure as we?d hoped. Thanks to a generous acquaintance, we are now on

Posted: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 - 05:51

We?re anchored outside the Port Townsend Boat Haven, giving us access to Katelinn while she?s there aboard the schooner Adventuress.

Posted: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 - 15:57

Second Wind is back in Washington after her six year adventure! Katelinn welcomed us to the dock at Port Townsend. We?ll be here a few days, after that TBD. By early October we will complete the

Posted: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 - 15:39

We?re anchored at Marble Cove in Barkley Sound, 280 miles from our previous anchorage. 36 hours of predicted wind turned out to be just 12 so we ended up using more fuel than we planned, but we?re

Posted: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 - 12:03

Since we're sailors we opted for sailing, and went down the west coast of Vancouver Island. We had a great overnight run last night; it felt wonderful to be back in some wind and swells

Posted: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 - 14:36

We're anchored at Fury Cove, the last stop before heading across Queen Charlotte Sound and down Vancouver Island. The weather forecast keeps changing so we still haven't decided whether we're going

Posted: Sun, 6 Sep 2020 - 16:00

No rain again today; with good visibility, we opted for some shortcuts through Reid and Gunboat Passages. Since we're just motoring, it was more enjoyable to maneuver through those narrow channels

Posted: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 - 15:09

I turned 65 today and got the best birthday present possible: sunshine! The day began with heavy fog, which made it difficult to maneuver around the many large logs in the channels; but by

Posted: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 - 15:00

I haven't been able to get an SSB connection for several days and of course we are far from internet range, so eventually several of these posts will upload at once. It feels odd to have no

Posted: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 - 15:00

No fog today, and very little precipitation. Because of all the rain in the last month, waterfalls that are usually dry this time of year were gorgeous. We were grateful for today's good visibility

Posted: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 - 14:57

Despite fog, rain, headwinds, adverse currents, and a mess of large logs in the water thrown in for good measure, we pushed on as far as Coghlan Anchorage. It's exposed to the south winds but since

Posted: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 - 14:57

We had 20k headwinds in Arthur Passage and Grenville Channel, so we had another very slow day (3.5k average speed) and once again did not get close to our intended anchorage. Ordinarily that wouldn't

Posted: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 15:12

It was unfortunate our limited number of days allowed in Canada forced us to press on today, as conditions south of Prince Rupert were even stronger than forecast. We bashed into 25k headwinds and

Posted: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 05:42

We checked in to Customs at Prince Rupert late this afternoon. Reception was as chilly as expected. We would love to wait out tomorrow?s wind and rain in this nice little anchorage, but we have a

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