July 19, 2024 Comox, BC Home Base Provision and Preparation Day
July 19, 2024, Comox Home Base Where Are We? Vancouver Island, with approximately 870,000 residents, is the largest island on the west coast of North America by population. We are in Comox, BC, a charming town with a population of around 15,000. Nestled at the coordinates 49°40′24″N 124°54′8″W, Comox...
July 2024, Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada Adventures
July 2024, Desolation Sound Our journey began back in September 2023 when we set our sights on Desolation Sound for our July 2024 sailing adventure. We were thrilled to discover Desolation Sound Yacht Charter (1) , Comox, and Nanaimo Yacht Charter (2). Both companies are reputable in the area,...
Traversing Michigan from Traverse City to Mackinac Island
Take Another Route prepares for this summer’s sailing trip with 6 monohull sailing vessels, 36 friends from Texas, and our usual enthusiasm to explore. I thought it would be fun to preview the preparations with you. How did we come to select Lake Michigan as our destination? Well, that...
Travel Hack -Travel Light
Packing – Saving Space, Weight, Time, Money, and The Earth Weight and space in luggage while traveling these days can be huge considerations. If you plan an international trip sailing for 14 days, add the element of real estate consideration. In preparation for my trips especially sailing, I...
Here a Llault, There a Llault, Everywhere a Llault, Llault
As we sailed around the Balearic Islands the WARRIER SHIPS kept appearing. Each port seemed to have a collection of these small sailing vessels, cute in a way, wide in the middle but appeared to have a warrior demeanor. It possessed a distinctive spear-like mast with square sails,...
Drop Anchor
I have some great Drop Anchor sailing stories from the 24 hour Harvest Moon Regatta to sailing the York River to St. Charles, Virginia. Please check back soon for #dropanchor....