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In January Sage was hauled-out at Seaview West to get new bottom paint, a through hull for the new B&G speed/depth sounder and to replace the stuffing box. Unfortunately the prop shaft flange that →

This weeks project was the resealing of the port and starboard windows. They had been leaking since I purchased the boat. The main problem with the design is that the deck flexes under force while sailing →

For the second overnight weekend trip we wanted to explore new anchorages. Our short list included Manzanita Bay, Appletree Cove (Kingston), Bywater Bay and Port Gamble. We left Shilshole around noon and →

Finally tried out flying the drone (and catching it from the air) from the boat. Calm early summer day in Budd Inlet...   DJI Phantom 3 Standard →

After a rainy winter on the river it was time to leave Portland and go back to the amazing cruising and sailing of Puget Sound. Since vacation time is in short supply we spread the trip out to 3 weekends →

In August 2016 we sailed Sage to Portland for the winter. Partially so it would be closer to do maintenance over the winter month but also to do the trip itself. So over 10 days and with alternating crews →