Narnia

My long time friends Frank and Paul both retired this year from the company where we had spent most of our adult lives. We became friends back in the 90’s when we worked together “Transforming the World of Healthcare” with such “bleeding edge technological innovations” as Desktop Computers, Networks, Email, Chat, Virtual Meetings, and the […]

It’s been a hectic couple of months. We hauled Narnia for what was expected to be a 1 week stay in the boatyard, but of course it turned into 15 days. We didn’t really have any unexpected issues, it is just that everything takes more effort, time and $ then originally planned. As with any […]

Narnia’s refit began way back in October 2021(See here and here) when, after attending the Boat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, we decided to replace most of the circa 2005 electronics/navigation gear. We made good progress in November (see here) removing/replacing the Nav Pods, Chart Plotter, Wind and Depth Gauges while bridging the old RobNet, Simnet […]

About a month before Dan left for his South Pacific Ocean crossing, we pulled the Avon inflatable runabout off the dock behind our home and put it in the garage The fiberglass hull portion of the boat had developed a fairly steady leak that required us to run the bilge pump frequently every time we […]

From March 15 – April 20, 2022, Dan crewed aboard S/V Dreamer. Along with the boat’s owner, David and his son Chris, Dan sailed 4000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from Panama City, Panama to Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. The posts and position information for this trip are located here.

Nice 8 mile Paddle Around the Delta. I flipped the Kayak and went for an unintentional swim at mile 6 while taking the new “shortcut” from Hill Slough to Duck Slough. It was a cold/wet paddle home. Today’s tide was VERY strong and fast moving. This made for “rapids” on the delta and I got […]

As mentioned before, there was a new tidal wetland created just across from our land home that is accessible from our dock at higher tides. Today the tide and timing were perfect for a quick paddle out to visit the Pelicans, Egrets, Ducks, Cormorant and other birds the have moved into this area. I set […]

An amazing January day for a paddle around the delta. The fog burned off, the tide was high and the wind was light. I set my camera to take a photo every 60 seconds and put the pictures to music. This is about a 2 mile loop from our land home. Retired life is good.

For our family and friends that have been following the West Coast Tsunami impacts and reaching out by phone, email, text and message, please know that Narnia and crew are doing fine. Dan was staying overnight on Narnia and was on board when the Tsunami news hit. The marina staff was proactive in checking on […]

As of December 8, 2021 you can call me Captain! It began back in August of 2021 when I came across an ad in our marina’s monthly newsletter. A local maritime training school was offering “in-person” US Coast Guard Captains License training (OUPV/6 Pack) during the pandemic. I have always toyed with the idea of […]

One of the (many) benefits of being retired, living on the waterfront, and having a wonderfully supportive, understanding, loving & working wife is that I can go paddling anytime the mood strikes me. Today was such a day. I had a wonderful 4 mile paddle around the delta with my camera mounted on the kayak. […]

We posted earlier about the Tidal Wetlands Restoration that is happening around our home in the delta and how it is opening up new areas and habitats, well we decided to take advantage of this perfect November day to explore some of the newly created waterways. As we are unsure of the depth of the […]

Phase 1 of Narnia’s electronics refit is well underway. Info on the refit is here and here. This week we removed the old Simrad CR34 Chart Plotter, IS12 Wind Gauge and the IS12 Depth Gauge. We are keeping the Auto-Pilot so had to retain the AP-16 control head . We also removed the associated NavPods. […]

The crew of Narnia are very fortunate to live on the Delta in Northern California. Some of the reasons we purchased here was because it was adjacent to a large wildlife preserve and the miles of waterways offered great kayaking, power boating, and a “no low bridge” route from our home to San Francisco Bay […]

Christmas came early at the land based house. Narnia’s new electronics have arrived!! This should keep the crew busy in planning/design mode until her haul-out and minor re-fit in Q1 2022. You can read more about that plan here. In the meantime, we have lots to read and learn as the crew gets Narnia prepared […]

We made if home from the Sailboat Show in Annapolis without buying anything for Narnia other then a couple of nautical dish towels and hats, but the trap had been set. For some time we knew that we would need to update Narnia’s circa 2005 electronics suite. Although it is all still basically functional, and […]

Since we are attending the Annapolis Sailboat Show today, I thought it would be fun to include a post from one of our 1st sails on Narnia. 3 years ago today. From 10/14/2018 Post: Great day sailing. We hove-to for lunch outside of Angel Island. First time with all three full sails up in San […]

While Sue was busy at the hotel running conference calls/earning $ to support my retirement life/boating addiction, I took a 6 mile walk along the beautiful trails of Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. It was a warm muggy day and the park was fairly deserted. I hope Sue will join me soon. Boat show starts […]