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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sunday, October 10th 2021: First full day of our visit to Maryland found us playing tourist and visiting some lighthouses along the Chesapeake Bay. We drove South from Annapolis to the Solomon Islands area to walk around downtown and visit the Drum Point Lighthouse. We then continued South, passing through…
Since Narnia’s crew has been away exploring the Galapagos, she has sat idle for a few weeks and was in need of a bath to clear away the accumulated soot and scum deposited by the smoke of the recent Northern California wildfires. The completion of the washdown just happen to…
While Sue and Scotty were home working to support my degenerate retirement life, I went to visit Narnia to see how she faired after the uncustomary freak September lightening and rain of the past evening(The rain was a blessing for those fighting the wildfires here in Northern California). As the…
It is deja vu all over again. Fires in Northern California are raining ash down on Narnia, just like last year (that post is here). Now that the smoke beginning to clear a bit, I spent the early afternoon washing the accumulated ash and grime off Narnia. She is looking…
A quick 2 mile Wednesday morning paddle around our home in the Northern California delta before it gets too hot out. Scotty and Sue are working earning $ so I can afford my play time. Only me and the birds were out on the water today. I am also spending…
It started out as a just a quick “visit to the boat” to deliver the dinghy engine and place it back on it’s stern rail perch, but it turned into a beautiful sail on the bay. Our normally reliable 1999 Johnson 15HP 2-stroke had been less reliable lately so it…
