Karma
| Vessel Name: | Karma1 |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Columbia 45 |
| Hailing Port: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Crew: | James and Dody |
| About: | James has been sailing for most of his life, starting with dinghy sailing around 8 years old. Dody is a loving 1st mate who hopes that James knows what he is doing. |
| Extra: | "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made" - Robert N.Rose |
21 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Salty dreams...
I've got a case of salty dreams and wanderlust. I can hardly wait til we cut the dock lines and chase adventure on the sea! @ back to Karma soon !:)
10 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Autumn Update
It is Indian Summer, and we are in the process of closing up our home in the beautiful mountainous and plan for our annual migratory trek to be on S/V Karma. It's been an adventurous Summer vagabonding around, tending to the Orchard, visiting family and friends out East and enjoying the east coast. You can catch a ray of our journey as we prepare to travel down the Cali Seaboard to be back in Guatemala! let the journey begin! ~~
11 February 2014 | Rio dulce, Guatemala
Strange tropical fruit make me happy!
There is no end to exotic fruit in tropical Guatemala. From one day to the next the selection changes. The nice thing about Guatemala is that Each time I go to town I'm surprised by something new! The other nice thing is that it's so cheap! Although they have fruit you'll recognize such as mango, pineapple, [...]
Splash!
As I write this, the boat is bobbing with the familiar roll of being in the water.
Yes, you read correctly. We have finally achieved Splash!
It was another day of teasing yesterday, where we thought we would get the lift around 3:00 pm. I made lines ready, got the deck sorted (kinda), and put the bumpers in place. Dody got inspired and painted a whale on the side of the hull in chalk.
And the guys from the yard came over after their lunch and said that they needed to do "una mas antifouling" (one more coat of antifouling).
But this morning was a different story. They had the lift started and fueled even before 8:00 am, and were dropping AMAZING GRACE in the water before 9:00. And were onto us before we knew it.
All went well with the lift. The guys gently slid KARMA 1 into the water, and held her there while I checked the ships systems quickly. There were no leaks (none discovered as of yet.) and so we moved to the side dock.
I started the engine, but will need to grab a new starter battery as it looks like the existing one no longer has the juice. It's expected, so once it stops raining, I'll grab a new one.
It is nice to feel the gentle sway of the boat being in the water.
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