It's a Long Shot II

43ft Hans Christian Ketch

Vessel Name: Long Shot II
Vessel Make/Model: Hans Christian 43T Ketch
Hailing Port: Victoria, BC
Crew: Doug & Susan Pickrell
About: Motley bunch includes Charlie, Riley & Saylor.
Home Page: http://longshot2.com
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05 June 2014
31 May 2014
01 October 2013
10 September 2013 | Victoria
31 August 2013 | Deep Bay
28 August 2013 | Salish Sea
20 August 2013 | Oak Bay Marina
11 August 2013 | Oak Bay Marina
07 August 2013 | Oak Bay Marina
05 August 2013 | Downtown Victoria
03 August 2013 | Ship's Point Wharf
03 August 2013 | Juan de Fuca Strait
02 August 2013 | Day 18 Hawai'i to Victoria
31 July 2013 | Day 17 Hawai'i to Victoria
31 July 2013 | Day 16 Hawai'i to Victoria
28 July 2013 | Day 14 to Victoria
24 July 2013 | Day 9 to Victoria
22 July 2013 | Day 7 from Hawaii
18 July 2013 | Day 3 from Hawaii
15 July 2013 | One Day Out Of Kauai
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05 June 2014

Hand Off!

31 May 2014

Are You Reading?

Hi There,

01 October 2013

Hustle & Bustle

For those of you who won't give up reading - c'mon, it's all boring now :)

10 September 2013 | Victoria

Back To Work

Doug and I enjoyed our last week of freedom while the kids got settled into their new routine at school. Saylor was pretty freaked at the idea that her parents would be going back to work soon and she might have to go with strangers to school. After three days with our new neighbours walking with us, [...]

31 August 2013 | Deep Bay

Great Time

Nice sail up the Strait but not near enough wind to really get going so it was a bit of a motor. Good to see Roger and hear the turmoil of the America's Cup and Oracle caught cheating. They'll be in for more turmoil when those crazy Kiwis make landfall in San Fran! We continued North and couldn't [...]

28 August 2013 | Salish Sea

At Sea Again

Hard to break the habit of blogging once we are out on the water so had to post something even if no one is reading anymore. We have fit right back in to life ashore although both Doug & I haven't started work yet. We've been busy getting the house back in order which should have been easy except [...]

GaP Here

29 December 2012
Susan
We were so stuffed after the wonderful Christmas dinner we had, we didn't manage to do much on Boxing Day. Doug was spoiled rotten by our bud Colin and given a "Sweet As" t-shirt - the NZ saying. I think it was his way of saying, "You can stop saying it now, just point at your shirt." It's working so we don't have to hear "sweet as" all the time. Problem is that even if Doug isn't wearing the shirt, people think he's pointing at his nipples. Sweet As....

We have forgotten how to set an alarm clock so it didn't go off but fortunately we still were able to hit the road at 4am (30 min late) to drive down to Auckland to get Gigi and Pops. They were only waiting 2 minutes for us so we were golden. They looked pretty good considering the 15 hr flight and they didn't have near the bags we expected them to have. We had many items shipped to them for the boat. We loaded up and high-tailed it heading back to Whangarei arriving at 9am. The kids came sprinting up and leaped at their grandparents - life is good!!! It took all of 30 min to meet everyone on the dock and then start loading Lo ng Shot II with all the loot. Within an hour we were celebrating Christmas...again. The Long Shot II's crew scored big - we should have asked for more :) The day went by fast, and they were still looking great at dinner time on board Pacific Bliss. That's where they spent the night thanks to our wonderful friends as Long Shot II just doesn't have much room for seven people. I was even more impressed that they were ready to hit the Farmer's Market at 7am where we loaded up on produce then hit the road. You are restricted to high water departures from Whangarei given the one foot clearance we have in the channel, not to mention the 15 mile river run is nice to do on an ebb tide. GaP were beaming on our departure and looked like they could do this cruising forever. Pops assumed his post at the wheel just like old times. Doug and I worked the sails and he kept us true. It's nice to have another set of hands again though Doug figures we may have to retrain him - he now demands a beer in his hand while steering. Gigi kept hopping about wondering where she should sit to stay out of the way. We had a tough sail into the wind to get to the next harbour at Tutukaka - sounds like something we did in a diaper. The marina is beautiful - we spent one night here three weeks ago so we knew it was a great stop. This is where we plan to spend New Years Eve but also there is a beautiful hotel right at the foot of the dock. That's where we put GaP when the bulkheads start closing in for us. It's a little cozy onboard.

Looking forward to doing some hiking now that my leg is all fixed. Can't say I like being made into a porcupine but that acupuncture sure works. GaP tell us we have to post more blogs. I guess they'll have to give us something to write about.
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