Still here on the rock after an attempt to leave and get down to our boat in Florida. Seems like this winter has been a busy one for us with kids coming back to visit, business picking up, and just plain old procrastination.

So now its back to plan B and make sure our Allied Seawind is ready for here long slumber until next November and get our boat here ready to do some Spring sailing around the San Juan Islands. Kestrel is our cruising boat that we have up here and sail during the summer months. She's a 27' French designed aluminum sloop. I bought her from a lady who singlehanded the boat up here from France a number of years ago. Totally different from our heavy Allied Seawind in Florida. A really good boat to sail up here . She handles the light winds and gales very well, is extremely nimble and easy to care for and can be singlehanded. More importantly, both of our boats have simple systems that I can usually fix myself and not drain my wallet in the process.