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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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 [...]
Fairwell Manihiki
We had a great day ashore helping with the ship's arrival, and we offered our help wherever we could, shucking coconuts, loading trucks, feeding pigs or just standing around smiling. Many of the passengers were greeted by family and friends with a flower lei - such a nice welcome. The off loading by barge went well though the ship had to station-keep and kept getting further out. They tried to tie off to a mooring buoy near Long Shot II and they ripped it out. Not surprising given the windage of this ship. Looked to be an offshore dragger converted for passengers/cargo. 2 hours before dinner Saylor and I were back on our boat as the wind was picking up and we had concerns for our mooring buoy while Doug was with the boys at the hospital. The locals wanted us to attend the celebration so Doug came back out to get us and I'm glad they did. The food was outstanding and there was enough to feed 4 x as many people which was about 120. The dancing was the best they had ever done (as we had seen the dress rehearsals). The people who had returned from Roratunga performed as well. It was quite an excellent evening. We couldn't stay longer as we had to get back to the boat. The good thing about the mooring is if it lets go, you are just heading deeper - hard to chase in our dinghy though. I told Doug I had a bad feeling about this so secure the boarding ladder and start stowing gear. At 2 am it happened as Charlie awoke to the mooring buoy banging into the hull. We were heading out sea, quickly and the seas were building. By 4 am we were good to go but too late to head back to Manihiki to say our good byes. So sad to leave this beautiful island and it's wonderful people!
