Sailing TangoXray

A slip very soon.


I have been sailing a fair bit lately. My work schedule changed and I now have off Wednesdays through Saturday. Taking advantage of the four days off, I've made a few trips to Lake Somerville and one down to Galveston. All the trips were great and I...

Yaaahrrr, maties

Oh so much to tell. I have been sailing my Macgregor Venture 25, Tibs, a lot lately out on Lake Somerville. Several times I've gone out for two or three days. She has a new 2024 Tohatsu 5hp propane outboard that is proving to be a great purchase. The motor is...

New outboard for Tibs

Hey All,

I just purchased a new 2024 Tohatsu 5hp 20" propane outboard for my Macgregor Venture 25, Tibs. I have been using either a Tohatsu 3.5hp, a Coleman 5hp, or a Johnson 6ph previously. The other motors all run great but they had 15"...

Maiden Voyage

I can't believe I forgot to make a post about this. Back on October the 6th my friend/sailor Dimitry and I took Tibs to Lake Somerville. It took us almost three hours to raise the mast and put on the boom and sails. The wind was then light around noon and the...

Launched :)

Hey All,

Yesterday was a doozie. Early at seven AM my buddy Tom and I took my big boat TibFib down to Lake Bastrop. The point of the whole endeavor was to get the boat into the lake because she has never floated since I bought her five years...

R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett

God received a good deckhand today. Rest in peace Jimmy. You will be missed.