Sailing the seven seas with my friend Larry!
Category: Sailing
Labor Day Weekend Sailing “Slough Coot” with Longtime Friends!
Sailing Solo Down the Columbia River!
Another Day on the Columbia!
4 Days on the Lower Columbia
This last week Jody and I spent a few days sailing and cruising the lower Columbia River. The first night we spent in Steamboat Slough just up river from Skamakowa. It’s a beautiful place like most of the backwater of the lower river. At 6:30 the next morning we caught the out-going tide for Astoria!…
Sailing the Lower Columbia River
Sailing the Lower Columbia river with my good friend Larry and Lil’ Josey!!
2019 Sailing Season – Videos of Raising Your Mast with a Gin-Pole!
Today I launched our Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21 “SloughCoot”. Happy sailing season!! Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 1 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo. Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 2 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo. Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 3 from…
Gin Pole
I was asked by a fellow sailor to help him build a gin pole, used for raising and lowering a mast with a tabernacled base. This sailor happens to live on the east coast so I emailed him step by step detailed photos.