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Sailing and living aboard in Victoria harbour. Boat maintenance and repair.

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  • Exciting Times in Parliament on Nov 21, 2009

    here's a new one. i'm blogging this from deep within parliament hill, in the aboriginal people's room, which is a popular meeting room for a variety of parliamentary committees. i'm attending the annual conference of RESULTS canada, held each year in...

  • piracy brings new and violent responses on Nov 19, 2009

    load her with bar and grape, mr. sneed, might soon be heard again on merchant ships, after a relatively short hiatus. in humanity's long history on the water, the disappearance of armed merchantmen is a relatively short blip. it seems amazing that wi...

  • even sailors got a heart on Nov 18, 2009

    I was looking through your blog and noticed that your photos, in your Swiftsure blog, were of my boat Turicum – 74257 as we tacked through the other boats and the rocks. We eventually finished 3rd in our division.I must say that I admire your cando...

  • even sailors got a heart on Nov 18, 2009

    I was looking through your blog and noticed that your photos, in yourSwiftsure blog, were of my boat Turicum – 74257 as we tacked throughthe other boats and the rocks. We eventually finished 3rd in ourdivision.I must say that I admire your candor i...

  • those dreary winter days living aboard on Nov 16, 2009

    i feel rather pleased at this little solution of mine. living aboard in victoria in the winter means a succession of dreary days. sailboats tend to be dark caves in the coastal winter, but i am fortunate in that the CS36T has a lot of large portlight...

  • wet weather talk on Nov 16, 2009

    tracy and i spent some time talking last night about the future and what it will look like for us. she would rather just put one foot in front of the other but i want to be  more proactive and plan. i guess it's harder for her because it brings...

  • love and life on Nov 14, 2009

    Nathaniel, I have been reading your blog with interest after being referred to the blog by other CS owners. Like you I love our CS 36 and am interested to read about your sailing adventures. I have found lately however that I think about your blog an...