10 July We finally slept on board the yacht. Very snug and comfy although Heidi woke up feeling very poorly - perhaps she needs to take the sea sickness meds 11 July NO great ...

WE hadn't managed to get out on Saturday and so on Sunday we set off with a definite plan. WE were going to sail across to look into Esquimalt harbour and then head down to Pedder bay. Getti ...

Having turned the yacht around at last when we left today there was very little drama on leaving the dock (Phew!) As we pottered out of the harbour we passed Adam in his new yacht just heading back i ...

I wish I had thought of that before we had cast off from the dock! As the bow drifted around aimlessly we were in far too tight quarters to put the engine into gear and leaving the dock was an embarr ...

Having got to our new berth, it was now time to get to the serious business of getting to know our new baby. First order of business was to work out how to get the tender slung on the snap davits and ...

So, here we were, almost all ready to go and trying to psych ourselves up for our first cruise. The plan was just to leave the harbour (getting them to raise the bridge!) and then just motor out and ...

May 16, 2020 ...getting to know all about you... We spent part of Wednesday opening every hatch we could find and digging around in every locker but can't remember much else about that ...

9-13 May 2020 So we have finally bought our forever (for now) yacht. She's 36 foot - perfect for coastal cruising but might be able to take us down and around the Carribean if we are confiden ...

Basic Video of our trip with captain Pete