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Continue reading →: Our first winter aboard, adiós Fatty Knees hello AvonWe were a bit unsure how it would go but we got through our first winter aboard without any real hardship. We went through a couple different tarp variations trying to keep the cockpit dry and we tried a few different electric space heaters before we found one we liked…
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Continue reading →: Liveaboard Upgrades
When we decided to liveaboard ‘Imi Loa instead of getting an apartment we made a few changes on the boat. The first thing we tackled was the cabin cushions. They were the original foam and the original upholstery from 1979, pretty hideous and not very comfortable. We found some fabric…
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Continue reading →: Deciding to Live AboardOn our first day in the Bay Area we moved the boat from the Aquatic Park to a transient slip at Marina Village in Alameda. We weren’t planning to live aboard long term but planned to stay on the boat while we had fun exploring the area and spending time…
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Continue reading →: Summer Cruise Part 3: Neah Bay to San FranciscoIt was foggy and flat calm leaving Neah Bay (despite the forecast of 5-10 knots from the NW) so other than an hour under sail in the afternoon we motored through the day and night to Westport. We were hoping for a good weather window that would allow us to…
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Continue reading →: Summer Cruise Part 2: San Juan IslandsWe spent two nights in the marina in Port Angeles. We had drinks the first evening with Terry and Barr (our friends from St. Helens) on their Irwin 38 center cockpit. We really enjoyed seeing them and swapping sailing stories. I think we were still decompressing from the experience on…
Welcome!
We are Devon & Rowan and this site is about our life aboard our sailboat, how we got here, and where we hope to go in the future…
We started our boating life in the Portland Oregon area with an Ericson Independence 31 before moving to the SF Bay area. In 2013 we purchased and moved aboard Casita, our Hans Christian 33. In October 2024 we finally cast off the dock lines and headed south. We are currently cruising Mexico with plans to do a Pacific crossing.
We aren’t retired and we aren’t wealthy so we will cruise until we run low on funds or low on fun and then look at our options. Please join us for this next phase of our adventures together.
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