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Continue reading →: Surprise! We Need A New Boom!We found some cracks in our boom. That kind of ruined our good day. There are four cracks in two locations on the boom. One location is over the vang attachment, the second is near the center boom gallows landing. Looking in the cracks with a 20x glass it looks…
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Continue reading →: Refrigeration ImprovementsWhen we bought Casita she came with cold plate refrigeration, which was a huge upgrade from the ice box we had on ‘Imi Loa. At some point Casita had 2 compressors, an AC compressor that was still installed and an engine driven compressor that had been removed. The system worked…
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Continue reading →: Half Moon Bay: Mission AbortedFor Devon’s birthday we planned a short trip to Half Moon Bay, from Friday to Sunday. To get an early start through the Gate we decided to anchor Thursday night at the San Francisco Aquatic Park, so I rushed home from work and we cast off from the marina in…
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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