Month: March 2014

Crossing the Sound

By Gyrfalcon88 / March 30, 2014 /

The big moment had finally come. We were going to take the Gyr across Puget Sound for her haul out in Port Townsend. A bit of background, for those who may not know the history. When we bought the Gyrfalcon, we pulled her out of the water for a couple of days in Seattle for…

And the winner is: Logo Division

By Gyrfalcon88 / March 30, 2014 /

A mini-blog—several of you participated in polls for my (Nancy’s) search for a design for the smokestack on the Gyrfalcon.  It was my first foray into crowdsourcing.  I used a company called 99 Designs.  Basically, you have an idea for a logo, website, etc, and 99 Designs runs a contest asking for submissions.  Graphic artists…

Crossing the Sound

By Gyrfalcon88 / March 30, 2014 /

The big moment had finally come. We were going to take the Gyr across Puget Sound for her haul out in Port Townsend. A bit of background, for those who may not know the history. When we bought the Gyrfalcon, we pulled her out of the water for a couple of days in Seattle for…