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2020 Updates Part 1: Engine room, crane, and winch
We had compiled a long list of updates for the Gyrfalcon. Several of these are in anticipation of longer cruising in the future; others just are part of the usual maintenance after more than 5000 miles of cruising in the last 8 years. We headed over to Lake Union Boat...
Fall 2019 on the Gyrfalcon
We had a nice fall season on the Gyrfalcon. We went to the Center for Wooden Boats for their annual gala. Later in the fall, we took several fellow Classic Yacht Association members on a cruise to Tacoma for the Change of Watch event. Seven fellow members cruised on the...
2019 August Vancouver/Victoria Trip
We decided to do something different for our August trip to Victoria—we added a few days in Vancouver BC at the Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival. Peter and I left Seattle and headed north on a blustery August day. 21 August 2019 Ewing Street Moorings to Drayton Harbor Seattle to Drayton...
A drawer for Christmas
We have a large cabinet in the galley under the microwave, where we store most of our pots and pans. The cabinet is deep (26 inches), and there are many pots and pans, so you end up digging around in the dark, trying to find the an you want. In...
2019 July trip to the San Juans Part 2 (days 6 -10)
2019 San Juan Islands Trip – continued Day 6 (24 July 2019) Echo Bay to Double Island, West Sound, Orcas Island After Echo Bay, we went around the east side of Orcas Island to Double Island on the southwestern side of Orcas. It was a fun trip to Double...
2019 July trip to the San Juans Part 1 (days 1 -5)
This year, our first trip of the season was to the San Juan Islands. Our goal was to go to a few of our favorite locations, but also to explore some new anchorages as well. Our guests were the Freemans and the Wisdoms, all of whom have sailed with us...
Winter/Spring 2018 to 2019: Part 2, Other updates
We returned from PT on November 16. It was good to be back in our slip, but we had one more big project this year, so we headed over to Lake Union Boat Repair, the Seattle shop that has done most of our non-wood work. New mufflers/fiddley cover: We have...
Winter/Spring 2018 to 2019: Part 1, Haulout and repairs
We had an unfortunate encounter with a rock in Canada in August of 2018. Like many unfortunate occurrences, a number of mistakes, mishaps, and miscalculations occurred (mostly related to dependence on electronics, distractions, lack of local knowledge, and miscalculations). As a result, we (1) fixed some navigation problems, (2) became...
Gulf Islands and Victoria 2018
Our long trip during the summer of 2018 was up to the Gulf Islands and to Victoria for the Wooden Boat Festival. We don't seem to have lots of photos, but we will at least include the route images. 24 August 2018: Ewing St Moorings to Port Townsend Anchorage Our...
Summer projects 2018
During the summer of 2018, we started working on some delayed maintenance for paint and varnish. The exterior surfaces had been painted as part of the original work we did on the boat 6 years ago. There were areas of varnish and paint that needed attention. Our excuse is the...
2018 BIG projects #2: Sonar removal
The second project was the removal of the sonar structure attached to the hull. Note: We've revised this part of the blog, as we've gotten more information about the sonar from a previous owner. It has not been functional as long as we have had the boat, and likely for...
2018 BIG projects #1: Haulout and Destruction and reconstruction; Starboard sponson/guard
We did not haul the Gyrfalcon last year. We felt like we needed a break from big wood projects. In the meantime, we had the anchor winch rebuilt, so it wasn’t like we were ignoring the boat’s needs. There are a couple of large wood projects left on the boat,...
