We stopped in Friday Harbor for a few days to get the boat ready for a week offshore and watch for a good weather window for the trip south to San Francisco. It felt great to be in a place we know so well with time to wander.…

We’ve been camping at Spencer Spit with this crew since 2016. Every year, these kids build beach forts and bike jumps, paint rocks, make up songs, and get really, really dirty. And every year, we mark the passing of time with some new milestone. 2025 was the first…

Since April 2023 — when our sailboat, Flyer, arrived in Seattle on a ship from Chichester, UK — our family has been planning to spend James’ 8th and Paul’s 5th grade school year sailing around the Pacific. We finally pushed off the dock at Elliott Bay Marina on…