It feels like late November even though it is late October. Overnight temps at or below freezing, clear skies, no rain and daytime temps 40/50 degrees. It is much easier to stay comfortable when it isn't raining. It isn't damp and humid so things are not to bad in SWALLOW. Stopping in Olympia for a … Continue reading Gone cold and wind forecasts
Again!! SWALLOW drug her anchor even after I felt it was very well set - backed down and the bow swung strongly to the anchor. A few hours later strong gusts came up and after about an hour of this I noticed the mast of another boat where it shouldn't have been. SWALLOW had moved … Continue reading Drag …
Being on a boat means being aware of weather under way and at a moorage. Each morning and evening I listen to the weather radio for the forecast and observations. Summer weather is very consistent in the Salish Sea (Gulf and San Juan Islands and Puget Sound). If there is wind, and usually from the … Continue reading Weather awareness
S/V Swallow 