Updates – Sailing Azimuth

Getting Intimate with the Engine

We love sailing — the joys of using natural differentials in air pressure paired with control lines to shape a piece of fabric and create movement is an altogether awesome way to explore the world. Sailing has been a primary form of transportation for thousands of years and for good reason. That being said, it’sContinue reading “Getting Intimate with the Engine”

Half Moon Bay

We left San Francisco at 7am on Friday, April 30 and arrived later that day to Half Moon Bay, about 40 nm down the coast. There was a moment when we were motoring out of Horseshoe Cove, our last anchorage in the Bay, where we could clearly see the river of tide we were aboutContinue reading “Half Moon Bay”

So when do you start?

It’s probably the number one question we get now. The answer is, we’ve already begun! Apologies for the gap since our last post, it’s been a heckuva month with leaving our slip in Alameda, preparing for the haul-out, completing the haul-out (yay), and making our way to a couple anchorages, to now resting in theContinue reading “So when do you start?”

Closer than ever!

Okay so maybe every day will be “closer than ever,” but it actually feels that way this week. After spending three nights on anchor last week and being able to test out the system upgrades we’ve been working hard on, we’re both very optimistic about our next and “final” steps and our early-April departure estimate.Continue reading “Closer than ever!”

Project Updates

Flash update on many projects as we’re churning them out over here! New Spinnaker A spinnaker is a light-weight sail you fly in the very front of the boat, usually when sailing with the wind behind you. They’re often referred to as a “kite” because of the way the sail pulls you with the wind.Continue reading “Project Updates”

Our Timeline

For five years, we said we would be cruising in three years time. Three years was an easy time frame — close enough to feel excited, far enough to avoid getting specific. It justified some big purchases (Windpilot windvane, new sails, the boat itself) and caused some tough conversations. The timeline was often discussed —Continue reading “Our Timeline”