morro bay = projects
Christiana Before I dive into the project talk, I’d like to say that I ADORE MORRO BAY! To the point of it being on my list of places to return to…
2022
mont to morro
About two weeks ago, we did another passage. We left the 5 million barking sea lions on Monterey for the foggy Morro Bay, which is filled with adorable otters. It’s…
our first passage
In true Mark and Christiana style, our first passage involved jumping into the middle of the pool. Not wading in, not the complete deep end. But that 4.5′ zone where…
under & out
We did a thing! On Labor Day, we went out under the Golden Gate Bridge, to the lighthouse, and then back into the Bay. This was our first trip out…
what’s been going on?
a lot. the end. Just kidding! It has been a busy, productive April, May, June, July, and August. MACH 5 looks like a cruising boat now! Mark and me (Christiana)…
a greenhorn, that’s me!
Hardly anything on the haul-out to-do list was a task that I (Christiana) could do on my own. I still feel overwhelmed (and over-helmed) when sailing MACH 5. I’m unskilled…
the beginning of cruising life
On May 24, after 41 days on the hard, MACH 5 and her people splashed back into the water! It was wonderful. Nothing leaked immediately (or in the days since).…
prior owners
No matter what you buy used, at some point in your ownership, you have a moment of what was the prior owner (PO) thinking? With a boat, it seems to…
life on the hard
SV Mach 5 and her people are doing hard time. We motored to Napa Valley Marina over two days. It was cold, windy–sometimes wet. We had new experiences including the…
what have we been doing?
It’s been two months since I last posted. We had a much-needed and super fun break by housesitting for Jason and Rachel. They live near Paso Robles on a 40ish…