Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
We spent this Labor Day weekend with one of our 1st major refit projects aboard Kaleo. September is dedicated to all things plumbing so we started with upgrading our manual-only toilet to an electric / manual back-up, Lavac. The 1st step was to have the holding tanks pumped out and […]
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Our Seattle weekend continued as we started Saturday with a visit to Pike Place for breakfast at The Crumpet Shop and to pick up some flowers to bring to Matt’s mom.We then hit the road for a 5-hour road trip to Coeur d’ Alene to visit the family and celebrate […]
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We took full advantage of a long weekend in Seattle with a date night staying at The Edgewater and seafood dinner at Elliot’s, a refitting gear quest across some premier and cost-effective suppliers, and a visit with the family in Coeur d’ Alene. We started our sailing supplies’ gathering with […]
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We’re standing on a cusp right now, looking forward to the journey of a lifetime. And we desire to start that life a little different than some. Our dream is to take some time to experience the world, to slow down, reset our expectations of things to come and enjoy […]
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Sailors are a social bunch. More than that, they have a sense of camaraderie and duty to look out for and support one another. People often trade boat cards like these to help keep track of others you meet along your voyages. We ordered these online free, plus about $6 […]
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The crew woke up to a great, yet hot, day with nice 12-15 mph winds. Some defining moments from Saturday: Started with a hearty breakfast Matt watched his wedding band slip of his freshly sun-screened hand and go kerplunk in the murky, muddy water at the slip! We assumed it […]
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This weekend we hosted our first overnight couple and great friends, Jeph & Amy aboard Kaleo! A few highlights from Friday: Road trippin’ in Ph’s BMW, “Beverly” Creating our pirate names (Deck Schwab RedBeard, 1st Mate Knuckles, Captain Stinky Feet, Admiral Christiana) Dinner at The Aquarium and walk around Kemah […]
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