The start of our adventure was really marked by us cutting our dock lines at the marina, where we had lived for three years. We literally cut the dock lines (with a machete), because one of many sailor superstitions directs that failure to do so will cause you to return with the journey unfinished. And, as one newContinue reading “The Start: The Graveyard of the Pacific”
Author Archives: mapachecaptain
Almost Famous
We were interviewed by Public Radio Correspondent Tom Banse, and he published two stories about us: one written and one radio. The radio story will air on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition or All Things Considered or both on Monday or Tuesday in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Check out both pieces here. We areContinue reading “Almost Famous”
The Tortoise Race
Rob always describes sailing with other sailboats as a tortoise race. And much of sailing, especially our type of sailing—in a heavy ocean-going boat—is slow. Our hull speed (the optimal fast speed for the boat) is 7 knots, which is a little over 8 miles per hour to you landlubbers. We don’t move fast, and when fighting currentContinue reading “The Tortoise Race”
Smoke Refugees
When we planned to start our trip in 2020, we never imagined that it would correspond with such huge and devastating events: first the Corona Virus pandemic, then the escalating tragedies leading to Black Lives Matter, and now the massive wildfires in Oregon and California. As many of our friends and their families are being evacuatedContinue reading “Smoke Refugees”
More to Come
More of Mapache’s adventures will be posted here soon. We just started down the coast of Oregon, destination Mexico. We are racing the weather to get south and will catch up on posts as soon as we catch a break (hopefully somewhere with less wildfire smoke and confused seas). Mapache’s crew is thinking of allContinue reading “More to Come”