Adventures of Salacia

And I've already run into an issue. I started working on the bottom, beginning with the nasty job of removing bottom paint. When I got...

The last few days the weather here has been great, nearly perfect! I finished all of the welding on the trailer and finally applied some p...

Had another good progress day on the trailer. At this point I believe she could hold old Sal, upright anyway. I was originally going to ha...

No trailer progress to report, the cold has settled back in this week. Snow flurries yesterday and a few more today have halted all outsid...

Made some progress on the trailer this weekend. Here are a few shots of the modifications: New trailer jack, old one was seized up ...

I found this interesting article about a sailor, Martijn Dijkstra ,  from Holland. I found it very inspirational because he is cruising o...

If you don't know by now, all boats are a compromise. Some shine at certain things and fall short on others. There is always a great d...

        I would like to start out by telling you all how lucky I am to find the woman of my dreams. For the last 16 years she has been my ...

Yesterday while out for a great afternoon sail we had the pleasure of seeing the lovely Schooner Virginia under sail. She w...

And good riddance! While I enjoy nice weather I am not a big fan of anything over 70 degrees especially if the sun is shining. Great thing...

   It was now late Feb '11 and we had chosen our sailboat for our adventures. We signed all the paperwork and gave the check to the b...

      Many of you who know us and for those of you who do not, my wife is a fitness fanatic. It is not just a hobby but a way of life f...

There she is! This Alberg 30 will be our new home and take us on a journey to true freedom.