Tag: SV Terikah

  • Mexico!

    As I write this, Calder and Cora are up in the marina common area playing cards with some other cruising teens they met, live Mexican music plays in the background, and Chris and I evaluate weather systems and decide the best course of action for an incoming weather system – should we get ahead of…

  • The South Wind Doth Blow…

    …and SV Terikah shall stay put in San Diego one more week!  The prevailing wind and waves along this coast to Mexico are from the North, which makes for a lovely downwind sail and comfortable seas.  Winds from the south can turn into an uncomfortable bash – not the way we want to start this…

  • Transitions & Preparations

    Casting off the figurative lines from our home in Petersburg, Alaska to begin our family voyage brought more emotions than I anticipated, from tears to excitement, from nervousness to disbelief; it created an overall very surreal experience as we boarded Alaska Airlines to head south to SV Terikah in San Diego.  The prior month had…

  • Our Itinerary

    As we rapidly approach the departure date from our home of Petersburg, we are asked many questions from weather concerns to pirates, from provisioning to schooling.  I hope to tackle these inquiries in the blog over time.  However, the question that I’ve gotten the most this week is, “So, where are you going again?!”  It…