February 18, 2016

A busy and varied week!  Weather went from sunny and 85 to cool, windy and rainy in 24 hours!  Some big changes in my work priorities too!  I decided to do the Baja Ha Ha this year, and happily was able to conscript a couple of friends to crew.  So, with the restoration work mostly done, I started focusing on prepping the boat for voyaging.  Safety first, of course, so I pulled out my Jordan series drogue to determine how it needed augmenting for Circadian, a larger boat.  Also bought a used SSB radio for weatherfax, forecasts and cruising nets among other things.  Installation will be a major project; I just hope it all works when I'm done!  The purchase (with credit card points) of a new computer allowed me to download a new opensource charting program and made producing blog posts a lot less frustrating.  In the middle of all this, I had to prepare for and undergo an annual Coast Guard inspection to get my liveaboard permit.  But it's all good and I'm very excited about doing the Ha Ha!