To someone who doesn’t create it, the end project seems expensive. This rule applies to many things, including graphic design and marine services such as canvas work. We all can look at something, see the…
Browsing Category S/V Libby
The adventures of the sailing vessel Libby
Navigation & Lighting
Soon and very soon I’ll be living on the hook once more, and with that hopefully going through the great rigamarole of pulling up my anchor (I am without a windlass) and setting sail for…
The Winds of March
Writing about the weather is usually kind of drab and boring unless it comes with chaos. March has not let me down. March is, thus far, much more dramatic than the pacifist February.
Painting my Sailboat
Spring is coming—that means my sailboat will get the paint job she hasn’t had in years. I plan on painting her bottom (which she desperately needs) and topside. I’ve heard the best method of painting…
My First Seven Months as a Liveaboard
Selling furniture, giving away clothes and pitching stuff in the garbage isn’t something most girls dream of. But last August I did just that, all so I could move aboard a sailboat and leave land…
Sailboat Art Freebies
Here’s what happened: last week and into the beginning of this week we saw perfect weather. Sun. Clear skies. Temperature in the fifties. In FEBRUARY! Pacific Northwesters just cannot handle this kind of weather, our brains explode….
Robert Perry, I Salute You
I’ve lived aboard my boat for about six months now, both in summer and winter, and have come to the conclusion that, though the S/V Libby is a great boat and a cozy home, she’s…