Author Archives: Cindy

October 26, 2012 Boatyard Fiasco

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Cindy

So, it was a difficult decision to determine where we would take our precious Cool Change for her first boatyard experience. KKMI has always been considered the gold standard, and they had recently opened a boatyard near us in Sausalito … Continue reading →

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The Cruising Outfitting Has Begun!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Cindy

Watching our friends Nancy and Rob take off in Shindig for their world cruising adventure last weekend inspired us to get moving on getting Cool Change ready! So, October 1st or not, we have started buying for our long term … Continue reading →

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An Update as of September 7, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Cindy

I haven’t posted here for a while and thought it might be a good idea to mention why.  The weekend after our passing Skipper, we spent two weekends and the week in between, out on a private whitewater wilderness trip … Continue reading →

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Rick and Cindy each pass CPM “Skipper!” July 13-15, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Cindy

In our ongoing sailing education, the next step in the US Sailing Coastal Passage Making certification process through Club Nautique was for each of us to be the student skipper of different vessels, with crew randomly assigned to us from … Continue reading →

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The Fourth of July and Motoring Practice, July 5, 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Cindy

After a whirlwind week up in the State of Washington for our daughter Andrea’s wedding and to visit our sons Dan, and Drew with his wife Carmein, we flew back to Sacramento on the afternoon of the 4th of July … Continue reading →

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Coastal Passage Making Class, June 22-24, 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Cindy

A corner of one of the Farallon Islands, near where we had our first whale sighting of the trip Both Rick and I were scheduled to “test” for the position of “navigator” in our U.S. Sailing certification program of Coastal … Continue reading →

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The Sister Cruise, June 10, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Cindy

They had been asking to come for a while, so we finally got Cindy’s sister Sharon, and Rick’s sister Linda, out sailing on the Bay on Cool Change.  We couldn’t have asked for a better day.  It was so warm … Continue reading →

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Night Owling with Dad and Mom, Saturday, June 9, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Cindy

Mom and Dad arrived at around 7:00 p.m. for a night cruise on Cool Change.  It was a bit bumpy and cold at first, motoring along the Sausalito waterfront and then over past Tiburon and their new/old favorite restaurant, and … Continue reading →

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2012 Memorial Day Weekend Cruise to Monterey

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Cindy

Club Nautique organized a “4-bay cruise” to Monterey Bay over Memorial Day weekend.  Only “CPM-certified” skippers were allowed, unless you had your own boat, and of course, we did!  We thought for a while we couldn’t go because Cool Change … Continue reading →

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May 5-6, 2012 on Cool Change

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cindy

Knowing that we had a bonafide offer on Cool Change, we came back this weekend to clean her up and remove all our things, and to say goodbye to her with on last sail.  God it was heartbreaking.  We love … Continue reading →

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