I captained a Celestial 48 for a sea trial today. Classic plastic from the ‘80s. Ted Brewer design so you know it works offshore. Long keel. Heavy, solid build. Adequate tankage. Handling reminded me of the Whitby 42, another old-school Brewer blue water cruiser. Fun!

Bellingham, Washington.

The Salish Sea boasts 250+ species of fish. You can sea many of them at the aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia, including this nice white sturgeon.

For my Big Birthday, the Admiral and I boarded the train up to Vancouver for a dose of city life. We ran a marathon, ate, drank, and hiked around town for a few days. What a beautiful city. Here’s a typical scene.

To flush or not to flush, that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe clogs and blockages of outrageous plumbing,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To fold: to wipe;No more; and by a wipe to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh…