Our World Adventure

Thank you all for the warm congratulations notes on my retirement. Kathleen Erwin will be done as well, in June after the school year concludes.
Thank you also to Deborah Dritz Swanson at Studio 101 West for designing and printing our new Sea Bella boat cards.
After years of planning, our first destination will be Southern California in July. Friends will join us here for exploring Channel Islands and Catalina. We will be in Ensenada in September/October and the Sea of Cortez later in the fall. We will be updating our adventure on FB as well, so search Sea Bella. With modern apps and satellites, anyone will be able to track us on our journey(s) using our MMSI#.

It was decided. Our roller furling main would not be the best system for a long passage. When the lines get bunched up inside the mast, we needed to hand feed them while furling, so…it was decided, Dec 2, 2019. The mast needed to be pulled and completely altered for a standard mainsail.

April 2020, yes, 5 months later. All Winter we tinkered on Sea Bella’s mast, which layed horizontally on sawhorses in our backyard. Scott installed stainless steel strengtheners inside the masts’ furling track every 10 inches. He also installed all new halyards, sheaves, wiring, LED lights, weather station, vhf antennae, radar mount, and rigging.

It was decided. Our roller furling main would not be the best system for a long passage. When the lines get bunched up inside the mast, we needed to hand feed them while furling, so…it was decided, Dec 2, 2019. The mast needed to be pulled and completely altered for a standard mainsail.

Thank you to great family and friend supporters! Ashley, Jim and Judy Erwin, Lonnie Martin, Mark and Becky Ashburn, Denny and Susan Osburn. It was a beautiful evening at the Port of SD. Funny stories shared, such as: docking at this major port via only an app, going up the mast, dogs on board, Scott’s sprained wrist story of “Ass over tea kettle”, Kathy’s lessons on knots, windlass, anchoring etc. Of course, prepping and provisioning for journey North with Lonnie.

Thank you to great family and friend supporters! Ashley, Jim and Judy Erwin, Lonnie Martin, Mark and Becky Ashburn, Denny and Susan Osburn. It was a beautiful evening at the Port of SD. Funny stories shared, such as: docking at this major port via only an app, going up the mast, dogs on board, Scott’s sprained wrist story of “Ass over tea kettle”, Kathy’s lessons on knots, windlass, anchoring etc. Of course, prepping and provisioning for journey North with Lonnie.