Tag: Blind Sailing
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Point Conception and Cruising the Northern Channel Islands
On October 18th we finally got a weather window for leaving Morro Bay that we liked. As the next stretch of the California Coast can be treacherous in even moderate weather, we picked a time when there was little wind and a relatively benign sea state forecast. The big hump to get over was what’s…
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Out the Gate
On August 26th, after a rolly night in Richardson’s Bay, we got up at 0600 to finally start heading south. Our plan was to take advantage of a ebb tide to gain help from the current, but do it early enough in the morning that the wind through the slot (stretch of water starting at…
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Blind Chef in the Galley

I have always loved food and cooking. However, in my classes on adapted cooking as a blind person they didn’t teach me how to cook on a boat in a tiny galley where your home and your stove could be moving. I have learned a lot about how to live on a boat over the…