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This is a government dock, there are is no “spot” you can call your own. When you come back to the dock you go where you can. May have to raft up. No power or water. If anyone is up this way there is now a little restaurant just a 5 minute walk away, up past the ferry terminal. Summertime...

Here you go Gabriel. Can you spot Joyride on the dock at Saltery Bay? ;)

Jeff, too funny, I enjoyed reading that.

Its been awhile since I posted here. Was out in Joyride today, sailed along the north shore of Hardy Island then over to Maude Bay and back to Saltery Bay. Still love sailing her. She has remained at Saltery Bay government dock in Jervis Inlet since 2019 sailing mainly September to March. Cool...

The more I sail her the more I appreciate her design. A great boat. I complained earlier about having to go over the cabin top to reach the mast or bow. I don't find it a problem now and because of it I have gained a very good habit - I am always attached to the boat with my harness.

All the previous problems with tacking were solved with the cleaning and painting the bottom. She had a small reef growing on her ha ha. Just finished a 4 day trip from Sydney BC to the mouth of Jervis Inlet and Joyride's new home in Saltery Bay. Route was Sydney to Montague Harbour then...

Lookin good Joyride...

Yes I've got her tacking now Christian. Growth on the keel caused the problem. 4 large sea anemone. Like speed brakes left on all the time. As she lost lift through the tack the rudder would loose effectiveness. Just like trying to tack without enough speed. Also leaving the outboard down...

Thanks everyone for the great info and links. I've been messing around with my traveler lately, it really helps keep me upright in these winter winds. One mistake I've made is forgetting to release tension off the topping lift fully.... note to self, none of these tips work with tension on the...

Most of my to do list is complete! I've been out enjoying some great winter sailing weather... Cold but I keep busy so I stay warm!

Hi Christian, Yes having a great time. Many adventures. Understandable on the "light bulb moment". I didn't make myself too clear, but what I was trying to explain was that the outboard motor was over powering the rudder... with the outboard down it acts as a rudder more so than the actual...

I haven't been sitting idly by on shore! I've been on Joyride many a time since my last post. Slowly but surely I have been progressing. The list I first started has not shrunk at all. More items make it on, and I've made that a bit of a past time while I waste away precious hours just...

Took Joyride out for the first real sail together, me and her... Beautiful day here in Victoria, Nice steady North at 10 knots... Very low tide and flooding. Was great to have the sails up, and being the first sail and all, and having lots of reefs and islets to navigate coming out of Oak...

Re-attached the tiller today, it needed some work at the attach point. A friend and I went out the other day to fix it, "a twenty minute job"... ha ha. A couple days went by by the time it was done. Got the cockpit drains draining... scrubbed a large portion of the seafood off the bottom...

A lot learned and re-enforced by watching this. Glad no one was lost.