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Labor Dave weekend and Car Racing
Labor Dave weekend at the Gorge, a second-place finish at the 24 Hours of Lemons, and Corvo gets to shed 250 pounds for North Americans. Plus a demon's casino, a lunar eclipse, and a new heat pump.
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Sailing in San Fransisco Bay
A couple months ago I introduced George and Kai on WhatsApp. Last weekend the three of us were sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge together.
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Tom and Helen's 40th, Pigroast and sailing
Tom and Helen hit 40 years, Alex and Carter raced to Tacoma and back (mostly), and our 10th annual pig roast was the best one yet.
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Race week and duck dodge
The final Race Week ever, and we went out in style — a race win, third overall on the last day, new sails, and a slow cruise home through the Swinomish Channel with the J/105 fleet. Now it’s pig roast prep, then the final push to North Americans.
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World Cup Fever - 4th of July
Happy Sunday! Well, what a week for the World Cup! But alas, all of the teams that I have been rooting for have been eliminated. Belgium did in the US last Monday, England defeated Norway, and Argentina did in Switzerland. But, man, it has been a good run. This is
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Portland Road Trip - Brew beer
Good evening! Had a pretty good week this week. From helping Tim finish up replacing the motor in his truck, to sailing, to helping my friend Dave pick up some furniture from his folks in Portland to brewing beer for the upcoming pig roast. First, Tim's truck. I
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Enjoying the start of summer - World Cup - Moves are settled
Hi All! Welcome to Summer! It's been a couple of weeks of living life and settling in. It's been two weeks now since Alex and Victoria moved into their new house, and they are feeling quite at home. So much so that Catherine and I have
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Moving Friends and Family
The big news is that Alex and Victoria closed on their house and got the keys on Friday. Victoria's parents, and we met Alex and Victoria at the house, along with the realtor, for the first opening of the door. And then it was time to move all
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Van is back! Sailing, baseball and soup night
Happy Sunday! It's been a week of sunny sails, rainy reading, and fixing things. The big news this week is that the Van is finally back, and it looks great. We took the opportunity to make some improvements to the interior while it was all torn apart, so
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Alex and Victoria buy a house, Big Fix, Perrin in town
Happy Memorial Day! I hope this weekend finds you relaxed and enjoying some much-needed downtime with friends and family. Let's not bury the lede — the big news this week is that Alex and Victoria are buying a house! We are all very excited for them. The house
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Bloomsday - Tim's Truck - Sailing - Soccer - Big Fix
Happy Sunday! I hope that everyone is Happy, Healthy, and able to enjoy the spring. Last weekend, Alex and his Buddy Carter took the boat on a double-handed race up to Port Townsend on Saturday, spent the night there with the rest of the fleet, and then raced back
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Spring has sprung!
Good Morning, and Happy Sunday! I hope that this missive finds you healthy and happy! Things have been rolling along pretty quietly around here lately. Weeknight racing has started on Monday nights for the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club, where we are currently in 3rd place in class 6, and Wednesday