As the prep for the voyage south continues, the captain and crew are focused on safety first. We have completed the install of our life raft and our electronic “safety net” is now complete with the Iridium Go with the fixed Marine antennae and our AIS transponder. The next project was to ensure Cariba’s steering system is robust and sound.
Continue reading “How’s your cables hanging baby!?”Caution this post contains minor expletives and reference to smelly and gross substances!… It’s a shitty job but someone has to do was the motto of the day.
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The crew of Cariba have been busy and not in “hibernation” as most would expect for this time of year. While we have not had the boat out of the slip since we arrived home from our summer cruising season, we are knee deep in projects to prepare for the next big adventure.
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If you are not new to our blog and our FB site, you might have noticed SV Cariba has a lovely First Nations hummingbird logo. This idea all started when we were talking about ordering a new type of sail for Cariba.
Continue reading “Our new sail and the story of our logo”As I was saying in our last blog post.. we were getting a bit tired of damp and foggy conditions in the Broughtons. I know.. no where was having a great summer yet, but we did notice that it sounded a bit warmer and nicer to the south. We decided to continue our trek south and left Waddington Bay around noon without any fog. We timed our departure to take advantage of the current and it paid off as we had at least 2 knots with us and we cruised along at 9 knots at Ripple Bluff in Knight Inlet.
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