SCRIMSHAW IS HOME!
Scrimshaw in her new slip.
Here she comes!
W E L C O M E !
So excited to see Scrimshaw in our bay.
Who is that masked man?
During Times of Covid, safety precautions were followed by all crew aboard Scrimshaw. Stay Safe Folks! Darrell and two crew brought the boat up from Morro Bay in just under two weeks. He waited for good weather in Bodega Bay before rounding the dreaded Cape Mendocino, and it paid off. That leg was relatively smooth. Then the guys decided to stay in Fort Bragg for 5 days waiting for a good weather window before heading further north. It paid off, the only other stop was to refuel in Crescent City. Which means nearly 5 nonstop days Port Ludlow. Uneventful, best defines his 1,000-plus mile passage. Uneventful, is always the hoped for conditions for every passage.
A smooth passage headed north.
Calm seas and gorgeous sunsets.
We scored a most excellent summer-fall slip on the outside dock with a fantastic bay view. When weather turns wintery with high winds and waves, we move off the outside dock in November, and will head to an "inside" slip which is a safer spot away from potential storm damage.
Darrell has his special spot as well. A perfect place to conduct his yacht sales business. It's not all work for us, there is plenty of time to enjoy friends on the bridge-deck. Darrell seared the fresh line caught tuna he brought back on his trip up the coast. I served prosciutto and melon, with a fresh salad. Of course, there was plenty of ale and Prosecco to go around, as well.
We lucked out getting an outside tie, right next to Independence, my girlfriend Anne's Pacemaker 55. We decided to hang out for a couple of days.
The sky cleared to a beautiful sunny blue, and Anne and Lyndsay joined us on our bridge deck for a bit of seared tuna, that we had saved for this special occasion. Their lovely, and much loved vintage yacht, Independence, is in the background. She is a true labor of love, and it shows in every way.
We also love navy and white stripes. Scrimshaw's Captain's Navy Striped canvas matches their aft cockpit lounge. Speaking of stripes, note we are both wearing stripes above, as we sip our Prosecco.
Scrimshaw looks pretty comfortable from her stern. Once of the many reasons we chose Grand Banks as our trawler, is the aft companionway with its double doors. Our queen stateroom is filled with light and lots of fresh air. The view is good too! We also love the protected passage around Scrimshaw's decks. In fact, we love everything about our girl.
Darrell finds time for a bit of boat business with new clients. It's a venture we both love, finding the right boat for the right customer always makes us happy.
Old Spark, is almost always happy, especially lounging in the sun. He's been boating with us for over 12 years. He's a repeat veteran of sailing to Mexico more than once.
Spark's favorite boating activity is taking a dinghy ride, especially if it lands up on a good beach. Personally, I like checking out the local real estate. I've never seen so many miles of waterfront properties with private docks as we have in "the upper left" state of Washington. 
In the morning, we headed south in calm waters towards our first Puget Sound island to visit, Vashon. It was a good choice.
Blue skies prevailed overhead, as fog moved in on its cat-like feet around Blake Island. Mt. Rainer peeked over the low lying island, and we were eager to get closer to the giant volcano. In the distance I spotted a Nordhavn headed towards us. It turned out to be Seabird, a N43 owned by another California transplant couple who moved to Gig Harbor. As we got closer, we waved and took pictures on one another. She did a great job of capturing Scrimshaw happily breezing down the channel.
A perfect fit for us.
We had a birdseye view of summer activities.
No complaints about our inside view either!
Sparky found contentment
on his favorite perch on the bow.
Hansel looks at home at our table.
Y U M.
A darn near perfect day.
As soon as we we felt settled into our new slip, we were ready to start exploring the Salish Sea. We decided to stay relatively close to home, and selected Vashon Island as our first destination. This would provide us with a good opportunity to better understand the varied tides and swift currents that are famous in the Sea. Vashon is the new home for our friends from Graeagle that also moved to the PNW last year. So, we were looking to catching up with them. Darrell and I left Port Ludlow and headed towards Point No Point, past Kingston, and through Agate Pass at Bainbridge Island en route to our first stop, Poulsbo.
Always a happy man at sea.
Headed south.
First stop, Poulsbo.
Girlfriends love Prosecco and Boating!
A perfect late afternoon cruise.
Poulsbo
Poulsbo is a favorite cruising stop in Puget Sound. It's charm lies, not only in its safe and beautiful harbor, but in its rich Nordic history. There are lots of wild Nordic celebrations involving ale and bonfires, fair maidens, and Viking helmets with horns worn with fur pelt capes, which are considered essential attire. We bought Jack a Viking helmet when he visited us the first time. As fun as Poulsbo is, we were anxious to explore more of South Puget Sound. It was time to turn our attention towards untying docklines and heading towards Vashon. 
Good Night Poulsbo.
Good Morning Colvos Passage.
Scrimshaw.
Scrimshaw, happy to be underway.
Flying the Port Ludlow Yacht Club flag.
Majestic Mt. Rainer
reigns proudly over Puget Sound.
It didn't take us long to find a cozy spot close to shore, for easy walks for Sparky, to drop our hook. We felt nice and secure in 30 feet of water. We rang our friends, D ferried them out to Scrimshaw, and we had a safe and lovely socially distanced afternoon on our bridge deck. Strangely, we have spend more time up on the bridge deck in Washington in a couple of short weeks, than we did in 3 years in San Diego. The upper view and abundance of fresh air makes it a good spot to visit with friends with reduced fears of Covid transmissions. Fortunately, our community has very few coronavirus cases. We do everything to keep it that way.
Old friends in new places!
We enjoyed Vashon, but our ability to do much exploring onshore was restricted due to Covid 19. We will return when our world becomes more sane. In the meantime, we were happy to return to our beautiful little home port.
Home, again. For now.
Easy to see why we moved here.
Our Sweet Spot.
The view constantly changes,
and its always beautiful.
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