by Heather Jacks | Mar 14, 2025 | How To, Sailing Gypsea
Tackling Heat and Bilge Pump Repairs on Our Sailboat Our sailboat, Gypsea, was safely secured in her temporary home in La Conner, Washington. As we began progressing with sailboat repairs for her, it was time to get serious about a list. At the top were the Tackling...
by Heather Jacks | Feb 20, 2025 | How To, Sailing Gypsea
With the decision to become full-time cruisers, it was time to downsize for boat life. Downsizing, a euphemism for letting go of things, can be simultaneously liberating and terrifying. An actual term for downsizing to live on a boat is Radical Downsizing. It is...
by Heather Jacks | Jan 29, 2025 | How To, Sailing Gypsea
What Went Wrong at My Sailing School Charting a New Course After a Sailing School Disappointment. There are many avenues to learn to sail: Free, Cheap, Easy, and Hard, to name a few. As a non-swimmer and new sailor, we opted for the responsible route: sailing school....
by Heather Jacks | Jan 14, 2025 | How To, Sailing Gypsea
How We Nailed Provisioning For Our First Trip From Panic to Plan–here is how we provisioned for our first sailing trip: After three nights at the crazy Friday Harbor, we left and went around the corner to Parks Bay, a secluded, beautiful anchorage—that is...
by Heather Jacks | Jan 13, 2025 | How To, Sailing Gypsea
What Is A Boat Survey? Our Sceptre 41 Sailboat Survey occurred almost a year after our sailboat search began. We received a text from our broker. He had found a boat for us to make an offer on. It was 41 feet of sleek beauty. It had two berths, a separate...
by Heather Jacks | Jan 7, 2025 | How To, The Salty Yogi
I had acquired my yoga teaching certification, and it was a proud moment, but what was I supposed to do now? Being 58 and having practiced yoga most of my life, I knew its benefits, the poses (asanas), how to meditate and why, and the how and why of various breathing...
