We just had one of our best annual trips to Desolation Sound this past June. We summarized the trip with this new video of many of the highlights of this cruising ground using new aerial footage. We hope you enjoy it.
Author: Garett Hennigan
Garett Hennigan is a mechanical engineer who in partnership with his wife, Carllie, built a 28 foot catamaran, Light Wave, in 1999. He has sailed extensively with his wife through Mexico, Hawaii and now back in the Pacific northwest with over 20,000 sailing miles and over 5000 hours of boatbuilding experience.
Desolation Sound Awaits + Upgrades!
Two days to go on the countdown to our Friday June 4 departure for our annual trip to Desolation Sound.
We have been super busy with numerous long awaited upgrades. The following are the changes and the results after our two week trip.
New Mainsail
Our mainsail was really tired. We has bou...
Drogue versus Parachute Anchor for Ocean Crossing
Drogue versus Parachute Anchor for Catamarans in Heavy Weather conditions
In this video we discuss two of the main techniques that we first handedly used when crossing the Pacific Ocean twice. Not just theory but real life video footage and commentary.
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Catamaran versus Monohull – Which is Right For You?
Catamarans versus Monohulls: the pros, the cons, what is best for you
In this video we discuss compare catamarans versus monohulls for cruising: sailing, anchoring, etc. What you should know before making a decision.
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Visit to Desolation Sound Cruising Ground
A Trip to Desolation Sound Cruising area
In this video we travel to some of our favorite anchorages on the B.C. coast while we visit Desolation Sound.
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This Winter Cruise in Gulf Islands Was A Little Wet and Cold…….
It is now March 2020 and I think it has taken us three months to recover from our 14-day winter cruise through the Gulf Islands in December 2019. Maybe we are getting soft but the cold and the wet really wore us down this year. After the last 3 years of going to balmy warmth of Hawaii for a winter b...
Desolation Sound June 2017
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Best Type of Epoxy
There are many types of epoxy out there. Our personal favourite is System 3 out of Washington state. They make a whole range of products. When we added 5 feet in the middle of our boat in 2013 we used only Silver Tip laminating epoxy. It is great stuff, easy to mix with its 2 to 1 ratio. We used pla...
Backup Autopilot Strategy
In our earlier post in 2008 we discussed the Raymarine 4000 Tiller pilot that we installed before we left in 2006 on our trip. As a backup we also purchased another brand new one which we kept installed in a box.
In February 2008 just before we were about to depart on our pacific crossing from Me...
Catamaran Cruising Stories and Sailing Adventures
Do you want to know what is like to sail across the ocean? Cruise for two years in the remote areas of the Sea of Cortez? Here is your chance to live the cruising sailing adventure and see if it is for you. The links on the right navigation bar are our catamaran cruising stories, diaries, an...