Gallery: Sailing

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They Grey Gull was a San Juan 24 which I bought with my mother in 1994. I took several trips, including:

• To the San Juans and Gulf islands in 1994
• To the north end of Vancouver island in 1995.
• Weekend trips in 1996 and 1997.
• New years cruise to Tacoma in 1997.

I sold the boat in the summer of 1998 to a young couple who are living aboard.

San Juans, Gulf Islands, and Lisquati Island, 1994

	Stern view of Grey Gull.		Anchored on the south end of Lasquati island.
	Anchored at small island off north end of Lasquati island.		On spiniker run south through Straight of Georgia.

Grey Gull, 1997

	Coming in to anchorage in the SE side of Clark island, November, 1997		The grey gull at anchor at Clark Island
	Marie on Clark, looking south.		Dinner inside, December, 1997
	Andrew reading in the V berth.		I didn't check the depth and tide. At low tide the boat grounded.
	Sailing in Puget Sound, December, 1997

A few pictures from the troubled 1998 new years trip.

Andrew at the helm.

Lorna rows us to shore.

Charter, June 1999

	Paul and Wendy as we leave Vancouver city.		Pulling into anchorage. I watch depth from bow.
	Paul grills dinner.		Returning to Vancouver.

Sailing in the Gulf Islands, New Years, 2000

	We had some beautiful morning light as we left False Creek.		Marie at the helm. Gales were forcast, but it was dead calm crossing the Straight.
	Paul in the galley. Paul always does good work in the galley.		Wendy driving. The sky was clear, but it was very, very cold.
	Several of the windows leaked and Marie sealed them with the handy man's secret weapon.		More window repairs.
	Wendy and Marie attempt to refill the flask.		Marie in the gally.
	Wendy and Paul reset in the cabin. We finally got the heater working.		Wendy and Marie doing oragami.
	Wendy and Marie on the foredeck, puffed up for warmth.		I sat in the bow for a while and rested my feet on the anchor.
	Looking through some small islands toward th outer Gulf islands.		Marie cooking dinner.
	Marie sailing. The third day we got some moderate winds and were able to sail for several hours.		Suiting up for another day on the deck.
	The 4th day started out as one of those days.		But it finished up with some good sailing in beautiful evening light.
	Wendy and Paul in cockpit		Paul looking forward along the deck
	Nice portrait of Marie.		Marie and Paul in the cockpit.
	In the evening we tucked into a small cove so that we would have solitude on New Years Eve. Wendy and Marie did the shore work.		Paul reading down below.
	New Years day is looking good from the start.		Paul working on raising the two anchors that we set down.
	Marie driving the boat as we head toward the passage out of the Gulf islands.		The winds in the straight were moderate southeastlies and we had a fantastic crossing.
	Marie's still a cutie.		Marie looking out the main hatch.
	Marie in the tilted cabin.		Paul sits on the weather rail.

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