Hydra and Spice join forces for a week of friends, sailboat racing and just a bit of cruising.

We spent a day exploring Stuart Island, a quiet wooded island with an old school house and a coast guard light house.

We return to our usual spot at Blake Island. Our friends bring out Hydra for an overnight raft up, and Lillie gets to try our her new dinghy.

A five day trip around San Juan County, with heavy weather challenges.

A trip to see our old house from the sound turns into a surpise inspection by the Coast Guard.

A weekend of relaxation with our Port Townsend friends.

We haven’t even moved onto the boat and we’re already feeling overwhelmed.

Spice needs a new solar arch. She needs to move from Puget Sound and into the Ballard ship canal to get it. Is Spice too wide to fit through the Ballard locks?

Birthdays, treasure hunts and a sailboat regatta. We celebrate Lillie and Jade’s birthdays.

Spice is an Outremer 51 with a proper lineage. Now with her third owner, we share what we know about the history of Spice.