It has been a bit since the last post.  The blog is slightly neglected but Southwind is not!  We have been using pretty much every free mome...

Sailing from scratch?  Slight understatement.  A planned work weekend for our beloved Southwind gave us some unplanned lessons.  While thin...

Hello all! So, during our last work day at Southwind, we were able to find all of our sails that had been stowed in the v-berth for who know...

Today was super exciting! It was Dad's first day sailing, and he absolutely loved it!  Since Emily and I are the only "experienc...

This is Southwind. She is a 1973 Dickerson 36 ft Ketch. Right now, she is in pretty rough shape. But in a few months you won'...