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Free Luff Nation

Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.

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    • Da Boat: Free Luff, Baby!
  • How We Got Here
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  • Shakedown
  • Interim
  • The Life
  • Where’s Free Luff?
  • Miscellania
Free Luff Nation

Free Luff Nation

Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.

  • Most Recently AtSomewhere in the U.S.A.
  • About
    • Crew: Then and Now
    • Da Boat: Free Luff, Baby!
  • How We Got Here
    • When it Started
    • Charter to Liveaboard
    • Liveaboard to Cruising
  • Shakedown
  • Interim
  • The Life
  • Where’s Free Luff?
  • Miscellania

Month: June 2016

Long Night at Anchor (but Fun with Flo, too)

By Jody Fraser On June 30, 2016

Location and Moorage: White Cove (33 23 649N, 118 22 084W); one night at anchor Well, we learned a valuable lesson. Don’t judge us. Together with Flo, we made our way to White Cove, which …

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Shakedown
anchoring, catalina, summer camp, the swedes

Summer Camp Rendezvous!

By Jody Fraser On June 29, 2016

Location and Moorage: Two Harbors, Cherry Cove (33 27 075N, 118 30 138W); three nights on mooring What started out as a lovely sail from Santa Cruz Island eventually turned into a motor sail to …

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Shakedown
catalina, ice cream, mooring, summer camp, the swedes

Yellowbank Reprise

By Jody Fraser On June 26, 2016

Location and Moorage: Santa Cruz Island, Yellowbank (34 00 596N, 119 32 512W); one night at anchor We left Santa Barbara around 1600 and headed back toward Santa Cruz Island in hopes of reconnecting with …

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Shakedown
anchoring

Santa Barbara Solstice

By Jody Fraser On June 25, 2016

Location and Moorage: Santa Barbara Harbor (34 24 293N, 119 41 502W); three nights dockside, one night at anchor The sail from Santa Cruz Island to Santa Barbara was, well, not a sail at all. …

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Shakedown
dockside, ice cream, laundry, wifi

The Real Shakedown

By Jody Fraser On June 20, 2016

Location and Moorage: Channel Islands; four nights at various anchorages Around here, “the islands” or “our islands” are the northern Channel Islands, which consist of Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel. All are …

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Shakedown
anchoring, reefing

Mellow to Mosh Pit, Part II

By Jody Fraser On June 16, 2016

Location and Moorage: Channel Islands Harbor (34 10 417N, 119 13 412W); two nights dockside The sail from King Harbor/Redondo Beach up to the CI Harbor was sporty (see Shakedown Vid #1). When we departed …

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Shakedown
dockside, provisioning

Mellow to Mosh Pit

By Jody Fraser On June 14, 2016

Location and Moorage: King Harbor, Redondo Beach (33 50 829N, 118 24 022W); two nights at anchor (w/ stern anchor) Upon leaving Newport, the sea was like glass — nary a stitch of wind, so …

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Shakedown
anchoring

Chillin’ and Illin’ in Newport

By Jody Fraser On June 12, 2016

Location and Mooring: Newport Harbor (33 36 527N, 117 54 470W); four nights at anchor Pulled into the very large harbor that is Newport and had the large guest anchorage to ourselves. Little did we …

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Shakedown
anchoring, ill aboard, laundry, small boat regattas, surfing

First Stop in the OC

By Jody Fraser On June 8, 2016

Location and Moorage: Dana Point (33 27 524N 117 41 439W); three nights at anchor Super pleasant yet chilly sail from the Oside (still wearing beanies, jackets, and deck socks). It was dolphin craziness, a …

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Shakedown
anchoring, flies, wifi

Here We Go — Oside or Bust!

By Jody Fraser On June 5, 2016

Location and Moorage: Oceanside (33 12 197N 117 24 390W); one night dockside We struck out from San Diego after dawn on a Sunday and sailed/motor sailed as far as — can you believe it …

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Shakedown
dockside, surfing

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What Have We Been Up To?

  • Isolation in The Sea: Photo-vid Mash-up
  • Isolation in The Sea: Home Base
  • Isolation in The Sea: Candeleros y Candeleros Chico
  • First Mate Musings – 4 Years In
  • A Political Upwelling in Isolation

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Bookmarks

  • Adventures aboard Epifania
  • Adventures with S/V Milou – A tale of a nine year old girl on the ocean
  • Allan and Rina's Sailing Adventure – The Travels of S/V Follow You Follow Me Continue…
  • call it kismit – by land or by sea, it's meant to be
  • Cat2Fold
  • Dazzler's Watch – Advice and Stories from Life on the Sea!
  • Footloose Adventures – Wandering the world under sail
  • Gato Loco Sailing
  • Halcyon Wandering – Living by the Compass
  • If You're Lucky Enough: Carolyn and JD's Blog
  • Jollydogs – Seawind 1160 catamaran cruising adventures
  • Live Free 2 Sail Fast – The adventures of a family sailing to points south of the border, taking life slowly
  • Older Woman @ Large
  • On Deck with SV Liahona
  • Orion and the Sea
  • Resolute Sets Sail
  • Rolling with Yahtzee – Dream Big. Wander Far. Love Life.
  • Rum Doxy – A Boat Too Far
  • S/V Adventurer
  • S/V Delos – Sailing Around the World on a Sailboat
  • S/V Dogfish
  • S/V Luego – Our Next Adventure
  • S/V Madrone – Follow the travels of S/V Madrone, a Taswell 43
  • S/V Secret Water Adventure
  • S/V Shawnigan – A Family Afloat
  • S/V Silver Wings – Follow the Adventures
  • Sailing La Vagabonde – A Few Words Behind the Movies
  • Sailing Mango
  • Sailing Pandion
  • Sailing Tanda Malaika
  • Sailing Totem – dreamworthy to seaworthy
  • Sailing with a Purpose – Adventure Adrift
  • Sailing with Aldabra
  • Sailing with Bloom
  • Sailing with Pelagic
  • Sailing Xpression – Young Family, Small Boat, Big World
  • Salt & Light – Growing closer…no matter the distance
  • Small World Big Dream
  • Strikhedonia Seawind 1160
  • SV Ripple
  • SV The Answer – Not All Who Wander Are Lost…
  • The Figure 8 Voyage
  • Trio Travels
  • Voyage of L'Chaim
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