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Free at Last, Free at Last! - Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 8:44 PM
Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"  Late on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 23, we sailed Astraea out of Svendsen's Boat Works at Alameda and took...
Sea Trials of New Engine! - Friday, September 12th 2008 6:00 PM
Finally, finally, finally.  Sea trials!  On Friday, September 12, Scott, the diesel mechanic who installed the engine, and I took Astraea out for a test run. ...
Appeal to Mr. Svedsen and the work is back on track, finally. Liferaft inspected. - Wednesday, August 13th 2008 2:23 PM
The last time that Astraea was in Svendsen's Boat Works the work dragged out and dragged out and little work was done.  Finally I lost my patience and took Astraea home...
Bilges complete, teak repairs start, Svends keeps damaging my boat, delivered cushions to upholsterer - Wednesday, August 6th 2008 12:58 PM
The bilges are complete and have a couple of coats of Interlux Bilkgekoat on them.  Such a huge improvement.  I was surprised to get the bill from Seashine for the...
Almost ready for new engine - Thursday, July 31st 2008 3:39 PM
Well, we are at five weeks plus one day today but work is going well.  Seashine has finished cleaning out the bilges and the boat yard people have scraped all the...
Four weeks today; Engine ready to pull and mizzen coming off - Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 3:23 PM
Today is four weeks since I delivered Astraea to Svendsen's Boat Works.  Work has finally started in ernest.  Hurray!  Scott has the trusty old Isuzu...
Finally the work begins - Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 1:34 PM
Finally, on Monday, July 21, 2008, after almost four weeks sitting at Svendsen's Boat Works, the work has begun.  The boat was moved over to the "active" work area and...
Astraea in Svendsen's Boatworks for Phase III of Re-Fit - Wednesday, July 9th 2008 4:59 PM
On June 25 Astraea entered Svendsen's Boat Works in Alameda, California, for her sixth time since I purchased her in July 2005.  Also, interestingly, the original owner...
First Trip To Angel Island - Wednesday, November 14th 2007 4:55 PM
Our First Trip to Angel Island OK, now this is strange, but in two years we had never sailed to Angel Island for the day, and it is only about five miles from our home port in...
Spring is Here! Sailing March 31-Apr 1 SF Bay - Monday, April 2nd 2007 11:05 AM
I hate to say it, but only been out a few times during the winter.  We are not that big on sailing when it is cold (by SF standards anything under 60 degrees).  ...
Aug 19-20: Out the Gate to Half Moon Bay - Monday, August 21st 2006 6:14 PM
We finally went "Out the Gate", as we call the Golden Gate Bridge here in San Francisco, and headed down to Half Moon Bay, about 25 miles.  Unfortunately it turned out to...
Sunday, Aug 13, San Francisco Bay - Monday, August 14th 2006 1:04 PM
A GREAT day of sailing.    We sailed all day and NOTHING broke!  Like last weekend, the winds were blowing 15-20 knots and it was great sailing.  We decided...
July 30, 2006: Shakedown Cruise! - Monday, July 31st 2006 8:14 AM
Finally, on July 30, we picked Astraea up from Svendsen's and sailed her back to her berth at Emery Cove.  We sailed her pretty gently that day, as she had experienced...
Raft Out Encinal Yacht Club, Alameda: 9-11 March 2006 - Thursday, March 9th 2006 2:19 PM
Well, we finally got out of Svendsen's Boatyards after four months and wrote a check big enough to buy a new BMW.  A BIG BMW.    But, Astraea looks great. ...
First Overnight Trip: 22-25 October 2005 - Saturday, October 22nd 2005 11:49 AM
On October 22-25 we tood our first real trip in Astraea, going from San Francisco to Petaluma.  This was a trip we would never forget!  Not only was it our first trip...
Our First Sail August 4, 2005 - Friday, February 4th 2005 11:01 AM
We took our first sail on Astraea on August 4, 2005.  Neptune was showing us mercy, as we made it out and back safely despite the fact that we had no idea what the hell...