Lake Driftwood, located southwest of Sisters, OR If you missed our previous blog post, click here. After two months in Portland, we successfully sold our beloved Tatoosh 42, SV Dharma Girl; waited for the final build of our travel trailer; and hung out with dear friends while we house sat a few gigs. That pretty … Continue reading What is next with those Williams?

Transitioning from Water to Land

August 1, 2022July 27, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 5 Comments

May 2022 was a full month of transitions; many transitions; both physically and mentally. Where are we now - as we shared in our previous post, we are back in Portland, Oregon while we wait for our next chapter to begin. When we entered San Diego from Mexico on the third week of May, it … Continue reading Transitioning from Water to Land

Our Last … Not yet … Not really. Yes, really.

July 25, 2022July 23, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 1 Comment

Did you miss what happened previously with SV Dharma Girl's travels? Then click here. You may wonder why we opened this post with an explanation of the origin of feeling blue? Our last day in La Cruz was handed back to us. Bittersweet, maybe. But we were emotionally prepared for our last passage on Dharma … Continue reading Our Last … Not yet … Not really. Yes, really.

Cruising 101

June 13, 2022June 10, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 1 Comment

In case you missed what happened previously with SV Dharma Girl's travels, click here. After we spent many weeks in Tenacatita, we head back an hour south. On a relatively short morning trip to Barra de Navidad, we anchor in the tranquil Barra lagoon. We tidy up Dharma Girl and go to shore to wait … Continue reading Cruising 101

La Cruz, Punta Mita, Cabo Corrientes, Barra de Navidad, and Tenacatita

May 31, 2022June 12, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 1 Comment

La Cruz - Dec 19 - Jan 7th, ~8577 nm It is o-dark hundred when we weighed anchor in Bahia Mantachen. We use our radar to avoid the boats in the anchorage and note the location of the coastline. We don’t want to become news in the cruising world. It was an eleven-hour day motoring … Continue reading La Cruz, Punta Mita, Cabo Corrientes, Barra de Navidad, and Tenacatita

La Paz, Enseñada de Los Muertos, and Mazatlan November 21, 2021 – December 19th, 2021

April 1, 2022April 12, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 2 Comments

It is a small world after all. The people you meet sometimes closes the circle.

San Marte, San Francisco, Partida, and La Paz

March 9, 2022March 10, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 5 Comments

November 5-13, 2021 ~ A sailboat is a mechanism for transferring the motion of the wind into the motion of water. The wind pushes the boat, the boat pushes the water. ~ https://videopress.com/v/EQDrX7tn?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true A glorious time with these magnificent creatures. Part one of two. https://videopress.com/v/LX6mQw9y?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Part two. The smaller fish attached to the one dolphin … Continue reading San Marte, San Francisco, Partida, and La Paz

1982 Tatoosh 42 for Sale

February 28, 2022February 25, 2022 / s/v DharmaGirl / 3 Comments

SV Dharma Girl is For Sale Dharma Girl is a 1982 Ta Shing Tatoosh 42. She exudes care and pride of ownership. This Robert Perry-designed performance sloop features a masthead rig, fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, and keel-stepped mast. She is quick, comfortable, and easily managed by a cruising couple. The interior is finely crafted with teak woodwork … Continue reading 1982 Tatoosh 42 for Sale