“Holy XXXX!” were the only words that came from my mouth as I drove the wheel hard to port. Shelby and Jen our crew mate looked up at me in fear that we were about ready to wrap our prop in the dreaded crab pot lines. For me, it was one of those moments that […]

“Todd did you notice the fog is getting pretty think out there?” were the words spoken by our crew member Scott. “Yeah I guess it is…we better jet sooner than later”. We picked up the pace to run down our standard departure routine, cast off the dock lines as we waved goodbye to our new […]

After months of preparation on our boat, taking care of our careers and household and sorting out everything needed for our girls during our Silva Family Gap Year, we headed out of Anacortes at 5:00 PM on Thursday August 17th. A beautiful warm late summer day, bright blue skies and a fading sun that casts […]