Who We Are
In April 2006, Bill and Susan Grun purchased a J/160, a 52-foot high performance sailing vessel built for speed and designed to cruise the oceans in comfort and style. W [...]
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2006 Overview – To The Pacific Northwest
2006 Plans – Until March, our plans were simple – Buy a sailboat that we liked, then develop plans based on where our boat is located. In March, we agreed to purch [...]
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Stored for the Winter in Canoe Cove
With winter approaching, it is soon going to be cold and blustery in the Pacific Northwest. If we lived nearby, we might get out on nice days and sail sailing. However, we liv [...]
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David Aboard Avante
Sunday, October 1st – With David onboard, we retrace our steps from early September and head north from Seattle, going inside Whidby Island. Unlike our first venture und [...]
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Cruising the Pacific Northwest!
In September, we return to Seattle where we spend a few days in the marina getting Avante back up and running. Provisioned and fueled, we set off for several weeks in the near [...]
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To Seattle Via Victoria
Wednesday, July 19th – In the morning, we leave dismal Neah Bay and set our sights for Victoria, Canada. Heading down the Strait of Juan de Fuega, whose middle is the in [...]
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To The Strait of Juan de Fuca
Monday, July 10th – We have a day off in Monterrey and take the opportunity to clean up the boat and do a little maintenance. The actual marina area where we have the bo [...]
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Finally On To Monterey
Conditions for going around Point Conception are finally improving. Winds are dying, and the seas are settling down so that we think we should be able to leave Santa Barbara i [...]
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Passage to Santa Barbara
It is now time to leave San Diego and head off for our first passage and our first real step into true adventure exploring on Avante: north up the west coast of the US from S [...]
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We Bought a Sailboat!
Friday, April 21st – Papers signed, money transferred, a 52 foot J/160 sailboat made by J-Boats is officially ours. As all new boat owners do, we set about adding p [...]