Boat cards have been around for a long time.  It is a way to stay connected with those you meet along the journey.   Many boats have boat stamps, too.   Because I love to design, I decided to draw up a new Mahi fish […]

When you own a sailboat, your life and priorities change.  Celebrating the holiday is much different than at home.  For me, I am most thankful that Joe has finished changing out both toilets (“heads” in boat-speak) Let’s face it, replacing the boat toilet and permeated […]

Lots of funny quotes that poke fun at the fact that a sailboat is a money pit.  Trust me, it is all true.  You just have to plan for this reality when you decide to go cruising.  Luckily, we knew this before we bought our […]

Lots happening on the Barrett Boat front the last few days.  First, the new boat name was placed on the vessel, along with her hailing port. I had the sign company guy apply it.  Now that I have watched their process, it is not at […]

The decision to go cruising comes with lots of changes.  Things break, new items don’t fit, and you lose your dock space due to circumstances outside your control.  In other words, stuff happens.  The only thing you CAN control is your response to the event […]

When you purchase a new boat, you need to decide if you want to keep the boat’s name, or change it to something new.  While we liked our sailboat’s former name,  Fortune Cookie, we made the decision to change it to Mahi.   What tipped […]

This last week was a busy one for the Mahi crew. Work with our various contractors continue- the rigger  (who is replacing our rigging), sailmaker (new sails), welder (building a custom radar/VHF/GPS pole mount), canvas/awning maker (making the full enclosure and sun awnings), and upholsterer […]