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March 18, 2024 By Kay Hunt Season Two on Beagle Spirit has begun! We were excited and a little nervous to return to the boat in Roche...

As we head into Roche Harbor marina for the winter, we thought it would be a fun exercise to each independently list our favorite...

This week we were the privileged guests of Kay and Brett aboard the Beagle Spirit in the Gulf Islands. Our original trip was scheduled...

All apologies to Paul Simon…. First thing I remember, I was lying in my bed It couldn’t have been more than one or two Next thing I...

Disposing of trash has proven to be one of the more challenging aspects of the cruising lifestyle. I’ve never felt closer to criminal...

Guest Author Edward Hunt Well, you probably thought I forgot about writing this. I didn’t forget. I have been thinking about it since I...

We like backpacking and camping, so we were looking forward to the remote locations and scenic wonders of the The Broughton archipelago,...

Princess Louisa inlet was a highlight we were excited to see. The guidebooks had built it up to be so amazing that it seemed impossible...

June 12 – July 4, 2023 After about 6 weeks of sailing and using the boat, and having a great time hosting both Ellie and Aaron, it was...

June 2-3, 2023: This week I got to be a guest aboard the Beagle Spirit, which means that I get the honor of recording the week’s...

As we approached Cabdoro Bay, just north of Victoria, the wind was piping and the currents and terrain were posing challenging conditions....

The Sansum Narrows area of Burgoyne and Maple Bay turned out to be a bit disappointing – although scenic, the dilapidated anchored boats...

This week, I had the pleasure of joining the crew of the Beagle Spirit as we left Elliott Bay for good and headed to the San Juan...

This week we will cast the lines from the beautiful Elliott May Marina and it will be a big moment…at that point we will no longer have a...

The first two weeks on the Beagle Spirit have been a fairly frenetic frenzy of moving things into cabinets and lockers, walking Archie,...

March 25 was Moving Day! With a car stuffed beyond the brim, we officially moved out of our 26th St. home in Boise, a bittersweet...

29 January 2023: The Maiden Voyage of Beagle Spirit Last night, Jan 28, 2023 the Beagle Spirits was made official. We completed a...

As Idaho residents, we could apply for non-resident status in the state of Washington where the boat was purchased, and this would mean...

After getting through a short and amicable negotiating process, Kay and Brett flew up to Seattle on Nov 17, 2022 for the survey and sea...