Getting Tanked...

Well the big thaw is on and the folks who run the docks over here have turned the water back on! I am happily filling up the tanks on the boat.

We are preparing to host our daughter Riley and our good friend Carolyn! We are both sprucing up the boat and she now looks both shipshape and holiday festive at the same time. Leave it to Carrie to create a perfect mix of holiday cheer and nautical nicety. I love the way that we have Xmas and still have a very usable boat.

We are going to be heading out in the boat later in the week to take Riley and Carolyn on their fist ride onboard. I am hoping that the weather will cooperate for some of the time at least. I will try to post some pictures of the kids and what we end up doing together as I go.

Julian will also be aboard, so the total number will be 5. It is going to be pretty cozy, but I think that it is going to be great!

After that... Hello

So after my first ever blog post for the SV Clarion I should introduce us!

We are the Radfords. We live aboard a 36 foot Catalina Sail boat in North Lake Union in Seattle. We are Thor, Carrie, Julian (part time kid #1) and Riley (Part time kid #2) We have been living aboard since November 5th 2008 and this will serve as a type of log and vent for the fun and frustrations of living on and keeping up a vessel like ours.

The SV Clarion is now called the M&M but we intend to rename her appropriately in the summer so I thought I would start the blog with the "proper name" since it is going to be correct soon and since the "log" is not stored on the boat. (There is a big superstition about calling a boat by another name when it has not gone through an official naming and I don't want to tempt fate!)

Anyway we will try to keep you up to date as things go forward, We have many days ahead and we have much we are going to do so stay tuned!