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  • Discovery - Saga 43French Polynesia

    Touching Grass in the Marquesas

    by Lane Tobin June 22, 2026
    by Lane Tobin June 22, 2026

    We turned the corner into Taiohae Bay on April 17th and were stunned by the number of shroud lights ablaze up the …

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  • Discovery - Saga 43French Polynesia

    Logs from the Pacific Crossing

    by Lane Tobin June 4, 2026
    by Lane Tobin June 4, 2026

    Thirty-four miles to go. The beers were cold in the fridge, country music blasted through the cockpit, and Mason and I were …

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  • BajaDiscovery - Saga 43

    Getting Ready to Cross (With Plenty of Distractions)

    by Lane Tobin April 5, 2026
    by Lane Tobin April 5, 2026

    We’ve spent the last two months prepping the boat for our crossing to the Marquesas Islands, with a healthy amount of fun woven …

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  • BajaDiscovery - Saga 43

    Heading North and Dodging El Nortes

    by Lane Tobin January 31, 2026
    by Lane Tobin January 31, 2026

    On New Year’s Day, we woke at 3 a.m. to an absolute swarm of jejenes (biting no-see-ums). After another hour of tossing …

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  • BajaDiscovery - Saga 43

    Holiday Season in the Sea of Cortez

    by Lane Tobin January 10, 2026
    by Lane Tobin January 10, 2026

    After months of steady southbound miles to Cabo, we turned north again and let ourselves slow down in the Sea of Cortez. …

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  • BajaDiscovery - Saga 43

    So Long, USA: Three Landlubbers’ Introduction to Ocean Sailing

    by Lane Tobin December 9, 2025
    by Lane Tobin December 9, 2025

    As we told fellow Seattle cruisers our plans to explore the Sea of Cortez, the one piece of advice we heard from …

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  • CaliforniaDiscovery - Saga 43

    Cruising the California Coast

    by Mason Wolters November 25, 2025
    by Mason Wolters November 25, 2025

    After two weeks in SF where we visited with my parents and brother, Lane’s extended family, and old friends, we departed the …

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  • CaliforniaDiscovery - Saga 43

    The San Francisco Passage

    by Lane Tobin October 2, 2025
    by Lane Tobin October 2, 2025

    I sent our last blog post on Monday evening, September 1st. At the time, we were in Tofino and planning to meet …

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  • AlaskaDiscovery - Saga 43

    An Alaskan Fishing Show

    by Lane Tobin August 5, 2025
    by Lane Tobin August 5, 2025

    Anan Creek hosts the largest salmon run in all of Southeast Alaska, around 200,000 salmon return each year to spawn. At first …

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  • AlaskaDiscovery - Saga 43

    F(j)ordception

    by Lane Tobin July 29, 2025
    by Lane Tobin July 29, 2025

    After Sitka, we pointed east with one destination in mind, a warning disguised as a destination, Fords Terror. Before we could get …

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