In the beginning..........

In the beginning, in 2001, we bought a 34' Tolly and named her Channel Dancer(see Channel Dancer Adventures). We spent 13 summers cruising the waters of the Pacific Northwest and one day last spring we found a different boat!  Out of the blue, suddenly we dismissed our plans for another Alaska trip in 2014 and started making our new boat, Magic, a 38' Helmsman Trawler, into the vessel we needed to make lengthy trips.  She was quite nice to start with but was equipped for the weekend boater in the Salish Sea area and not for cruises which last up to or greater than 3 months and require self sufficiency.

Channel Dancer

Magic

 

 

Allow me to introduce ourselves.  We are Gary and Carol Curtis and our little dog, Diesel II.  We were able to take a short, by our standards, summer cruise last year and then spent the fall and winter making additions to Magic.  These additions included a gen set, larger propane tank, larger furnace, pilot house window coverings,some rewiring, larger ground tackle, a new dinghy, revamping the upper deck railing to accommodate the new Bullfrog, downrigger mount, stern tie mount,  the addition of another radio on the bridge, teak bookshelf for the numerous cruising guides and fishing regs we live by in the summer time, new fenders....you get the idea.  It was a winter's worth of work, mostly for Gary..  She is now just about ready for departure!  We plan to take off April 24, once again, bound for Alaska.  Stay tuned.