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Sailing from Berkeley to Hawaii in a 19ft Sailboat

As a consulting exploration geologist, my work life tends to consist of periods of intense work punctuated by periods of intense unemployment. True to form, I completed my last work assignment on July 8th and I found myself with a month and a half of enforced leisure before my next gig.

In early July, while looking at my West Wight Potter 19 "Chubby" sitting jauntily at her berth at the Berkeley Marina, tugging at her dock lines and proudly showing off her new bottom paint, it dawned on me that I could use her to commute to my next job. The heaviest cargo loads including the generator, water bottles and inflatable kayak were secured to the cabin sole by means of the interior jackline using heavy-duty nylon webbing and cam locks. And most importantly, thanks to Naomi for her reluctant yet full support for my voyage, for all her help in the last minute purchase and packing of food, and for her audacious surprise of being at Radio Bay to catch my dock lines.

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