The Boat!

Boat stuff!...

So I have received a few inquiries about sanctuary, my home. She is a Rawson 30 and she and I have had a relationship for nearly 15 years. I have been loyal to her and she to me for that time and to date is my longest standing relationship LOL! I have been rebuilding her since 2006. After an extensive up grade at Berkeley Boat Works, I could not stand another winter on San Francisco bay. So I took me and my little home to Mexico on December 3 2006. Sanctuary has not been back since. I on the other hand have been back to the US twice. Mostly to visit friends and buy things that are hard to find or expensive in Mexico. The following is a list of up grades to the equipment on Sanctuary and a brief description of the Rawson 30.

Sanctuary

launched in 1962

Rawson 30
A new Universal XPB 25 diesel engine.
New standing rigging
New working sails
New Raytheon radar
New Raytheon GPS
Viking 4 person Life raft
PW 406-EPIRB w/GPS
Tiller
Propeller
Propeller shaft
Custom exterior chain plates
LPU hull paint
Holding tank
Halyards
Masthead lights
Simrad tiller pilot
Hard dodger
New Lexan port lights
260 watt solar PV panel

The refit is still on going for the interior and much of the cosmetic work still needs completion. All of the above equipment was installed by me and has been maintained by me. I have a full set of tools on board which is too extensive to list. The popular equipment that is NOT aboard are water maker a SSB transmitter and refrigeration.

Sanctuary is very stout roomy and sea worthy. I can deal with any emergency that arises and she can take me any place I turn here to in most weather under 40 knots. She is stiff and comfortable for her water line and has the room of many boats larger than her. She sails very well for her vintage and the only real sacrifice in design is her windward performance is not equal to more modern designs. The high freeboard makes her dry and the full keel and displacement ratio is extremely stable. To date there have been 3 Rawsons that have circumnavigated, I hope to be the fourth. Numerous others that have crossed the pacific.
I have been sailing since I was 14yo and I have the expertise and tools to do remote repairs. The boat and her skipper are extremely self sufficient.