Welcome to the blog of the intrepid sailing vessel, "Tenacious" and crew: Captain Patrick McKenzie, First Mate Lydia Chaverin McKenzie, and swabbies Amanda and Jessica, of the species Felis Domesticus. As they do very little in the way of actual swabbing, perhaps they should be reclassified as First Class Passengers, as much of what we do on board has a component of ensuring the comfort and satisfaction of those cats...
Tenacious is a 50' Mikelson Cutter, about 15 1/2 feet at the beam. Her mast rises 65' above the waterline. She displaces 26 tons and is of fiberglass construction. She was built in San Diego and finished in Taiwan, which explains her beautiful teak decks, sole and cabinetry below. She has a fascinating history, which I'll document one of these days.
She has belonged to Patrick and I since 1998, when we bought her after an extensive search which took us boat-hunting from San Diego to Seattle. When we finally settled on the Mikelson design, it was just a matter of finding one on the market. Tenacious was a bit of a 'project' when we first bought her, to say the least. She had spent several winters on the hard in Seward, Alaska. Her plumbing had frozen and burst, her electrical wiring was old, worn and quirky, to say the least, and the sole was in dreadful condition from years of abuse. Luckily, she was of sound construction otherwise. Captain Patrick had just retired after a successful career in the electronics industry, so had some time on his hands to begin bringing her back to blue-water sailing condition. Several years on the Columbia River near Portland, OR, gave us ample time to work on her and begin exploring the Pacific Northwest from the water.
Tenacious is a 50' Mikelson Cutter, about 15 1/2 feet at the beam. Her mast rises 65' above the waterline. She displaces 26 tons and is of fiberglass construction. She was built in San Diego and finished in Taiwan, which explains her beautiful teak decks, sole and cabinetry below. She has a fascinating history, which I'll document one of these days.
She has belonged to Patrick and I since 1998, when we bought her after an extensive search which took us boat-hunting from San Diego to Seattle. When we finally settled on the Mikelson design, it was just a matter of finding one on the market. Tenacious was a bit of a 'project' when we first bought her, to say the least. She had spent several winters on the hard in Seward, Alaska. Her plumbing had frozen and burst, her electrical wiring was old, worn and quirky, to say the least, and the sole was in dreadful condition from years of abuse. Luckily, she was of sound construction otherwise. Captain Patrick had just retired after a successful career in the electronics industry, so had some time on his hands to begin bringing her back to blue-water sailing condition. Several years on the Columbia River near Portland, OR, gave us ample time to work on her and begin exploring the Pacific Northwest from the water.
