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Cruise to Port Ludlow

Trip Totals

Engine Hours: ~5

Distance 94.5 nm

Just returned from a few days on the boat, cruising to Port Ludlow for a Tollycraft Boating Club cruise.

The weather was decent, improving as the weekend ended.  Smooth waters made cruising a pleasure.

Point Wilson - Admiralty InletPort Townsend Canal
Jenny

 While at Port Ludlow, we gathered for luch at the Harbormaster Restaurant and were joined by Mr. “Tolly” Tollefson, the founder and long-time owner of Tollycraft Yachts.  Tolly is a celebrity in Northwest boating, and at 99 is an amazing man to talk with.  A few of us had the distinct pleasure to share his table for lunch and enoyed hearing his stories of cruising and boat-building.

Tolly and Jonathan
Tolly describing the challenges of docking his last boat- a 48 tricabin "Tolly", which he finally sold at age 92.

 The weather was much too nice to go home on Sunday, so I decided to stay out another day.  I joined “Tolly Time II” and “Otter” at Point Hudson for another great day.

Point Hudson Marina, Port Townsend - Overnight stop on the way home...

A great trip.  I have a few maintenance projects on the list before the next trip- a club cruise to Seattle’s Bell Harbor in mid-May…

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Making a deposit in the “Karma Bank”

While out running the engines to warm them up for their beginning of the season oil change, I came across two guys in a small boat that was dead in the water just off Cap Sante. Completing my good deed for the day, I towed them to the launch.

The setup I rigged for towing was to make a bridle out of two 15 or so foot dock lines. The eyes on the standing end of the lines were attached to the other boat’s bow line, while the bitter end of the lines were made fast to my aft cleats. This arrangement kept the towed boat centered behind me. I’ve been meaning to make up some sort of towing bridle- I guess I already have it!

I was prepared to turn the other boat loose if need be to prevent damage to my boat. Fortunately, the conditions made it easy to help these fellow boaters.

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Welcome to my new blog!

I’ve decided to create an online “log book” to document and share my adventures on and around “Jolly Mon”, my 1970 Tollycraft 28 Express Cruiser!

I plan to post stories about some of my trips, as well as some projects as I work to keep the old boat ship shape!

I’ve owned Jolly Mon since 2004, when she was purchased from a gentleman in Bellvue, Wa.  She was named “Voyager” at the time, and had the same owner for about ten years prior. 

Shortly after purchase, the boat was re-named “Jolly Mon”- a name that came from my enjoyment of Jimmy Buffett’s music, my jolly nature, and my last name!

Jolly Mon at anchor in Tod Inlet, B.C.