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Do you want to know what is like to sail across the ocean? Cruise for two years in the remote areas of the Sea of Cortez? Here is your chance to live the cruising sailing adventure and see if it is for you. The links on the right navigation bar are our catamaran cruising stories, diaries, and cruising logs as we travelled in from 2006 to 2008 covering 12,000 miles from from Vancouver, Canada to Mexico, the Sea of Cortez, Mexican Riviera, and then an offshore passage from Mexico to Hawaii, 3 months in the Hawaiian islands, and finally our crossing from Hawaii back home across the Pacific to Vancouver on our catamaran, Light Wave. We have also added some links to our more recent annual explorations up to Desolation Sound, still one of the world’s premier cruising grounds (albeit only from June to September…lots of rain in winter) |
Previous Logs/Journals June 2006 – The Beginning: Leaving Vancouver July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 – Arrival Mexico December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 – Boatyard Guaymas June 2007 July-August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 Trip to Hawaii March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Leaving Hawaii July 2008 Arriving Vancouver April 2009 Epilogue September 2012 February 2014 – 37 foot Light Wave |
About Author
Garett Hennigan
Garett Hennigan is a mechanical engineer who in partnership with his wife, Carllie, built a 28 foot catamaran, Light Wave, in 1999. He has sailed extensively with his wife through Mexico, Hawaii and now back in the Pacific northwest with over 20,000 sailing miles and over 5000 hours of boatbuilding experience.
Hello Garrett
I’m trying to do my homework on building a catamaran. I live in Saskatoon and so a prime requirement is that it be trailer friendly in order to transport it to water after building, and to store it on when not in use to save on the mooring costs.
I came across your website and it’s inspirational to me to see someone who has already built one at home.
I’m heading for retirement and would like the challenge of both the build and the liveaboard experience.
I’ve been looking at the MIke Waller designs, especially the TC 670 and the TC 750, and now using your 9 design essentials to look at them again.
My main question today is if you would be receptive to some questions about design selection and practical use of a design on the water.
Thanks for your time
Calvin Gordon
Hello Calvin,
Would love to chat. Drop me an email at garetthennigan@yahoo.com