Find S/V Sonrisa on Facebook
We’ve started a Facebook page for S/V Sonrisa to make it easier for our crewmates and fellow cruisers to post photos and …
SoCal Ta Ta 2017
Week 2 was the SoCal Ta Ta portion of the SoCal trip. We bid farewell to our friends Matt and Alona in …
Commuter Cruising (unclear on the concept) part 2
High tide on Sunday was at 8:31 AM which meant that we’d be fighting the ebb current all the way to Benicia …
Commuter Cruising (unclear on the concept) part 1
Once again this year I had the entire week of Thanksgiving off from work. Kristin wanted to go somewhere on Sonrisa and …
Daysailing with new crew
With the weather getting nicer it was time to start getting Sonrisa back out on the bay. With the temperature in the …
There’s teak under all that Cetol
When we bought Sonrisa, one of the things toward the top of the project list from day one is what to do …
Cockpit finish and sealing
Last weekend was a major milestone in the battle against the old Cetol finish. I finally got the last of it off …
Baba 40 Number 1
On July 26, 2013 s/v Sonrisa officially joined our family. Sonrisa is a Bob Perry designed Baba 40 cruising sailboat, hull number …