Courtney Kirchoff

Correcting Misconceptions about Me

Courtney — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:38:10 +0000

The other day a fellow liveaboard said that, because I was a girl living on a boat, I must be “liberal and wild.” I swiftly corrected him for I am neither of those things, then thought, Huh, perhaps that is the … Continue reading →

Cooking Aboard

Courtney — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:43:52 +0000

Since moving aboard I’ve discovered that deep inside me, under the layers of Tom Boy that I’ve built up over 27+ years, there’s a girl. She doesn’t wear glitter or pink, but she does like some of the more domestic … Continue reading →

My First Seven Months as a Liveaboard

Courtney — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:19:55 +0000

Selling furniture, giving away clothes and pitching stuff in the garbage isn’t something most girls dream of. But last August I did just that, all so I could move aboard a sailboat and leave land behind to search for adventure. … Continue reading →

Sailboat Art Freebies

Courtney — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:49:21 +0000

Here’s what happened: last week and into the beginning of this week we saw perfect weather. Sun. Clear skies. Temperature in the fifties. In FEBRUARY! Pacific Northwesters just cannot handle this kind of weather, our brains explode. We get all frantic and … Continue reading →

Robert Perry, I Salute You

Courtney — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:44:18 +0000

I’ve lived aboard my boat for about six months now, both in summer and winter, and have come to the conclusion that, though the S/V Libby is a great boat and a cozy home, she’s also my starter boat. When … Continue reading →

Creating a Book Trailer

Courtney — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:40:22 +0000

I’ve been meaning to make a book trailer for about a year now, perhaps longer. Lots of things have been stopping me, the biggest hurdle being I don’t know how to make a book trailer. The software I have is … Continue reading →

I’m not alone in being alone!

Courtney — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:56:48 +0000

I’m an introvert. I proclaim that proudly and un-loudly, and I wish our culture would embrace introversion rather than putting so much value on extroversion (“people-person”, “charismatic” etc.). I wrote a post a while ago about Why I Hate Meetings … Continue reading →

Ignore the Naysayers

Courtney — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:05:59 +0000

The gist: happy people want everyone else to be happy. Successful people want others to find success. Unhappy people want everyone else to be unhappy, and do their utmost to bring the high achievers down. If you’ve encountered naysayers on … Continue reading →

Reclaimed Sail Totes & Bags

Courtney — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:35:19 +0000

Sails are light enough to catch the wind, and strong enough to turn wind into power. But there comes a time when, for whatever reason, a sail is decommissioned from its ship. Sails can be useful in their post-yacht afterlife … Continue reading →

Living in the Dream Machine

Courtney — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:26:42 +0000

Something untoward is happening to my sleeping habits, all thanks to my dream machine: a small, seemingly harmless, little 200 watt heater by Lasko. My reason for acquiring the little device was purely comfort-related, but this thing has morphed into … Continue reading →