Our Little Ship

 

ArabellaShe is a beautiful young lady, born in Taiwan, just now entering the prime of her life.  Known as a Hans Christian 38T, she is a trifle broad in the beam and a little on the heavy side, but her curves are delicious and pleasing to anyone with a discerning eye.

October 1978, she came into being at the Tamsui Taipei Hsien Yard and was shipped to Seattle.

January 1979, she was launched and the mast was stepped. She was christened “KRISTINE E” named after the owner’s wife Kristine Eskola Janke.  They lived on board (2.5 years) at F dock in Shilshole Marina a few miles north of downtown Seattle until March 1981.  During this time, their son was born in 1980.

June 1981, Kristine E was purchased by Ron and Cindy Edmonson who moved from Anchorage Alaska to live aboard her for 13 years at Eagle Harbour Marina on Bainbridge Island WA.  Home port was changed to Anchorage Alaska because they regarded that as their home, having lived there for many years.  In fact the Kristine E never actually sailed to Alaska.  She was however sailed to Desolation Sound.

 

June 1994, Kristine E was purchased by Scott Lavalle and moved to Bellingham.

March 1996, purchased by Mike Davis and renamed CELEBRATION.  They sailed her to her new homeport of Warrenton Oregon.  Celebration was sailed to Victoria and the Gulf Islands during this ownership.

2005 (approximately) purchased by Zach Pratt, who moved the boat back Paulsbo WA.

His two little girls renamed the boat ARABELLA after the pirate princess, Arabella.

November 2010 purchased by Benjamin Dittbrenner when the Pratts moved to Hawaii.

 

At anchor Saanichton Bay
At anchor Saanichton Bay

July 2013 purchased by Karin and Tony who sailed Arabella to Victoria and imported her into Canada.

Tony shakes hands to complete the deal when purchasing her from Benjamin Dittbrenner plete the "deal" when purch
Tony shakes hands to complete the deal when purchasing her from Benjamin Dittbrenner

 

She currently has a slip in Hidden Harbour Marina, Victoria BC

Tons of work needs to be done to make her seaworthy, but she has “good bones” and the project is now underway!

 

July 2015 “Arabella” was de-named with King Neptune’s approval received after libations were poured into the ocean.   “Mayaluga” was applied as a new name, and once again, with the approval of King Neptune and our family and friends who joined us at Hidden Harbour for the celebratory libations.

“Mayaluga” is a Swahili noun which describes “one who goes off over the horizon for an indeterminate period of time and doesn’t say exactly when they will return!”

 

Adventure
Ploughing upwind to Victoria from Seattle – July 2013
Salon looking fwd
Salon looking forward

 

Fine seagoing galley.
Fine seagoing galley.
Salon looking aft
Salon looking aft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arabella Aft Cabin

Aft sleeping quarters

 

August 2016

After 3 years of refurbishing “Mayaluga” leaves Victoria August 22, 2016, past Ogden Point for an extended trip to the South Pacific.

After 3 years of refurbishing Arabella, now rechristened "Mayaluga" she leaves Victoria through Ogden Point for an extended trip to the South Pacific.

AtSeaWhiteSails

How Mayaluga enjoys the open ocean!  This is what she was destined to do – ride the long lonely searoads of the world!

Clipping along at 7 knots
Clipping along at 7 knots
Yep ... BIG seas! Funny how the waves always look smaller in a picture
Yep … BIG seas! Funny how the waves always look smaller in a picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
At anchor
At anchor