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    Greg and Jill Delezynski

    Greg and Jill Delezynski spent much of their working career dreaming of sailing off to warm waters. In 1996, after moving to the San Francisco Bay area, they moved aboard Guenevere their Nor'Sea 27, started preparations to the boat and themselves in earnest. They were profiled by Good Old Boat magazine in the November 2002 issue. In 2004, they made the jump; they retired from the working world, sailed out under the Golden Gate Bridge, and turned left.

    On Guenevere, the big cooler is a cooler or an abandon-ship bag. The small bag also serves two purposes on the dinghy.
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    Double-duty cooler

    When space is an issue, this busy bag works two jobs Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 Jill and I live aboard our Nor’Sea 27, Guenevere. On a boat of this size you can imagine how important the size and a...

    Greg and Jill Delezynski
    September 18, 2026
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    Greg used a heat gun, at left, to bend PVC pipe to fit his bilge. The pump and switch are held to the pipe with clamps, above at left. A thumb-screw release allows for quick access, above at right.
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    Accessible bilge pump

    Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 Paint this picture in your mind: You are at sea after dark, the waves are a bit more than you like, and the shaft packing is leaking. It’s not life-threatening. The automatic ...

    Greg and Jill Delezynski
    September 15, 2026
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    Back of light wired to boat and hung in place for a check of LED operation.
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    Lightening up

    Add light-emitting diodes to your existing cabin lights Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Because my wife and I are outfitting our Nor’Sea 27 for extended cruising, we wanted to replace our cabin lights with so...

    Greg and Jill Delezynski
    September 8, 2026
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    Galley before Greg started, facing page. Blue tape used to fit rubber feet to board, top right. Transferring the foot pattern to the bottom of the board, second from top. Sanded and fit in place, third from top. A board used as a tray on the bow, at right. This is Greg and Jill’s favorite place to watch the sun go down while enjoying some wine and cheese.
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    Extra counter space

    It’s easy to make some versatile sink covers Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 If your boat is anything like ours, the galley sink seems to get a lot of stuff stowed in it just as you are leaving the dock. It s...

    Greg and Jill Delezynski
    September 3, 2026
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    Jill Delezynski narrates a section of one of the videos that she and her husband, Greg, have produced about their travels from San Francisco and beyond to the Baja on their Nor’Sea 27, Guenevere. Since the initial production was such a success, they have created three more and have further plans to make and sell DVDs as their global travels continue.
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    Cruising with a camera

    Moviemaking for fun, family, and (perhaps) profit Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Have you ever watched a movie and commented, “I could have done better,” or “I would have done it this way?” Now it’s your tur...

    Greg and Jill Delezynski
    August 6, 2026
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