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Sailing · February 15, 2026 · 5 min

Two Days Solo on the Saint John River

Solo sailing on the Saint John River: what it proved and what it taught.

Not every mile is an ocean race. Some of the most useful time on the water is slow, local, and alone: two days solo on the Saint John River, single-handing everything from sail changes to anchoring.

Solo sailing is an audit. Every piece of gear you touch gets evaluated by one question: does this work when there's nobody to hold the other end? Cleats in the wrong place, fittings that need three hands, hardware that fights you: the river finds them all.

That audit mindset is what our boat Mr Jumpa is for now: a floating proving ground on the same river, where printed parts earn their place before customers see them.

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