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| My Beautiful Wife! |
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| I'm on a boat... |
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| Alex a friend of my son, came along for the ride :-) |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sailing Again
Did some more sailing two Saturdays ago, last Saturday wind was "poo" so we ate lunch on the boat and kids and I dove in to clean the bottom.
Lately the wind has been pretty poor, hoping to get out this Saturday morning, as with Hurricane Irene roaming about, the wind is expected to be pretty good ;-)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Catching Up... Boat Move
Well Summer has been a busy one! Many Birthdays, a family vacation, moving a sailboat, new job, and an anniversary :-)
I haven't had the time to post much, so I will be trying to catch up.
First thing this summer was purchasing a sailboat. I boat a 1973 Grampian 26' boat FOR CHEAP!!! When I told a childhood friend of mine how much I paid his response was, "I PAID MORE FOR MY CROWNS AT THE DENTIST! Your telling me I could've purchased a sailboat!"
YES! I've been looking at sailboats for about 5 years, and with the down economy I've watched the prices of used boats plummet! Craigslist, Yachtworld, you name it. Check the sites, and you'd be surprised what you can find for under $5000. It will require some elbow grease, but you can find sturdy sailboats, that can be made better with a little work.
So on to the boat, I present "Yellow Bird" .. ya I know name is .. uhm well.. it will be changed.
I stumbled across this little boat on Craigslist. The entire family drove down to Punta Gorda, FL to purchase.
more to come!!
I haven't had the time to post much, so I will be trying to catch up.
First thing this summer was purchasing a sailboat. I boat a 1973 Grampian 26' boat FOR CHEAP!!! When I told a childhood friend of mine how much I paid his response was, "I PAID MORE FOR MY CROWNS AT THE DENTIST! Your telling me I could've purchased a sailboat!"
YES! I've been looking at sailboats for about 5 years, and with the down economy I've watched the prices of used boats plummet! Craigslist, Yachtworld, you name it. Check the sites, and you'd be surprised what you can find for under $5000. It will require some elbow grease, but you can find sturdy sailboats, that can be made better with a little work.
So on to the boat, I present "Yellow Bird" .. ya I know name is .. uhm well.. it will be changed.
I stumbled across this little boat on Craigslist. The entire family drove down to Punta Gorda, FL to purchase.
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| Sam During the Purchase |
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| Boat is purchased.. now.. I have to find a crew and sail her 100 nm! |
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| Loading up and preparing to go... |
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| Travis and Ce, crewmates in the foreground, mah girl Aileen in the background |
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| Heading out.. Crew: Travis, Ce and Myself.. two days of sailing. |
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| Finally out of Charlotte Harbor, time to sail... |
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| Travis Taking the Helm err.. Tiller |
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| No wind :-( Now we're motoring |
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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