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We Sold Our Boat!

  • By John Casey
  • September 19, 2018
  • 2 Comments

So there it is. We sold our boat. There are a lot of reasons why and we’ll get into them over the next little while. One reason was that we … Continue Reading

Lightning Strike Damage

  • By John Casey
  • September 15, 2018
  • 4 Comments

The tally is now in for the lightning damage on our catamaran. This covers what was verified, repaired and/or replaced. I’ll include some prices to give some idea the scale … Continue Reading

Our Winter Cruise Ends…With A Bang

  • By John Casey
  • April 19, 2018
  • 7 Comments

The morning after we anchored in Rock Sound (again) to trouble shoot our starboard engine, we were woken by an approaching thunderstorm. It was about 0545 on March 11th, the … Continue Reading

One More Move?

  • By Christa Greer
  • November 14, 2017
  • 2 Comments

We’ve only been in this house since June 1st, and on November 17th the packager are coming before we move out on the 18th. John has put a big dent … Continue Reading

We Now Live On Our New Boat!

  • By John Casey
  • October 19, 2017
  • 13 Comments

Well, one of us anyways… After a leisurely 2.5 day drive from Ottawa with a mini van full of our stuff…by myself…I picked Christa up at the Miami airport and … Continue Reading

We Bought A Boat!

  • By John Casey
  • October 4, 2017
  • 3 Comments

Our personal inspection, survey and sea trail were successful, so we have ourselves a boat! We close on 19 Oct, which is about 2 weeks sooner than planned so we’re … Continue Reading

Boat Purchase – Second Accepted Offer

  • By John Casey
  • September 21, 2017
  • No Comments

We’re currently on our way down to the Fort Lauderdale area, for our second attempt to close on a boat purchase via personal inspection, survey and sea-trial. On our first … Continue Reading

Boat Purchase – Offer Accepted!

  • By John Casey
  • July 31, 2017
  • No Comments

We just heard from our Broker at 1044 this morning that our offer was accepted on a boat. So…this is no longer a theoretical exercise. Once an offer is accepted … Continue Reading

Boat Names

  • By John Casey
  • July 20, 2017
  • No Comments

One of the items our paperwork guy reminded us of was the rather important fact that we need to choose a boat name. Transport Canada has a website where you … Continue Reading

Boat Purchase – Using A Broker

  • By Christa Greer
  • July 12, 2017
  • No Comments

Since we have lived in many many (many) places, we are quite comfortable using a realtor for renting and purchasing a home. This is, however, our first time buying a … Continue Reading

John’s Last Day at Work!

  • By Christa Greer
  • June 30, 2017
  • No Comments

John’s last official day at work was today, so he celebrated by preparing us a high-end exotic feast to celebrate. At least the beer was German to compensate…

Black Pearl is For Sale

  • By John Casey
  • June 25, 2017
  • No Comments

The first catamaran we chartered, a Lagoon 440 called “Black Pearl” is for sale. We’re not sure how we feel about that. It had a great layout, a flybridge hardtop, … Continue Reading

Back to Work!

  • By Christa Greer
  • April 1, 2017
  • 2 Comments

Wow some things happen in a hurry! When we decided that John was definitely going to retire this year, I contacted my employer to tell them we would be returning … Continue Reading

JOHN IS RETIRING!

  • By Christa Greer
  • February 7, 2017
  • 1 Comment

After debating when the right time was for John to retire for perhaps the past 3 years, he just put in the memo today! We had talked about it in … Continue Reading

Strictly Sail Miami

  • By John Casey
  • January 22, 2017
  • No Comments

For the second year in a row we’re heading to Strictly Sail Miami!   The South’s favorite all-sail boat show returns to Miami Marina at Bayside February 16-20, 2017! Browse … Continue Reading

Marina Cay & Trellis Bay Full Moon Party

  • By John Casey
  • December 14, 2016
  • No Comments

Trellis Bay Full Moon Party was a highlight of our BVI visit last year, and fortunately we were able to attend another party this year on Dec 14th. We left … Continue Reading

Aragorn’s Studio Raku Pottery – Trellis Bay BVI

  • By John Casey
  • February 16, 2016
  • No Comments

While we were waiting for the craziness to start with the BVI version of Burning Man at Trellis Bay on Christmas, we had some time to enjoy a tour and … Continue Reading

A Midnight Encounter

  • By admin
  • July 20, 2015
  • No Comments

A great lesson for all of us out there off Sail Feed We had a similar jaw dropping surprise when a cruise ship passed our stern off the coast of Malta … Continue Reading

Passage To Tunisia

  • By admin
  • August 16, 2014
  • No Comments

We’re just about to board a plane for Malta, where we will try to achieve our RYA Coastal Skipper Course by departing Grand Harbour for Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia in a Bavaria … Continue Reading

The Tangaroa Expedition

  • By admin
  • August 14, 2014
  • No Comments

We’re finding great stuff on YouTube recently. Slow in some places but a fascinating look at what many thought were just some silly people on the water. From the online … Continue Reading

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