We Sold Our Boat!
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
Category: Events
Lightning Strike Damage
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
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?
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!
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!
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
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!
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
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
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!
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
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!
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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