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Navigational compass, ruler, protractor.

To say it's been a busy few weeks is an understatement.

What have we been up to?

Well, in no particular order or importance... just really what is rolling off the top of my head:

Celebrations: Matt's 45th and my 39th birthdays were marked with cake and very practical gifts.

Matt received a set of navigational items for paper chart plotting, which included a compass, ruler and protractor. We also bought ourselves a good pair of binoculars.

Now, we need to brush up on our navigational skills and actually put these items to good use!

I got some safety tethers for my birthday. Not super sexy, but totally useful.

These are used to hook ourselves to a hard-point on the boat (ie. somewhere in the cockpit, or somewhere up on deck if you needed to be up there). The other end of the tether hooks onto your life-jacket.

The idea is that if a rogue wave comes from somewhere and you are knocked over and swept out, the tether will prevent you from slipping overboard completely.

Of course we will do everything necessary to NOT be in such big seas, or even out of the cockpit when we are underway (term for 'sailing' or 'on the move'). However, it is best to be uber prepared.

Hard rule for the kids: Thou shalt be tethered when/if they are in the cockpit and we are underway. No exceptions.

My cousin, Rhema, got married in Windsor and the entire Wong family went to witness his beautiful union to his wife, Manry. It was a great party. Who knows when the next time we will all be together again?

Wong cousins unite!

Health: I visited our local GP and explained our travel plans to him. He prescribed some antibiotics for various infections and ailments for us in advance so we won't need to rush to a clinic if we do fall ill.

I got myself a couple of extra epi-pens. You know, in case a peanut makes its way into my mouth.

After quite a bit of research and asking around on the online sailing community, we bought travel insurance through World Nomads to cover any health costs that we may incur.

This includes medical emergencies, evacuation, etc.

We all went to get our eyes checked at the optometrist. No issues there.

We all went to the dentist for x-rays, cleaning and cavity filling (only for the boys!)

I went for my last (claimable) massage the other day. I may try and sneak in one more. Just because.

Matt and I learned how to suture a wound using a raw turkey thigh. Thanks to a friend who is a medical practitioner, she taught us how to carefully sew a wound closed shut.

It's a bit like sewing a patch on a pair of pants, but with much finer thread and a u-shaped needle.

I hope we never have to do it, but there will be times where we'll need to administer first aid to each other, and this is good to know.

We went to the local Travel Medical Clinic and got our immunizations for Hep A and Typhoid.

Since Matt had recently (Fall 2018) made a trip to Malawi, he only needed one shot. Tai and I needed two needles.

Eye check-up - all good!

But poor Aila had to endure 4 needles, due to the fact that she was up for her MMR Booster anyway on top of the immunizations.

We hadn't realized how long it would actually take to get all these shots done.

After a lengthy consultation, they also talk you through safe drinking water tips and tricks, preventing sunburn, how to avoid diarrhea and so on.


Finally it was time to get our immunizations. I decided that I would go first to show the kids that it was nothing at all and that it didn't really hurt.

Aila was up next, but the poor kid has such skinny pencil arms that on needle #2, big crocodile tears began sliding down her cheeks.

She wasn't audibly crying (yet) but it was obvious she wasn't enjoying the experience.  By the 3rd and 4th needle, she was whimpering and then full-on crying with projectile tears.

By this point, Tai had cornered himself in the corner of the room, watching with wild horror as his sister was getting jabbed.

Suture a turkey thigh? Check! Thanks to Paula T.

He was next and there was absolutely nothing we could do to convince him to take his shirt off. We promised him bottomless Ginger Ale afterwards and as many scoops of ice cream as his heart desired. Nothing. Not even sure he heard our bribes over his screams.

It literally took everything we had to wrestle his shirt off and keep him somewhat still for his needles. Tai sat on Matt, who sat on the chair.

Matt basically wrapped his arms and legs around Tai's waist while I held Tai's neck and arm in a sort of choke-hold. I'm sure I used my legs and feet somewhere in there too.

Try holding down an 80-pound boy who is kicking, thrashing, screaming at the very top of his lungs and basically trying to wriggle and worm his way out of the room. All the while as the nurse is trying to inject him with a sharp needle. Twice! Not. Easy.

It was only after the whole ordeal was over that I realized Aila was now the one cowered in the corner screaming hysterically as she watched her brother go through this trauma.

Might I add, this was all in a small, windowless room at the clinic. Probably the size of our mud room. Ugh.

My birthday dinner post injections. Look closely, there are probably tear stains on the kids' faces still.

Oh and this was on my birthday! Who's bright idea was it to book the appointment then?!

Afterwards, we went out for my birthday dinner.

Pretty much all was forgotten by the time dessert rolled around. Thank goodness!

Boat Stuff: Matt and I continue to attend our Boat Maintenance & Diesel Engine course every Wednesday evening.

Our instructor is an 83 year-old walking nautical encyclopedia! He is incredible. Years ago when he retired, him and his wife cruised the US and the Bahamas over 4 years. Lots of experience and stories there!

In early April, I attended my VHF Radio License course at the Britannia Yacht Club through Advantage Boating and passed the exam - phew!

The law is that one person on-board each vessel must have a VHF ROC (Radio Operator Certificate) license.

Although I wrote the test, we all studied together as a family. For a while, we were all speaking in phonetic alphabet to each other and calling Maydays and Pan Pans from the basement.

We are lucky that the international maritime language is English. Makes it much easier for us to communicate to foreign vessels.

Tai teaching himself a few chords on the ukelele

We registered our boat with her new name "Anjulia Sue" with Transport Canada. We are currently getting some graphics done and will have it made up as a laminate sticker. Very exciting!


Home-Schooling: After hours and hours of research and consulting with school teachers, friends who are teachers, people on homeschooling forums and just families who are cruising full-time with their kids, I have amassed a smorgasbord of workbooks for the next academic year.

I wouldn't say I feel prepared, but I certainly feel armed with tools.

Learning how to loom & knit. Thanks for the tips & tricks, Debbie N!

The main advice that I hear from homeschoolers is to be consistent. Our plan is to do a bit of home-schooling every day, even throughout the summer and on weekends.

This is so when we have to take a break because there is something exciting happening that particular day or if we are doing a big passage and we can't give school our full attention or maybe they/us are too (sea)sick to work, then we can skip school.

Stay tuned on this topic.

It's one of the biggest adjustments I think we'll be making in the next several months.

Learning how to be home-school parents and home-school kids. And more importantly, working together!

Besides needing to cover the basic curriculum, I'm also hoping to have some free time in between boat repairs and general chores to learn new hobbies. We had a crafty friend teach us how to knit and loom.

I've also purchased a ukelele for us to learn. Trying to sneak in our travel guitar too on the boat, because playing duets is always more fun.

Newest member of the family: the Laundry Pod!!!

Laundry On-Board: This deserves its own heading because we talk about this topic so much at home.

From how we will do it, to how often, to who will do it. I like the philosophy of "You wear it, you wash it."

But I realize if we follow this rule, we may be encouraging our children to never shower, to never change their underwear and to basically live like filthy slobs. We needed another solution.

On our FOXY overland trip, we had a big yellow plastic container which we filled every morning with our dirty clothes.

We would add some water and detergent and then close the lid. All day it would get bounced around in the LandRover and by the time we stopped for the night, our clothes were well agitated and well 'spun'.

All that was left to do was rinse, wring out and hang.


The other day we came across a neat little gadget called the Laundry Pod through a friend.

It's basically a large salad spinner that can hold a few small items to wash. Throw in your dirties, add a tiny bit of detergent and fresh water, spin spin spin, then rinse rinse rinse.

We ordered one right away.

It does take some arm strength to spin the thing but once it gets going, it has the momentum to keep spinning several rounds before needing more human power.

It won't do bed-sheets or large sweatshirts and jeans. But underwear and socks? Yup.

Looks like our kids will be getting some good arm workouts on the boat!

Other: We sold one of the cars.

We did one last family ski session of the season. It was wet and rainy, but on the bright side there were no lineups at the lifts!

We hosted several dinners and get-togethers with friends and family before things get really crazy, although it's pretty crazy already.

I have gone through almost every cupboard, closet and shelf in the house now.

Stove-top pressure cooker. Thank you Karen H!

We have also off-loaded many items by gifting, donating or selling them. Who knew a kid's magnetic shape case was such a sought-after toy on Kijiji?

I am the Master Pile Maker. Nothing is in boxes yet. Unless you count the things that we are storing in the basement, in which case they are boxed and labelled and stacked.

But everything that we are taking on the boat, everything that we are storing at my dad's house, everything that is left in the "Maybe we'll take it but it all depends if we have space" category.... all of it is in piles. And piles within piles.

A friend gifted us with her stove-top pressure cooker. She received it as a wedding present but never had the opportunity to use it.

Serious game of Catan

This will be one of our most important appliances to cook on board with.

The fact is many of our household appliances would not be possible to use due to their extreme power usage, so having a stove-top cooking appliance will make a huge difference in our cruising life.

Goodbye George Foreman grill, electric kettle, Instant Pot, microwave, coffee machine and so on.

Hello one pot wonders cooked on our gas stove! Feel free to email me any favourite, easy pressure cooker recipes.

A little rain didn't dampen this Easter Egg Hunt

Ok, time to sign off here.

There is always something to do and I could go on writing, but I try not to compromise on sleep.

This planning and preparing stage reminds me of when we were about to embark on our African overland journey in 2008 with our beloved Land Rover FOXY.

Or on our cross-Canada (well, Nanaimo to Ottawa really) motorbike trip in 2009.

Or on our cross-Atlantic house move from the UK to Ottawa in 2014 with 2 young kids, 17 pieces of luggage and a 5-day stopover in Iceland.

Like all the other times, our departure date will come. And ready or not, we will go.

Anniversary

What is an anniversary?

Why do we commemorate people or events on these particular dates? Is there a better term for a 'death anniversary'?

I was dreading the month of April for the entire year. Mainly because I knew what was coming up on April 24th. It was to be the anniversary of Mom's death. One year ago. And that date will never change.

I could feel my anxiety rising with each passing day in April. One day closer until April 24th. One day closer to the anniversary.

Flashbacks to that day and the days following kept leaping in my mind, more vivid than before. I think April will always haunt me.

Dad asked me how I have coped over the last year with my grief. I said I coped by keeping busy, out of necessity I suppose but also out of avoiding the grief itself, especially in public.

Privately, I coped by allowing myself those 25 minutes of commuting every morning and every evening in the car to cry or scream, without needing to apologize or stifle myself.

As cliche as it sounds, this year has forced me to put into perspective what kind of life I want to lead on earth - now.

All my insecurities, excuses and perceived challenges have lessened somewhat so that I can boldly, but still tentatively act on my dreams.

April 24, 2018 will be the date Mom left this earth. It will also mark the turning point in my life where I realized the true significance of: Life Is What You Make Of It. So take a deep breath and dive in.

ANJULIA SUE

Let me introduce you to two very special women.

They have shaped us, our lives, our values and our future. And by us I mean Matt and I.

You may have met them or you may have known them as 'Bonnie's Mom' or 'Matt's mum'.

But here is a little history of these two incredibly strong, hard-working and loving women, our mothers.


Sue Thornington (nee Le Quesne)
July 14, 1949 - June 20, 2011

Born in Scotland, and grew up on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

Sue was trained as a Childhood Educator and worked tirelessly with parents, schools and children for most of her career. She loved Sudoku, chocolate eclairs and never missed watching Wimbledon on TV every year!


Anjulia Wong (nee Ma)
January 26, 1953 - April 24, 2018.

Born in Hong Kong, immigrated to Canada at age 16, graduated as a Food Scientist and worked in various labs and companies in R&D. 

Anjulia was artistic, creative and loved to cook, do aqua-fit and tai-chi. 



These two women had vastly different childhoods and careers, yet there were so many similarities.

They were both frugal, hard-working at home and on the job, loyal to family and friends, and fiercely protective of their family. They appreciated the simple things in life, especially a good cup of hot tea.

They also both loved discovering new places, travelling far and wide. They encouraged and nurtured their children, relishing their successes as they spread their own wings. But above all, they loved their grandchildren. Adored them endlessly.

So when it came time to rename our boat, we didn't have to think long. We knew the boat must bear the names of our mothers, somehow.

Many people believe that renaming a vessel is bad luck. However, we wanted something that was meaningful to us. We will do the necessary protocols that will banish all bad luck and superstition that comes with renaming her.

Another thought to consider: boats are 'female' and you will often hear them being referred to as 'she' or 'her'. 

So we needed a name that was feminine but original, simple but easy to pronounce. 

We tried to be creative, playing around with the names and letters. In the end, we decided to keep it simple. 

And so, it is official. Our boat is now called ANJULIA SUE.



We talk to the kids about their grandmothers and let them know what they were like, what kind of things they enjoyed and how much they love them, when they were alive and even now.

We never say that they don't have grandmothers anymore. We just say that they are not alive, but that they will always have grandmas.

It was hard to find suitable pictures to accompany this post. Our mothers were the ones always behind the camera! But here are some I found from August 2009, almost ten years ago.

JENGA fun :)

Matt and I took a trip to northern France with our parents and these were snapped at Honfleur beach and at our gite. It was a special trip, just the 6 of us.

Although they are not with us in the living world today, Anjulia and Sue remain a part of us in spirit and memory. And now our floating home will carry their names. 

Our boat will keep us safe as long as we take care of her, just like our mothers did for us.

We're officially out!

We have been telling many friends and colleagues in the last few weeks about our upcoming plans. We are officially 'out'! It feels a bit like announcing a pregnancy, where after giving people the news, we give them more details and specifics... if they want to know. And most do! Every time I speak to someone who is excited for us, it reignites my excitement and I'm completely fired up for the rest of the day.

It's been busy these past few weeks. But it feels really good to have ticked a lot of items off our to-do list:

- Taking a 10-week course on Boat Maintenance & Diesel Engine Maintenance with the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron . We will be finishing the course on the very last week before our departure!

- Attended a 2-day Sea Survival course where we got to climb into a life-raft, flip it over and swim with our foul-weather gear and boots on. It's not easy to swim even 10 metres while dragging your 'unconscious' partner!

We even got to fire a flare, a very neat experience but definitely one I hope I will never have to do. We were inundated with so much knowledge and information about keeping the crew and vessel safe, it was definitely worth it and I feel even more prepared.

- Rented our house for one year (furnished). What a relief!! We have a property manager and it has been very smooth working with him. We listed the house on a Friday morning and by the next Tuesday evening we had a signed lease agreement!

We will leave some of our stuff in a room in the basement and some of it at my dad's place, but knowing that our home will be rented furnished gives us more direction in terms of what we have to do to prepare. Tenants move in June 1st, 2019, so this also gives us a concrete date to work around.

- I'll be taking the VHF Radio License course in early April, so looking forward to that.

- Wrote our will FINALLY! I am going around telling everyone to do it, it only takes a few hours. We went with Legal Wills online and it was super simple.

-  Matt was sworn in on January 18th and now he can officially call himself a Canuck, eh!

- Applying for new passports (Matt's 1st Canadian passport too!), health cards, licenses, bank cards, etc. so they don't expire while we're away.

- Organizing, scanning and filing all our IDs and documents onto a cloud-based format.

- Filed our taxes for 2018. And preparing what we can in advance for the 2019 tax season.

- Compiling workbooks, online resources and just a general hodge-podge of material for home-schooling. If anyone has good french books, I'll gladly take them off your hands!

- Gave our notice at work - eeek! May 22nd will be our last day of employment for Matt and I. Bittersweet indeed. WAHOOO!

- Solidified more dates:

May 29/30: Matt and I will drive out to Gold River Marina in Chester, Nova Scotia and be reunited with our boat!

She will be on the hard (out of the water), and still under wrap. We have a growing list of things we will need to do before she goes in the water, but I'll save those details for another post.

Gong Gong will stay behind and look after the kids while they attend their last week of school.

June 8: Gong Gong will fly out with the kids to Halifax where we will pick them up and introduce them to their new floating home!!!!!

June 9 (or thereabouts): Splash! Or in sailing terms, that means to put the boat in the water.

Due to kid-pressure, we have promised them their birthday parties before we leave (their real birthdays are in June). So we have back to back parties in mid-May to plan for. One has asked for Laser Tag (easy to outsource). The other one has asked for a slime/scavenger hunt/origami party at home (do-able because my artistic, creative and multi-tasker sister will be visiting at the time from Vancouver and will help out! Phew)

We're at the point where I'm not buying any more perishable items. We are slowly eating our way through our deep freezer and canned goods.

Same goes for using up our toilet paper, tissue boxes and just general cleaning supplies and household items. Anything that is left we'll just take with us.

Hmmm... which reminds me, we should get a few boxes of long-life milk to try since that will be the new norm. Fresh milk will take up too much valuable fridge space on the boat.

We are going through our all our drawers and closets and shelves and purging and re-purging clothes, toys, footwear, paper (so much paper!! Why did we ever keep so much art from when the kids were just toddlers??!! ).

The countdown is on and departure day is coming up soon! Everyday we cross out one more day on our wall calendar. In the meantime, trying to balance 'normal' life of full time work and school and extra curriculars and childcare is certainly a good exercise in time management. Some days I feel like I'm on top of it and can handle whatever comes my way. Other (most) days, I'm completely swamped and feeling overwhelmed. Even the littlest task feels daunting.

I realize that this entire process of preparing for cruising life has forced us into getting our ENTIRE life organized. As hard as it is, it also feels wonderful.

Getting mentally ready!

We asked the kids (and ourselves) 3 questions to get us mentally prepared for leaving land-life and moving onto a boat. 

Here are the results!


Tai is looking forward to snorkeling, new friends and sailing. 

He would like to bring his Rabbie (stuffy), tablet and computer. 

The 3 things he will miss are his friends, Midway (indoor amusement park centre) and driving.

As for Matt, the 3 things he is looking forward to is time together, nice sailing and eating fish. 

The 3 things he would like to bring are charts (maps), a life-raft (last resort if we have to abandon ship) and diesel. 

The 3 things he will miss are playing soccer, driving cars and snowboarding.

Aila's top 3 things she's looking forward to are sailing more often, staying with my parents and seeing dolphins.

The 3 things she wants to bring on-board are her Fingerling (plastic animal toy that sits on your finger), her journal and her swimsuit.

She will miss her friends, house and school.

Myself, I am looking forward to living on the water and closer to nature; challenging myself by having to learn new things and deal with multiple issues, many of which I probably don't even know exist; exploring new places with my family and meeting new people. 

3 things I will bring are my yoga mat, dill pickle chips and earplugs. 

The 3 things I will miss are long, hot showers, my coffee machine, and personal space.

Nerves

Pic for effect. Matt peering down 2700m on top of a plateau in Qohaito, Eritrea (July 2007)

I've been feeling scared recently. The enormity of what we are about to take on is sinking in. And I'm nervous as h@%&. Financially, this doesn't really make sense. And really, what is it we're trying to achieve? And how will I not go crazy being in such close quarters with my family 24/7?!!

Can we really homeschool the kids? Like, REALLY?! They barely listen to us when we tell them to put their boots on for the tenth time in the morning!

I'm scared, anxious, unsure and totally worried we have bitten off more than we can chew.

Our Floating Home

Many of you have asked about our boat, details on the specs, and to see more pictures.

So, here you go!

We will be making adjustments, repairs and additions to the below list, but this is what she comes with.

She's an Endeavour 42, built in 1985 and lovingly maintained by several owners, most recently by a young family who embarked on their own family sailing sabbitical a few years ago to the Bahamas from Nova Scotia.

SPECIFICATIONS

LOA 42' 3' 

LWL 33' 4'

Beam 13' 0'

Draft 5' 0'

Displacement 25,000 lbs

Ballast 9,000 lbs

Mast Height 61' 1-½"

Sail Area 788 sqft 

Rigging Wire Rigging

Berths 6

Heads 2 

Headroom 6' 4"

Auxiliary 85hp Perkins 4-236, fresh water intercooled diesel

Fuel Capacity 100 gallons, 2 new tanks

Fresh Water Capacity 80 gallons

Holding Tank two 15 gallon tanks

Designer Johan Valentijn

SUMMARY

• Off white fiberglass hull, off white fiberglass non-skid decks

• Brown cove stripe, brown boot top

• Black bottom with full keel 

New bottom paint 2018 

• Skeg hung rudder

• Bow & stern pulpit, Stern swim ladder.

• Double lifelines with two gates

• Wheel Steering with Emergency tiller

• Four hatches

• Ten opening ports

• Four fixed ports

• Blue dodger new 2015

• Black Bimini top and enclosure

• Dinghy davits and tackle

• Winter cover bars

• Clock

• Barometer

• Custom Steel cradle

• search light 

• Horn 

• Radar Mast and Outboard hoist. 

MAST & RIGGING

• Aluminum mast & boom – In mast main furling (Electric)

• mast stepped on keel

• stainless steel standing rigging

• four winches

• two winch handles

• topping lift

• backstay adjuster

SAILS & CANVAS

• Mainsail w/in-mast electric roller furling

• Harken Furling system with a 135% furling Genoa

• Sails cleaned and re-stiched 2015.

• Custom Dodger built 2015, refurbished 2017

• Self tailing 2 speed Lewmar 55’s (Oversized) winches

• Full Bimini enclosure including aft deck refurbished 2017.

DECK, DOCKING, ANCHORING

• 70lb Rocna anchor w/200' chain 

• Electric windlass rebuilt 2016

• Dock lines

• fenders, covers and fender boards

• flares

• radar reflector

• life ring

• lifesling and MOB pole

• four fire extinguishers

• boat hook

• Dickinson SeaBQ, Cover 

• cockpit table

COCKPIT

• Folding cockpit table

• Closed cell foam cockpit cushions and 4 ratcheting folding seat back chairs.

• Exterior teak refinished 2016 – Cetol Marine 

• Transom mounted folding boarding ladder

• Pedestal mounted engine controls.

SALON

Interior appointments include: 

• beautifully varnished interior with teak & holly cabin sole

• curtains

• fabric upholstery

• faux leather headliner 

• Dickinson Marine Newport propane Fireplace

ACCOMODATIONS

• Sleeps six (6) ... more if we stick people on the floor and in the cockpit :)

• Large vee berth forward

• Enclosed guest head w/electric toilet, holding tank, Y-valve, sink, hot & cold pressure water, vanity, separate shower stall

• Opposite is a large hanging locker

• The main salon has port & starboard settees with custom made folding dining table, and a Dickinson Marine Newport propane Fireplace

• Aft to starboard is the navigation station

Through the galley is the:

• master suite aft with center-line queen size berth

• storage

• All hanging lockers are cedar lined

• head w/electric toilet 

• holding tank

• hot & cold pressure water, 

• Electric ice maker

• well ventilated with 12V fans in all cabins

GALLEY

• stainless steel sink

• top load icebox

• 12-volt refrigeration w/freezer

• three burner propane stove

• 80 gallon water capacity

• hot & cold pressure water new pump 2016. New Hotwater Tank 2018.

• fresh water foot pump 

• Loads of storage throughout for provisions

• Custom dish holders in cabinets

ELECTRONICS

• Compass at helm

• Standard Horizon VHF/AIS Receiver

• Standard Horizon GPS/Plotter/VHF Integrated with AIS receiver

• Raymarine Plotter/Radar 2015

• Icom SSB Radio with isolated backstay antenna 2015

• Raymarine 6000 hydraulic autopilot integrated into GPS 

ELECTRICAL

• House Battery Bank 900 Amp/hour new 2015 Rolls/Surrette Deep cycle Marine. 

• Starting batteries x2 separate system

• New Charge controller for 150AMP Alternator

• 260W Solar panel with MPPT controller (20Amp input runs the icemaker on a sunny day!)

• Hot water heater(New 2018) run 120V and Engine heat.

• Heart Freedom 1500 Watt Inverter 

• 3.5kw Phaser 3500 generator

• High capacity ~150A alternator 

• 50A battery charger

• 12/110 volt electrical panel w/circuit breakers

• polarity indicator 

• Ammeter

• Voltage Meter

• 240V/120V shore power cord 50’

• lightning ground

• cabin, navigation, spreader, anchor & docking lights

HEADS (toilets)

Forward Head: 

• enclosed guest head w/electric toilet

• holding tank

• Y-valve – with macerator pump (new 2015) for discharge

• sink

• hot & cold pressure water

• vanity

• separate shower stall

Aft Head:

• enclosed head w/electric toilet

• holding tank

• hot & cold pressure water

• vanity & separate shower stall

AUXILIARY & PROPULSION

Original owner’s manuals for engine, generator, all navigation and onboard marine systems

• 1985 Perkins 4-236 85hp inboard fresh water cooled diesel

• cruising speed is 7 knots; maximum speed is 9 knots

• 100 gallon fuel capacity with two new fuel tanks

• oil/water/temp alarm

• raw water filter

• bilge blower

• three bladed fixed propeller 

• New shaft, cutlass bearing and coupler 2016

• Transmission rebuilt 2016

MISCELLANEOUS

• Multiple Engine/Genset Spares, 

• All window dressings, custom made fitted bedding

• Any rigging spares 

• Operator Manuals 

• All interior and exterior cushions 

• All vessel specific items

New Year. New Beginnings.

Wow, can you believe it's 2019? Every New Year I marvel at another year gone by. Always, there are significant events in the year and lessons learned. But this year certainly takes the cake.

2019 is set up to be one of change, growth, challenges and (hopefully), accomplishments.

We escaped the snow and cruised the Caribbean Islands from New York City. It was the perfect holiday to get away, come together and create new memories.

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy New Year!