Chapter 43: Which Winch is Which?
Winches. We have them. We have 9 of them to be exact. Winches are a vital part of a sailboat because sailing involves a lot of lines going here, there,…
Chapter 42: The One Where Forwards is Backwards
MAIDEN VOYAGE!!! WHOOP!! Yep, we went sailing. For the first time, Meraviglia was under sail. Granted, we did sail her here to Georgia from Florida last year (see Chapters 7…
Chapter 41: When Your Parents are Very Cool, Actually
Special from Katharine Stephens: Okay, okay, it’s finally time for the other child’s perspective. Ever since Nick volunteered to write a post for this blog last month, my mom started…
Chapter 40: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Merriam Webster describes a light at the end of the tunnel as a noun phrase defined as a reason to believe that a bad situation will end soon or that…
Chapter 39: MOVING WEEK! Part 2 (Still Metaphorical)
Look! A shower! Well, almost. Fixtures coming. The second half of the week continued the good vibes of the first half. First, we had the plumber on site for three…
Chapter 38: MOVING WEEK! (metaphorically , of course)-Part I
I don't actually wear a tie for boat work. It's been a grind lately. I've felt like a hamster on a wheel-running fast and going nowhere. Last weekend was particularly…
Chapter 37: Patience is a virtue…
So we continue to move forward through the enormous list of tasks needed to ready Meraviglia to launch. Happily some of our projects on our list have been getting accomplished:…