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Read more about the article Ch. 10:  But, but, but…

Ch. 10: But, but, but…

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:June 4, 2023
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Perhaps we should talk about our “land life”.  It’s all well and good to buy a boat and plan to sail away, but there’s a whole lot of subtraction that…

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Read more about the article Ch. 9:  An Interlude

Ch. 9: An Interlude

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:June 1, 2023
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We took a break.  It seemed like a good time.  Our “delivery” had not been the relaxing, fabulous time we (well, I anyway) had anticipated.  Perhaps, we thought, we had…

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Read more about the article Ch. 8:  We Made It!

Ch. 8: We Made It!

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 28, 2023
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We Made It! On Day Two, we went from St. Augustine to Fernandina Beach.  Then Day Three was Fernandina Beach to Brunswick, Georgia.  We discovered that the weather on the…

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Read more about the article Ch. 7:  See Bob and Kim Sail
It sort of felt like THIS!

Ch. 7: See Bob and Kim Sail

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 25, 2023
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We had identified a marina with a boatyard in South Georgia that had space for us.  Our plan was to take her there, haul her out and keep her on…

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Read more about the article Ch. 6:  You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Ch. 6: You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 21, 2023
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We owned a boat.  We were to take possession in 2 weeks.  We needed a plan and fast.  And insurance.  Insurance would probably be good. We had heard horror stories…

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Read more about the article Ch. 5:  The One Where We Buy a Boat

Ch. 5: The One Where We Buy a Boat

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 14, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Spring of 2022 went on.  We signed up with Behan and Jamie Gifford of Sailing Totem.  They offer consulting services to cruisers and would-be cruisers and I had heard about…

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Read more about the article Ch. 4:  The One Where We Look At Boats

Ch. 4: The One Where We Look At Boats

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 11, 2023
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Okaaaay.  How does one buy a boat exactly?  Google, Google, Google, Google.  Wow.  There are a lot of boats.  Lots of different kinds of boats.  Should we build a boat? …

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