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In high school, because I was planning on a career in medicine, I was in all the high-level classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, Pre-Calculus. Yep, I was a nerd. But there was one class I took that I… Continue Reading →
This week was another week of checking things off the list. And surgery. Yes, I finally had my carpal tunnel surgery on Wednesday. The early part of the week was pre op testing and working on some smaller projects: building… Continue Reading →
We have to go. No, seriously. It’s getting cooler here in Brunswick, Georgia and soon it will be cold. Gotta go. So, WE HAVE SET A DATE! We are leaving on or before December 1st. Whatever work gets done by… Continue Reading →
We took a delivery yesterday-a big one. It’s our new car! “Wait”, you say, “I thought you were taking off on your boat. Why the heck are you buying a car??!!” Well, it’s not exactly a car in the traditional… Continue Reading →
Evidently I, Bob, am a rigger’s apprentice now. As we get closer to the bottom of the projects list, rigging has become higher-priority. Sailboats have a lot of lines. Not ropes. Lines. Again I will say it: NOT. ROPES. But,… Continue Reading →
This summer it felt like everyone was a Swiftie! Parents, children, grandparents – you name it, they were trading bracelets and sharing pics of their concert attendance. This week I got to have my own groupie experience, sailing style!Cruisers University… Continue Reading →
The Annapolis Boat Show opens today, so we haven’t experienced that yet. But we have been spending a lot of time learning stuff. We are attending Cruiser’s University this week. Cruiser’s U. is a week-long educational program sponsored by the… Continue Reading →
Well, we’re off! But not on the boat. Unfortunately, we’re in the car. But it IS sailing-adjacent. We are on our way to Annapolis, Maryland for two things. First, we are both enrolled in a week of classes at Cruisers… Continue Reading →
We had a little time off Meraviglia this week to travel to Atlanta. As many of you know, Nick LOVES soccer and has been enjoying playing with a variety of teams since he has been In Atlanta. Unfortunately, he tore… Continue Reading →
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, and everywhere. Those lines are often under a lot of… Continue Reading →