Minimizing Stuff
Michelle ran across this link the other day and it really got me thinking. If there is one thing that is the bane of a catamaran sailor’s existence it is weight. Usually this weight comes in the form of “stuff”. All of the stuff that we carry around with us, that we think we “need” […]
Motivation & First Steps
When you take a step back and look at this whole plan it’s easy to become overwhelmed and feel like you want throw your hands up in the air and give up. I believe that is EXACTLY why 99% of the population that attempts to plan on cruising simply never go. For someone like me […]
Ft. Lauderdale
I started this post shortly after we returned from Miami. I thought perhaps today would be a good opportunity to finish. So while we were in Miami we took the short drive up to Ft. Lauderdale to have a peek at a few Lagoons. We looked at a 50′ 500, a 44′ 440, 40′ 410 […]
Passion or Delusion
What defines you? What makes you who you are? What are you passionate about? These are always questions that no one seems to ask themselves. I noticed recently that if you don’t know the answers to these or haven’t yet cared to pay attention there’s always one way to find out. What is it that […]
Go with the flow
Vacations are always tough to return from. This year’s vacation was no different in that sense. What was different however, was the fact that I (and I’m sure to a large degree, the cumulative “us”) did not want to leave the ocean, AT ALL. This was clearly evident in our attempt to get out of […]