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How not to do a boat inspection

This excellent Boat Inspection post, combined with the self survey criteria in How to Buy the Best Sailboat by Chuck Gustafson seems like the proper … Read More ›

Posted on February 7, 2011July 31, 2023
family life, food

Welcome the year of the rabbit (with bubble tea recipe)

This weekend we celebrated the year of the rabbit with a party. The intoxicating scent of paperwhites (narcissus) brings me back to Chinese New Years … Read More ›

Posted on February 7, 2011July 31, 2023
family life

Snow cave!

A snow crystal is a letter from the sky. –Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese scientist (1900-1962) The snowbanks outside pile high to the sky, like Ezra Jack … Read More ›

Posted on February 5, 2011July 4, 2019
family life

The bittersweet truth about firsts and lasts

My little man. A couple nights ago, I had stayed up late working. By the time I went to bed, O woke up and stayed … Read More ›

Posted on February 3, 2011July 4, 2019
sailboat

What we’re reading now: how to buy the perfect sailboat and know your boat

Around here, there are always a few sailing books open at any given time. After finishing The Essential Liveaboard Handbook, I’ve paired How to Buy … Read More ›

Posted on February 3, 2011July 31, 2023
family life

The snow bowl

Once there was a girl. She got a bowl of snow to play with. Her mama made some paints with food coloring and water, and … Read More ›

Posted on January 31, 2011July 11, 2016
sailboat

The european ladies explained (notes from Tig)

I’ve alluded to the fact that Tig likes the European ladies of the 80’s vintage (boats, not women). I asked him to clarify. I tend … Read More ›

Posted on January 24, 2011July 31, 2023
sailboat

Wauquiez hood 38

On Saturday, Tig was making a leisurely breakfast of blueberry pancakes and a green smoothie. The Scanmar 35 owner had pulled out of the scheduled … Read More ›

Posted on January 20, 2011July 4, 2019
sailboat

A virtual boat visit with Conviva

The other day, I got an email from Tucker at Forgeover offering a virtual boat visit. How cool is that? After working out a time, … Read More ›

Posted on January 15, 2011July 31, 2023
sailboat

Oh yeah, getting back to sailing…safety first

We interrupt the regularly scheduled programming of boat search and lust to come back to reality. Sailing. Yes, sailing. The whole point of this crazy … Read More ›

Posted on January 13, 2011July 31, 2023

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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