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Looking for our dreamboat, we want our cake and eat it too

We’ve been talking about boat search without discussing our criteria. Let me back up. How the boat will be used. Well, this is going to … Read More ›

Posted on January 10, 2011July 4, 2019
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On holding on to dreams and a confession

…if you feel your dreams slipping in the riptide and undercurrents of global-market turmoil–lunge after them, grab them, and hug them fiercely to your beating … Read More ›

Posted on January 6, 2011July 4, 2019
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Visiting rubicon and shanti

The sun smiled down on us on Friday. We had plans to hang out with Ellen at sv Rubicon at the Constitution Marina. I had … Read More ›

Posted on January 3, 2011July 4, 2019
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Nine boats, four days and the Goldilocks approach

The icy wind whipped the halyards against the masts outside. Tig is on the first shift, checking out a Pearson Fales 38 Explorer. I’ve retreated … Read More ›

Posted on December 27, 2010July 4, 2019
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Looking for surveyors and getting our butts kicked

Since we’ve never owned a boat before, we’ve accepted that looking like a fool is and will be par for the course. Which is why … Read More ›

Posted on December 20, 2010July 31, 2023
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Visiting sv Madrigal

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to visit Justin and Jenny aboard Madrigal, their 35 Erickson V insisted on wearing her her tiger costume for … Read More ›

Posted on December 15, 2010July 4, 2019
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So we met the broker, some random notes

On a sunny but cold morning, we bundled up O and headed south to a tony  suburban community. The yacht brokerage office was in a … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2010July 4, 2019
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Meeting a buyer’s (yacht) broker, questions to ask

{Whoa – I got such great constructive feedback that this post needed to be re-worked a bit! I am also going to post notes from … Read More ›

Posted on December 9, 2010July 4, 2019
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The one that got away

Tig here posting. We’ve only started looking for a boat in the past few weeks, and although our goal is to have a boat around … Read More ›

Posted on December 7, 2010July 4, 2019
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My husband is looking for his new mistress

Tig is on Yachtworld everyday looking at boats. After locating a few candidates, he checks Practical Boat Buying for its super helpful reviews. Captain Tim … Read More ›

Posted on December 7, 2010July 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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