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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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Ketch

Tig: What do you think a ketch is? Me: As in “I’m gonna ketch-ya ketch-ya ketch-ya ketch-ya?” Tig: Oh never mind. Ketch: According to the … Read More ›

Posted on December 3, 2010July 4, 2019
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Lazarette

Me: What’s a lazarette? Tig: Sounds like a Lazy-boy for women… Lazarette: a small storage compartment, located at or near the stern. The term is … Read More ›

Posted on November 26, 2010July 4, 2019
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The first step or getting rid of our crap

I’ve been lurking the living board forum lately. There’s a section called Making the Break from Dry Land in which liveaboard wannabes like us introduce … Read More ›

Posted on November 22, 2010July 4, 2019
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Two boat tours and a gathering

This weekend we visited two more sailboats thanks to Lauren’s efforts (she has been the biggest cheerleader of our crazy plan). First, we looked at … Read More ›

Posted on November 20, 2010July 4, 2019
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Fiddle

Tig: What’s a fiddle? Me: I dunno, a small little thing on a boat for guys like you to twiddle with when you are bored? … Read More ›

Posted on November 19, 2010July 4, 2019
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Visiting windhorse

This weekend the weather was so beautiful that we found our way back to Windhorse, our friends’ Tayana 37. Lauren greeted us from the hatch.

Posted on November 15, 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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