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Family of four living within 32 feet?

{Note: This post has been reworked with some better pictures of the boat} On paper, 32 feet is the smallest we think we could fit … Read More ›

Posted on February 21, 2011July 4, 2019
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Snowed in

Last weekend, we were supposed to see a 32′ Contest. 32 feet is probably the smallest length boat we could live on. This 32 footer … Read More ›

Posted on February 9, 2011July 4, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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