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I sold the daysailor (s/v Perkins Hill) yesterday. She was a great boat for friend and me to learn on (virgin sailors) and still gave me much satisfaction throughout the years. Gradually I had installed a vang and downhaul and ran lines aft, added hiking straps, waxing the hull yearly, painting the dag board and rudder w/ epoxy w/ teflon coating, adding rubber matting to give the dog traction, tweaking her to get more out of her each year. She gave me 10 years of learning and then some. She's… Continue

A dream has to start with an introduction, and then we see to it they happen. Having introduced myself to sailing inland waters ten years ago, I have been contemplating a life as a cruising sailor. I’ve been doing what it takes to make my dream a reality, regardless the stress. I decided to sell the house which I had to remodel and give it what it needed to sell, many upgrades as it is an older home from the 70’s. A remodel is something I never want to experience again anytime soon. It was… Continue