Terri's Blog – March 2010 Archive (4)

SO, IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERTED ISLAND FOR TWO YEARS............................

AND YOU COULD HAVE THREE OTHER PEOPLE FOR COMPANY BESIDES YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?? I'LL HAVE TO PONDER THIS FOR A WHILE.

Added by Terri on March 28, 2010 at 3:30pm — 19 Comments

THE 100 THING CHALLENGE..... COULD YOU DO IT??? WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO??

Since joining Seaknots I've found that the one thing soon to be cruisers need to do is downsize....a lot. There is something cleansing when one purges stuff. I've found this to be true with each move I make. Downsizing from a 6000 sq. ft. house to an eight room to a 4 room. But as a former antique dealer I like nice things and it's not always easy to get rid of stuff, nor do I really want to. Then there's clothes, books and shoes...the list goes on. There currently is a trend started I think…

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Added by Terri on March 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — 12 Comments

2007 Carnegie Lecture - Dee Caffari - Dare, Dream, Discover, Inspire - First woman to solo around the world & the wrong way

She had never solo sailed before! Awesome video, about 54 minutes long. She had done it once before with 17 crew.... yeah, that would be doable, 6 crew....maybe, 4 crew..you'd have to really talk me into it..right boat, skipper..possibly could be convinced. Solo... forget about it! Enjoy !!!!!

Added by Terri on March 23, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments

LOOK OUT NOW, MAMA'S RUN OFF TO SEA & Other interesting articles, sites for sailing women

Lately I've been reading alot about women who are captains of vessels, hoping one day to be one of them. Here's an interesting story about five of them. Look Out Now, Mama’s Run Off To Sea!

Meet five women and the sailboats they captain

by Alice Snively

What do you mean Mama’s run off to sea?

Just that. And she’s only one of a growing number of women who are…

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Added by Terri on March 11, 2010 at 6:00pm — 9 Comments