Much time has passed since I last posted about our boating adventures. Eos did well over the winter in Anacortes under the watchful eye of Nancy Rink at AAA Yachtfinders. The boat has been shown multiple times but we have not yet had any offers in spite of dropping the price several times. We went up to Anacortes for a few days in mid June to do boat maintenance and to review things with the broker. The situation is frustrating, but I have to believe that somewhere in the world there is a couple who will be just right for Eos.
Meanwhile, I have been racing Wet Wednesdays at SBYC and am reminded of how lucky we are to live in Santa Barbara. Year round boating is routine, the sailing is excellent, and recently we made several trips to Santa Cruz Island with friends. Re joining the active sailors at SBYC has only re-inforced the idea that day sailing, club racing, and island cruising will the the style of boating in our future.
Last spring I began seriously considering what type of boat would replace Eos...something that would fit in a 35' slip, perform well on the race course, and yet still be good for trips to the islands and to Catalina. J-109, Beneteau First 36.7, and C&C 115 models looked good, so I followed several on Yachtworld. Co-incidentally, the Canadian dollar exchange rate kept changing, until a certain C&C 115 in Halifax became just too good to pass up.
The summary is that our "new" C&C 115 is currently on a truck heading for Ventura while we wrestle with the stress of owning 2 boats. Once here, we will temporarily settle the boat in Ventura while we wait for the Selene to find a new home.
Meanwhile, other plans include a visit with grandchildren the last week in July, followed by 6 weeks on the Selene cruising in Canada. I will post to this site during our Canadian cruising.