02/20/2008, Key West, FL
Thanks for the overwhelming support from all of our friends and family. We so much appreciate the encouragement, and we look forward to this new phase of our lives.
The next step in the process is the marine survey and sea trial. A very important meeting is taking place, preventing Philip from being down there, but Sharon will be there to take charge. The contingent going down, is Sharon, our friend and partner, Capt. Bill, our broker, Paul and our surveyor Mike. We are still looking for a skilled diesel mechanic in Key West, so if you have any referrals please let me know.
The plan is that the team arrives in Key West next week, Wednesday 27 Feb, and the Liberty is hauled out so that Mike to do audio-gauging of the steel hull. This will measure the plate thickness, and determine the soundness of the hull. Then on Thursday is the sea trial and survey. All the systems will be inspected and the boats handling under power and sail will be tested.
On Friday the team flies home, and we await Mike's report.
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02/07/2008, Morristown, NJ
We have great news to share with you today!! We know that you have been coming to this blog regularly looking for updates but we've been working hard on the news that we are about to share and it will more than make up for the silence of the last couple of weeks.
Today we received news that our offer for the 78' Liberty Schooner was accepted. We will close on the deal on April 30th and cannot wait to get her up to New York from Key West. We are already taking reservations for potential crew, so don't miss out, let us know soon if you would like to join us in May.
If you have been following our blog, and all this sounds strange, please refer to a previous post to understand more about how we got here.
You probably want to know a little more about the Liberty? She is ideal for our purpose of being an environment for life change, where leaders grow and teams are strengthened.
She looks like an authentic cargo schooner from the 1800s, but is equipped with modern technology and meets current US Coast Guard requirements for safety. She sleeps 12 people in 6 cabins, and has an enormous salon/galley area for the crew to do life together. She is certified for 49 passengers for day trips.
We look forward to using her as a leadership laboratory in New York Harbor, in the shadow of the lady herself.
Check the side links >> for the Yacht World listing.
Go to http://libertyfleet.com to see her present job as a charter schooner in Key West.
And the video below was taken when I first was aboard her to meet the owner last week.
Check out the post below, "Which Schooner?" for more about the business model.
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01/21/2008, Morristown, NJ
Last Tuesday we finally moved into a more permanent living situation. It is a far from the ocean, and living on a boat, but none the less, very comfortable and clean. Luke and I put this short video together to document the house.
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01/12/2008, Union City
Our first attempt at a video blog.
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01/08/2008, Union City, NJ
We spend New Years eve with some South African friends from church. Max and Cecelia are enjoying their first winter in the US with their 2 daughters Varenka & Chenika.
We are so ready for the new year. '08 a new beginning of something great!
We stayed in Hackettstown house sitting for our dear friends, Anthony and Jourdana, while they spent time with family in North Carolina.
This week we are in Union City, on the ridge that over looks New York City. You have to experience it for yourself, it is a magnificent view! The picture for this blog was taken from the back door. These wonderful accommodations belong to Jim our boat yard friend, whom we met while preparing Jabulani in the Liberty Harbor Marina. Jim is in Florida for a few weeks, and kindly thought of us, to house sit while he is out.
We are getting lots of emails and questions related to our recent change of course. Please refer to the blog post of 12/06/07 where we explain what's up, and continue writing to us, we look forward to hearing from you.
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12/29/2007
Well, we can't really say, yet, but here is the picture, isn't she a beauty? As soon as we are at a stage in the negotiations when we could reveal her name we will. (You never know who might read this blog, after Googling her name).
We actually have 2 schooners under consideration, and our broker is doing a fine job as our intermediary in all these negotiations.
Our executive coaching, leadership development business model, calls for a traditional vessel, where people are required to work side by side, shoulder to shoulder. We will create an experience for positive life change for leaders and teams wishing to increase their effectiveness and influence. So, we are looking for a gaff-rigged schooner, 60-80ft in length, with USCG certified overnight accommodations of 10-14 people, and a daytime excursion capacity of 49.
Stay tuned.
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