Well we finally made it back in the water after a month and half on the hard, but got some much needed work done on the boat. The old westerbeke 40 has been completely refurbished, new hot water heater, all new hoses as well as new fuel lines and some major blister repair work. Now we just have to find the time to go sailing some. We have been working hard and that has not given us much time for leisure... but hopefully that will come soon. Since the marina is full service and we are very satisfied with the work they did, we decided to keep the boat in Bayboro NC. This location is better protected from hurricanes, we have a guaranteed haul out if we choose to do that and we are closer to the ocean and more consistent winds and we are looking forward to that.

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It all started like this.... We were on vacation in St. Martin, NA. Any time were there, we always make reservations on BlueBeard III trip to prickly pair for a day of drinks, snorkeling and fun. While on BlueBeard, we happened to meet a couple from South Africa (Hugh and Glyn) and started chatting with them. They owned a sailboat (s/v pizzazz) and were starting to plan a crossing. They were visiting some other friends who lived on board in the Carribean. At days end, we all wound up in a pub having a few more drinks and were exchanging tales of sailing etc. I remember being in awe of decisions that our new friends had made. Patrick owned a sailboat earlier in his life and has always wanted to sail. I enjoy sailing but had limited experience. Patrick eventually leaned over and said "we can do this too you know". I remember the thought being scary at first, however, after some thought I thought "Yes we can do this". We then began discussions of what we each wanted in a boat and began our search.

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