Adventures of Berkeley East

During the COVID-19 lockdown, we began work on a new website for our Berkeley East sail blog. Despite our computer savviness, we quickly discovered that it is no simple task to transfer 15 years of blog posts, photos, and videos to an unfamiliar format. Just the need to read each, and every, blog, then spend hours reminiscing, complicated the process. So, we decided to take our time and work on it whenever we had the temperament. But as usual, our plans changed with the direction of the wind, and our cruising days on Berkeley East came to an end. Still, a lot of time and energy went into creating this nearly completed site. And with recent news that BE has been renamed, knowing that there will likely never be another boat called Berkeley East, we have decided to honor the best Hylas 54 sailboat ever built and preserve the Berkeley East blogs here, while possibly, maybe, perhaps, if we have time, provided we find something interesting to write about, use it as a vehicle to record some of the future adventures of BE’s crew. It is still a work in progress. And although we have many plans for new experiences, we do not feel that recent activities like the Captain’s hip replacement, and our search for new toilets, warrant a blog post. But stayed tuned.

The new website can be found here

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Vessel Name:	Berkeley East
Vessel Make/Model:	Hylas 54
Hailing Port:	San Diego, CA
Crew:	Larry & Mary Ivins
About:	We quit our jobs in July of 2007 and began our adventure, sailing the US east coast in the summers and then spending our winters in the Caribbean. In 2010 we sailed across the Atlantic and will be cruising the Med for the next few years.
Extra:	FAQ Q: Did you go to UC Berkeley? A: No. The name Berkeley East came from a ferry boat, "the Berkeley", that we met on over 30 years ago in San Diego. The East came as a result of seeing the boat being built in Taiwan. There was 30-foot Chinese symbol on the wall behind her during [...] construction. Thinking it would mean something profound we agreed to incorporate it into the name before we new what it meant. It turned out to mean East - the East side of the boat yard. Thus Berkeley East. While the name has a number of other meanings this is the true origin off our boat's name. Q: What type of boat is Berkeley East? A: She is a Hylas 54 Raised Salon hull #46. We had her built at Queen Long Marine in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and commissioned in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She is a high performance offshore sailing yacht capable of long range cruising in comfort. We have equipped her with the latest safety gear, electronics, automation and creature comforts, so she can be handled by the two of us. Q: What are your sailing plans? A: In the summer of 201 7we plan to sail from the east coast of Italy, down the Adriatic Sea, over to Sicily and Sardinia. A: We are currently living aboard Berkeley East in the summer (in the Mediterranean) and living at our home in Charlotte, NC during the winter. , Q: Who else is going with you? A: The boat is designed for the two of us to handle alone, but we welcome friends and colleagues to join us when ever they have time. Q: How can I contact you? A: The best way to reach us is through email at BerkeleyEast@gmail.com. More

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