Lucky Escape

Follow Our Adventures as First Time Boat Owners (& Novice Sailors) !

02 February 2012 | Cape Cod, MA
16 August 2011 | Buzzards Bay, MA
19 February 2011 | Jacksonville, FL
14 January 2011 | Sadler Point Marina, Jacksonville
10 January 2011 | Fayetteville, NC
06 October 2010 | Boston, MA
15 June 2010 | Grand Bahamas Yacht Club
13 June 2010 | Grand Bahamas Yacht Club, Freeport
11 June 2010 | Hurricane Hole Marina, Nassau
07 June 2010 | Stella Maris Marina, Long Island
05 June 2010 | Conception Island, Bahamas

Heading Back to LE!

10 January 2011 | Fayetteville, NC
Juli CT, Snow
We are very excited to be heading South from Boston to get Lucky Escape back in the water and finish our "TO DO" list. We have been working part-time and looking for full-time jobs on land but are sooooo happy to get back on the water again. I am enviously reading all the Sailblogs of those in the Caribbean right now and fondly remembering our virgin sailing voyage last year ! Unfortunately, it will be a few years before we can retire and become full-time liveaboards.....

We are currently on the road to Jacksonville, back to Sadler Point Marina, and this picture shows the lovely snow accumulation we are getting in Fayetteville, NC (just off I-95). We decided to wait it out rather than drive through it as there do not appear to be many plows on the road so far.....
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Vessel Name: S/V Lucky Escape
Vessel Make/Model: Custom Wellington 47 Cutter (Motorsailer)
Hailing Port: Boston, MA
Crew: John & Juli
About: First time boat owners ! Our main introduction to sailing was a 1-week sailing course in the BVIs in March '08. Our philosophy: "As we sail thru life, don't avoid the rough waters..sail on because calm waters won't make a skillful sailor...."
Extra:
Juli - a laid-off banker - and John - a real estate broker - have had enough and are making their "lucky escape". Our original plan was to circumnavigate the globe with our Wellington 47 sailboat (well, at least part of it....) The first leg of the trip will be up the east coast of the US, with [...]

Making Our Lucky Escape !

Who: John & Juli
Port: Boston, MA