This adventure began in October of 2007 when Steve came to look at a boat that Janice had for sale on Craig's List. Steve wanted to learn how to sail and Janice needed a new kitchen. [...]They struck up a deal where Steve got the boat with lessons and Janice got her fabulous kitchen (see photos in The Beginning Gallery). It didn't take long to see how perfect they were for each other in every way. They discovered that they shared the same dream of cruising the islands so in only a few months the 'bartered' boat was again up for sale. They were looking for a blue water cruiser and purchased a Tayana 37 Cutter. They named her Sailacious - and that was the start of the journey from Paradise Island, FL to unlimited Tropical Islands! This site will detail the adventures of the Sailing Vessel Sailacious. The entries will take you from the purchase of the boat through all preparations and off cruising the Caribbean Sea. We know written words can never describe the beauty and excitement of it all, but we will try. We would love to hear from you either via email or in the blog comments. Update 2015: Sailacious has been sold and we continue our adventures in a motor home, motor trawler and European cruises.

FAVORITE QUOTES: 'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do then by the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.' Mark Twain 'We went cruising not to [...]

escape from life but to keep life from escaping us' Betsy Hitz Holman 'Our Boat is our Bedroom and the world is our Living Room.' Unknown 'A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what a ship is for.' John A Shedd 'The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.' William Arthur Ward 'I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls.' Hugo Vihlen 'It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs, but what a ship is... is freedom.' Capt. Jack Sparrow 'Not all who wander are lost.' 'He who is contented with what he has is already rich. ' 'Sailing is hours of bordom punctuated by moments of stark terror.' Joe Karpinski