Sail Vicarious

Join us as we refit our 1975 Fisher 37 and explore the world.

S/V Vicarious

Who: Spencer and Kathleen
Port: New Bern, NC
18 August 2015
01 July 2015 | New Bern
05 May 2015 | Bridgeton Boatworks, NC
01 May 2015 | Bridgeton Boatworks, NC
06 April 2015 | New Bern, NC
18 November 2013 | Tahiti Beach
18 November 2013 | Tahiti Beach
18 November 2013 | Man o War Cay
18 November 2013 | Man o War Cay
14 November 2013 | Hope Town
14 November 2013 | Marsh Harbor
26 October 2013 | Charleston SC
01 December 2012 | Annapolis, MD
05 October 2012 | New Bern
20 August 2012 | New Bern
07 February 2012 | New Bern
29 January 2012
24 October 2011 | New Bern, NC
20 October 2011 | New Bern
16 October 2011 | Neuse River, NC

Learning Curve

19 September 2011 | On the way to Mystic
Kathleen dry sunny cold
So the boat show didn't go as expected for us, but we learned a lot, met a lot of people and think we know what to do for the big show at Annapolis. It seemed that people weren't getting what it was we were selling. A lot of people thought we were selling flags! We are going to get some different signage and really this wasn't our market. We got a lot of "been there, done that" comments. It is good to know what market works so we won't spend the money on it next year! It was also just a good experience all the way around. Our neighbors were Allen and Stephanie of Spotless Stainless, a product we picked up in St. Martin and used it and loved it! So simple to use and it really does work! I helped sell a lot of product for them. It is a product that makes me actually like doing my stainless now! They were the old hats and helped us truck some of our stuff to the dinghy dock last night. Very nice! Thanks, you guys!

We already got a nice letter from a former Marine who has already watched the first two DVDs! It is so great to have made a lot of new friends! I would like to name people by name, but it would be a long list!

Today we are motor sailing to Mystic. Hoping against hope that there will be room in the very small anchorage.

Does anyone else out there feel like the world is a bit topsy turvy lately?

Glad to be cruising again. I love the clams in mystic at the Sea Shack, so I must have some!

Oh, and we are going to have to get pictures on the b-log of our new paint job inside! We did the initial insulating paint job, but it was just too white so we chose cream and mocha and used them everywhere except the head. There I used a decorative copper paint! It looks pretty good I have to say! I really want to add a patina to it, but will need to practice on a piece of wood to make sure it will look good. The paint did wonders for our moral! Now it looks like a nice house in here and makes the led lights warmer.

I went provisioning to the store by myself this morning. We normally go together, but S wanted to clean up all of our stuff from the show and get organized before taking off and he wanted to leave soon. I have to say that I get nervous going out into the big world alone sometimes and I felt very cranky about having to do the dinghy by myself and then tromp to the 2 stores for the things we desperately needed since we didn't get food before the show and then carry a stuffed backpack and two bags full of groceries on each shoulder all the way back by myself. I was kind of a baby about it, but by the time I had landed the dinghy perfectly, and walked the beautiful streets with the smell and feel of fall in the air I regretted that I hadn't just been the perfect salty sailor girl team member and said, "Sure, I'll do it by myself and I'll love it!" Nope I had to be a baby about it and storm off. Life is too freaking short to regret behaviors so the answer is to not act like a baby in the first place!!!! 8^P

Check you later!
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Vessel Name: Vicarious
Vessel Make/Model: Fisher 37
Hailing Port: New Bern, NC
Crew: Spencer and Kathleen
About: Spencer is a USMC jet pilot and Kathleen is an RN. We plan on departing New Bern, NC Spring, 2010 after Spencer retires from the Marine Corps. We are filming the entire process and have a DVD series of the work we are doing on Vicarious, which is available at: www.sailvicarious.com.

S/V Vicarious

Who: Spencer and Kathleen
Port: New Bern, NC