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Newbies? Yes, but we’re fast learners!
We know you didn’t come here to read about how tall we are, where we went to high school and what our favorite flavor of Campbell’s soup is! It’s infinitely more likely that you’re interested in knowing how two seemingly sane people could muster up the courage(?) to throw caution to the wind (what a great metaphor), sell just about everything that they own and take off cruising to parts unknown. Yes, that’s a way better use for this webspace. Unfortunately, at the moment I can’t seem to put the above into words, so let’s start with some pics. Here is the Crew… Mike and Rebecca Sweeney:
PS: In case you do really care our favorite flavor of soup is Tomato!
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Hi My name is Brian I live in Winnipeg . My wife and I are two years from retirement. WE seem to have a lot in common,that is to sell the house, buy a catamaran learn to sail. I have thought about doing this my whole life and with sites like guide to sailing stories I have spent a couple of thousand hours reading sites like slapdash bumfuzzel blowmeaway and many more. I like your first choice a 38 lagoon I have never been on one but they sound great ,Indigo moon is a great site they have a38 lagoon but I guess it:s all about money I think we might find one for around $200000. It is good to hear about how a person gets started learning to sail, buying a boat insuring it taxes changing the flag. Please keep writing we have a lot to learn P S Are you sure every thing is alright with slapdash haven’t read a thing since Feb 11
Hi Brian
Thanks for the post on our blog.
Considering we know next to nothing we find it a tiny bit scary that you say you are learning from us:) We do plan to keep the blog updated for our friends, family and people like you who hope to sail away like us. Hopefully we will be able to add good information as we acquire it.
We received an email from Jamie and Seth on slapdash on March 22nd. They told me they had a friend coming to spend some time with them so I bet they are doing some inland traveling. I do check their site every day and curse at them that it is not updated!
Good luck with YOUR plans. Please feel free to add comments to our blog or email us directly with any questions that you have.
Mike and Rebecca
Hi Mike and Rebecca,
We don’t know each other but we have a lot in common.
My husband, Matt, and I are in full preparations for throwing off the bowlines in pursuit of our own dream of cruising about the world within the next year.
While we are certainly a few steps behind you guys, it’s encouraging to see other young, successful cruisers out there who are getting prepared to live a similar dream! We admire your drive, tenacity, and resourcefulness along this journey and are learning from your experiences. Thank you for sharing them here.
Would you mind if we listed your site as “other cruisers we follow” on our site?
Fair winds,
Christie and Matt Butcher of s/v Kaleo
Hi guys
Thanks for the comment and the kind words. You are most definitely welcome to link to our Blog, and I’d be happy to do the same for you. I really enjoy reading how others are taking similar steps so look forward to following along on your site. We are fortunate to have quite a few people with much greater experience than ourselves who are commenting here on this Blog. Please feel free to add your 2 cents whenever the mood strikes you.
Mike
Just stumbled upon your blog, so this may be a bit late. You might also be interested in looking at the blog that follows Just A Minute, a Lagoon 38 cruising the Sea of Cortez and the west coast of Mexico. They’ve been out for going on two years, Patrick, Laura, their son, Jack and their crazy golden lab, Rudy. Good luck to the two of you and enjoy every minute of your adventure, as we’re sure you will!
Hi Pete and Kathie
Thanks for the post. I did some searches but couldn’t find that blog. Do you have a link for it?
Just wanted to comment that you both are the most amazing people in the world! so much ambition and drive to do what you dream of! You are an inspiration to me and to everyone out there who doesn’t believe in their wildest dreams. Many more fun times to come on the boat and in the sun. Love you Mom and Dad! xoxoxox
Thanks so much, Cass. We know that you’ll achieve all of your dreams too!
Thanks for all of your support. We love you!!!
Mom and Dad
xoxoxox
TOMATO???? Oy!
Well… that is (one of) MY favorite CANNED soups.
Love your blog! Hope to convince my husband we can follow in your footsteps some day! We live in St. Croix so hope you two end up this way eventually so that we can meet you!
Hi Bry
Thank you!
We’d definitely like to visit St. Croix. Please keep in touch.
You folks may enjoy our website “The Frugal Mariner.com” We’ve been living aboard and cruising since 1997 and our website is sort of a “how-to” with lots of information. We are currently out of ‘cruise’ mode for the moment and are preparing a major update to our site.
We are not selling ads on our site, but see that you do. We’d love to tap your brain regarding that – we need a little ‘how-to’ ourselves.
We also sell funny nautical t-shirts at cafepress – http://www.cafepress.com/boat_t_shirts
Check us out. and enjoy.
Thanks Larry. I’ll check it out! As for the ads thing, we’re not likely ones to be giving too much advice as we barely make enough for a Starbucks coffee once a month (click those ads people!).
I’m happy to share what we know though. Just shoot us an email.