It's Time To Tell The Story 1970-01-01 00:59:59 S.V. Carolina ~ The Adventure of a Lifetime I rarely even think about the time I spent living the life that others can only dream about. It is even more rare that I talk about the most exciting time of my life. I am not sure why. Maybe it seems that it was all a dream. Maybe I don't like drawing attention to myself. I am a private person and I feel like people will think I am bragging if I start telling the tales of a life that seems so long ago. Something inside me is screaming to get out. I have woken the past two mornings to dreams of people that were integral parts of my life so many years ago. Why? I haven't thought of Jamie "Jamo" in so long. His death was so devastating for me and I have never really come to terms with losing such a close friend to the sea… Along with that, the recent news that the S.V. Carolina was destroyed by fire at dock was devastating to me. So, I dedicate this blog to the Carolina. My home for almost 10 years. It was a home, an vehicle f
The Carolina 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The Carolina
was a 41 foot Morgan Out Island Sailboat. Center Cockpit. Draft 4.5 ft. Her crew consisted of my now husband John, myself and two cats…Beauregard and Chester. Twice we had friends aboard for a few months… Mark and then Kevin. We bought the boat from Lenny Beck in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Lenny was a boat broker however this was his personal boat that had seen it's better days at the time. What a character that man was. I don't think that he ever thought we would survive the trip. Well, I guess no one really thought we would survive. I can not even remember how many times I heard the phrase "It was nice knowing you" before we left. I think that just made us more determined to succeed. I grew up in North Carolina, a die hard basketball fan of the University of North Carolina Tarheels during the days of James Worthy, Micheal Jordan and Dean Smith. There was never any doubt that we would keep the name of the vessel. And besides, it's bad luck to
Floor Plan 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here is a floor plan of our home. In the beginning it seemed small but as we adjusted to the move aboard it was adequate. How much space do you really need? We definitely learned to enjoy the world around us and not to be fixated on material possessions!
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Trip Outline 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Offshore Passages St. Thomas to Panama - 1,100 nautical miles (Caribbean) Panama to the Galapagos Islands - 1,100 nm The Galapagos Islands to Pitcairn Island - 2,800 nm (S. Pacific) Bora Bora to Hawaii - 3,000 nm (S. Pacific) Pitcairn Island to Tahiti - 1,500 nm (S. Pacific) Maui, Hawaii to Cross Sound, Alaska - 2,700 nm (N. Pacific, Gulf of Alaska) Miami, Florida to the Bahamas (Atlantic)Nearshore Experience The Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway from North Carolina to Miami, Florida (Atlantic) Extensive Cruising in the Bahamas (Atlantic) The North Coast of the Dominican Republic (Atlantic) The Turks & Caicos Islands (Atlantic) Puerto Rico (Atlantic & Caribbean) The US & British Virgin Islands (Caribbean) The Lesser Antilles (Caribbean) San Blas Islands (Caribbean) The Society Islands (South Pacific) The Gambier Islands (French Polynesia) Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage & Glacier BayStorm Experience Hurricane Luis - 1995 Caribbean Hurricane Marilyn - 1995 Caribbean Many off Read more:Outline
Is Offshore sailing different now than it was 10 years ago? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have been away from the sailing community for about 10 years now though it seems like forever. After my children were born we decided to sell the boat and move back into mainstream America. The "white picket fence" life that I had dreaded for so long finally became a reality. I love my children, my husband and my life though I long for the solitude of the sea.I am completely new to blogging and I am not sure about what I am intending to do with this yet. When I first started thinking about the blog, I wanted to recount our adventures and put the story of our travels into print. During my time researching this project I have spent time reviewing a lot of different
blogs and forums and I have read a lot of crazy stuff. I have come to realize that I know nothing of the world of sailing in today's day and age. I feel like a complete outsider ~ an armchair sailor even. For 10 years I lived on the sea, I hated the culture shock of coming home to visit relatives yet now I feel lik Read more:Offshore
Are Sailors just geeks with foul weather gear? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I read this forum post yesterday and I just cannot get it off my mind. It seems that the sailing world is a bit different now than it was 15 years ago. I guess I should not be surprised that technology has spread into the sport of sailing as it has with everything else but it just seems a bit disheartening to me.I can concede that the current generation of sailors are a bit safer than we were 15 years ago. But something in me is screaming that it just is not right! ? It seems to me that technology has taken away from a large piece of what sailing is really all about.
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