Hospice Cup 2013

Hospice Cup 2013

Matt and I crewed in the annual Hospice Cup race this weekend, on a boat sponsored by his company. Wow what an experience. We’ve only raced once before and it certainly wasn’t as big time as the Hospice Cup. In hindsight, probably not the best time to volunteer with...
Southbound & Down

Southbound & Down

The times, they are a changin’ around here and boy, we can feel it. There’s a crisp chill in the air, the leaves are starting to change, and the Great Migration South has begun. No, we’re not talking about geese. We’re talking about the hordes of cruisers who are now...
Locating the Leak

Locating the Leak

Boat work continued this weekend, and I’m happy to say that we located the source of the leak and successfully fixed it. Turns out we had a slow drip in a hose that carries fresh water from our 100 gallon water tank to the starboard side of the boat. From the amount...
Life on a Boat: The Neighborhood

Life on a Boat: The Neighborhood

Another popular question that people tend to ask us after discovering that we live on a boat is “What are your neighbors like?” This is definitely a fair question, especially for those who haven’t been exposed to the boating community – live aboard or not. I think the...
We’re Floored

We’re Floored

This weekend’s project was tearing the rotten wood flooring out of our saloon. Fun, right? Turns out water has been leaking from somewhere in the fridge / air conditioner area and has created quite the water pool underneath the floor. What we thought was two small...
Carpe-in’ The Diem

Carpe-in’ The Diem

We were catching up on one of our favorite websites the other day – bumfuzzle.com – and were inspired by their latest post talking about how they’ve been living the dream for a decade now. A decade! They just decided one day to change their lives, bought a boat and...