Ahoy Yawl,
I'm new to this forum and this is our first attempt to make a
posting.
I can see there's a wealth of information from some very experienced sailors.
We are Kirk, Cath & Stuart McGeorge.
We started this great adventure in Honolulu in 1994 when we bought and moved aboard Carol Post's Worldcruiser Pilothouse 37, BECHE de MER, which we re-named POLLY BROOKS (after me mum) because we couldn't really see ourselves crossing oceans on a
boat named after a sea slug.
After 25,000 nautical miles and smiles across the Pacific, Indian & Atlantic Oceans we arrived in the
Caribbean in 2002 and traded up to our
current love which we rescued from the
Dock of Dispare in the Harbor of Neglect. She was a sad sight, resting on the bottom of a rich
lagoon. After three years of blood, sweat & tears, we are now the proud owners of a Sparkman & Stevens designed
Hylas 49. which we've christened GALLIVANTER. We've lived aboard her full time while bringing her back up to being basically
seaworthy while
learning the in's and out's of parenthood by raising our two-and-a-half year old son.
Life is good.
We intend to stay here and upgrade the
boat while arrr boy learns the ropes and gains his sealegs. Then we're off for
Panama and back into the Pacific for another round of boat drinks and fresh adventures.
I'm hoping, that through this forum, we might be able to hook-up with some old friends, make some new ones and have a glass of wine sometime, somewhere.
Please feel free to drop by if you're in the neighborhood. We live on the end of B
Dock at La Vida
Marine Ctr on St Thomas.
In the meantine, I hope you won't mind if I try to pick your collective brains.
Glad to meet ya!
Kirk