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06-03-2009, 16:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: I live in Barrie Ontario, Rafiki (my boat) is in Penetangushiene, Ontario
Boat: Hughes 31' AND 8" ;)
Posts: 5
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Loadin' up the rum and untying the docklines...SOON
Hi Everyone,
My name is Amy and I am preparing to shove off the dock and follow my dream of sailing where ever the hell I want! I will be leaving this landlubber life behind in the next 2 yrs and want to be as fully prepared as possible (like one ever is  ).
Today Georgian Bay, tomorrow the world!
Cheers,
Amy
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06-03-2009, 17:03
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ventura, Ca
Boat: 1967 Angleman Sea Spirit
Posts: 62
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Hi Amy, welcome to the cruisers world, I have always found the anwers I've look for here and If not someone guides me in the right direction. I too am looking at leaving the docks in a year or less. Fair winds mate
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06-03-2009, 17:52
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: At Sea
Boat: Albin Vega 27 Lealea
Posts: 65
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Welcome aboard Amy. Here you will find a wealth of information and encouragement as well as widely differing opinions on the various aspects of the cruising life. Some go small, some go big but we all get cold, wet, tired and sunburned at times.
Malie ke kai
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06-03-2009, 18:19
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maryland USA
Boat: Van de Stadt Victory 40 ketch
Posts: 219
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The dream used to be 10 years away..then 5, then 2...the house is sold and most of the "stuff"...I am now in a cottage next to the harbor where I keep my boat. Of course she needs lots of work still..but I am going this summer, the hell with it, if it is not just right..time waits for no man, or woman...go now, before it is too late, unless you want to play from the sidelines.
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I spent all my money on booze, boats and broads. And the rest of it, I wasted. - Elmore Leonard
next is the proof
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07-03-2009, 03:47
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chucktown SC for now.
Boat: 1968 Soverel 33-1 "Sovereign"
Posts: 44
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Amy, my wife and I are doing the same. Good luck with your journey!
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07-03-2009, 04:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
Posts: 10,488
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Aloha Amy...I think you are a fellow Canuck. Good luck on your plans.
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07-03-2009, 09:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Georgian Bay, Canada
Boat: Catalina 34 - "Points North"
Posts: 493
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Hi Amy
We have the same plan from, apparently, the same starting point. Any idea re your initial route? (ICW, St. Lawrence and hang a right, Hudson out at NYC etc...)
See you out on the Bay this summer.
Good Sailing!
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10-03-2009, 14:13
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
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Aloha Amy,
Welcome aboard! You are among like minded company. Even though I'm not cruising I still have a dream.
Kind regards,
JohnL
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10-03-2009, 14:50
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,185
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We just knocked another year off our calendar as well. The time leading up to weighing anchor can go on forever. On the plus side if you still have an income you can put some nice things on your boat and save up for the trip.
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