Hey all,
My husband and I live in
Seattle with our two
kids. I spent a lot of time on boats as a kid growing up on the
Columbia (I have relatives in their seventies who still
race every weekend - I hope we're that active later!), and my husband had a sailboat growing up in the
San Juan Islands, but we both haven't sailed in years. A few months ago I got the idea in my
head to get a sailboat, and so we joined our local sailing club and took our Keelboat 101 class.
Then, way ahead of schedule, last weekend we stumbled upon a 1990
Hunter 30T in beautiful shape that almost perfectly met our needs, and we bought her. We're looking forward to many years spent cruising the
Puget Sound, and hopefully someday get up to Desolation Sound and some other northerly destinations. If the passion holds, we'll likely move up to a
bluewater boat once the
kids are older, and try our hand at some longer distances. Hubby wants to try
Hawaii someday, which is great for me - I could always use another ukulele!
For now, we'll spend the summer
learning our
boat, working on our sailing skills, teaching the kids the basics, and spending as much time on the
water as we can. We're looking forward to meeting local sailors, watching the 4th of July fireworks from Lake Union, and getting a few overnight trips in. Nice to meet you all!
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