There’s something special about cruising. It’s not just you and your boat out against the ocean. There are others out there, and as in the old days when one sailor helped another in need because he may someday need help, we help others when we can (and sometimes when we can’t!). We’ve made some lasting friendships from sailors we’ve helped and who’ve helped us. The help may be sometimes as simple as borrowing a tool or a dinner ingredient, or helping to troubleshoot radio, PC, or even engine problems.
Here are blogs of friends and cruisers we’ve met in our travels:
Our old next-door neighbors Rick and Cindy have been sailing half the year for the past few years. Their sailboat, Dragonfly, is a Catana 411 catamaran. Their blog is Skimming Along On Dragonfly.
We actually house-sat for Brian and Susan while they cruised the Bahamas during the 2007-2008 winter season on their Gozzard 36, Sogno. Their blog is called Buds @ Sea.
Shawna used to race with Jonathan Greene on Rick William’s Farr 37 Chariad. Jonathan campaigns his own boat, a Jeanneau named Jeraboam, in many short-handed and single-handed races in the Northeast. He also captains a charter boat named Saskiana. His blog is JayBirdDog.
We met Robert and Trish, a couple of Australians, in Charleston SC. They sailed Bristol Rose, a beautiful Shannon 43, all the way back to Australia! Their blog is Bristol Rose.
Jim sails a schooner named Gitana. His website is Sail Gitana. He offers charters, so check it out!!!
Paul and Sonya are a sailing couple on Event Horizon, formerly Faust – a regular in the Marblehead racing scene back in the day! They sail out of Newport, RI, but we met them in Key West. They have his and hers blogs: Event Horizon and Life Afloat.
Doug and Tammy are, um, power boaters – or as we “rag baggers” refer to as “stink potters“. They cruise a DeFever 49 called Gypsies in the Palace. Yes – they’re big Parrotheads!
Bob and Nancy own Sunluver, a Lagoon 440 catamaran. Their website is Sunluver Charters. We gotta keep Nancy and Shawna separated – they get into too much mischief here in Key West…
Of course we’ve met many more, but not everyone maintains their own website. We’ll be adding others over time to this list, we’re sure.
Hey You Two! We are preparing to head south again toward Fort Myers around Sept. 15. Probably spend most of the winter there. Where may we cross paths?? We would love to hear from you guys and know how things are going. Call or write soon! 419-341-1556 or gary.milson@gmail.com
Love,
Lori & Gary
Don’t forget Bellissimo!
Hi Jon and Shawna, Thanks for the mention here. Although we’re in Australia now, we plan to keep our Bristol Rose blog going with info about importing a boat into Australia and general sailing and travel info for anyone interested in Australia. Happy New Year! Trish & Robert