Trying to make it real!

I’ve been off the site for a couple of days because I was prepping to start my USCG Captain’s License Course (100 Ton Master).  I figure if I’m going to put my family on a small sailboat and take off for ports unknown eventually, I probably ought to have some sort of formal education at […]

Book Review: Flirting with Mermaids by John Kretschmer

I’m sitting here slightly hung over writing this post in blessed semi-silence,,,,with a little reggae turned on.   You see, I know that in just a few minutes chaos will be unleashed on me and my house once again,,,,when not two,,,but four children under the age of 10 will return from their afternoon hike.  They […]

Selling Tulum- Part 2

So you made the decision to sell your boat,,,,now what?    At this point, it’s much easier to make decisions on what to do next with a boat small enough to fit on a trailer,,,,you can put it on a trailer and either take it to a dealer/broker, sell it yourself (while on the trailer) […]