1021 hours underway, that’s just over 42 days
Averaged 6.7 knots
6872 nautical miles
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Did my first crash jibe and bent our boom
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Experienced a natural birth in the Bahamas – drugs next time please, not that there will be a next time!
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Saw our first killer whales in Newfoundland
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Found out that whip lash is possible when hitting rocks at 5 knots – gotta love a steel boat
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After countless swim lessons and bribery Pri finally learnt how to swim from an 8 year old in 30 minutes at a pool
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Keeping a container of hermit crabs onboard with no lid is never a good idea
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Don’t leave garbage on deck in the States, raccoons will board you
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Never sail when pregnant, severe seasickness is inevitable.
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Sailing with kids is 100 times harder than without
Plans for next year…
2013
October – Wilmington, North Carolina
November – Wilmington, North Carolina
December – Wilmington, North Carolina
2014
January – Bahamas February – Nassau, Bahamas
March – Nassau Bahamas (Crew’s Birthday)
April – Bahamas (Easter)
May – Massachusetts
June – Massachusetts
July – Nova Scotia
July – Newfoundland
August – Newfoundland September – Nova Scotia, Maine, Massachusetts
October – Massachusetts
November – BVI’s, Caribbean