From where I stand I can see the “event” is imminent! My land house is no longer my house, I go to the post office to retrieve my forwarded mail, and every action seems to point to concluding unfinished business. Tension is mounting inside of me. Will I be able-bodied crew? How will it feel to be out in the ocean with no land in sight when the wind whips up and the lightening splinters the sky driving icy water against my face? Our dock neighbors continue to show interest in our adventure and question us as to our date of departure and assume that we are taking the coastal southern route. It seems all of our counterparts who have gone South for the winter have taken the coastal route. There is little encouragement and not much support for the offshore route. In listening to the dialogue I can see advantages for each. By starting straight off with a 5-6 day off shore trip, we will be pressed into action to maintain watches and to set up a rhythm for handling wind, weather and the ever-feared Gulf Stream! Following one of those conversations I felt compelled to check in with Dan to see if he feels our plans are on target. We discussed our intention and continue to feel we are prepared to head straightaway to Bermuda.
Last year as we were planning our “to do” list we thought we may be able to get to Maine to visit my cousin and his family. The Sabre factory is in Maine so I called to find out the hours for tours etc. We never made it to Maine but when I called it was suggested that by giving the hull number I would be able to update the ownership of our vessel. It took me until just this past week to call back with the needed information! And I am glad I did. It felt like I was calling family. We have been very happy with Gypsy and we have made some modifications to her to meet our cruising needs. Tucker Thompson who took my call asked if there was a way the associates at Sabre could follow our progress so I shared this blog address. We have been in the bilge and in the most remote crevasses of Gypsy and continue to be impressed with the quality of workmanship. It seems apparent that the folks at Sabre care about their fleet.
Last year as we were planning our “to do” list we thought we may be able to get to Maine to visit my cousin and his family. The Sabre factory is in Maine so I called to find out the hours for tours etc. We never made it to Maine but when I called it was suggested that by giving the hull number I would be able to update the ownership of our vessel. It took me until just this past week to call back with the needed information! And I am glad I did. It felt like I was calling family. We have been very happy with Gypsy and we have made some modifications to her to meet our cruising needs. Tucker Thompson who took my call asked if there was a way the associates at Sabre could follow our progress so I shared this blog address. We have been in the bilge and in the most remote crevasses of Gypsy and continue to be impressed with the quality of workmanship. It seems apparent that the folks at Sabre care about their fleet.
Provisioning has turned out to be more difficult than I ever could have imagined.Being someone who cooks primarily with fresh foods, finding ingredients that require little preparation and easy storing is a challenge. I organized and reorganized to fit things in to accessible locations. The biggest challenge came when Dan set the level and pointed out that Gypsy is listing to port. Back to the drawing board!
