So as Jess and I spend more time preparing the boat while learning the systems and maintenance as well as adjusting to the upcoming drastic life change, it seems as though "the moment" will never get here. We both know it will arrive much sooner than we think, yet it seems like it's still far away. So to help we have begun the timeline phase of our preparation.
Tentatively we are planning on Sept 28th 2014 as our latest departure date, now this date is subject to change and become sooner depending on $$ etc. We would like to shoot for Sept 28th 2013 but it might be cutting it too close and to be honest I'm not sure there are enough hours in the day to get the boat AND US ready in that amount of time. I've begun forming checkpoints and goals in timeline format to help keep track of our progress and to keep us motivated.
Things are moving along though and we are spending every waking moment on the boat, lake and water in general. With the acquisition of T/T Windsong (Colby and Peyton's little sailboat) it plunges the kids right into the mechanics of sailing and being on the water. Colby spent the entire afternoon yesterday sanding down and then varnishing the first coat of 4 on his centerboard and rudder while Peyton helped me oil the teak on the handrails and hatches.
We will be putting in our applications at the Percy Priest Yacht Club so the kids can participate in the races as well as the camps and education opportunities. There is an all women racing team that is being formed and I think Jessica will be crewing with them for the Wednesday night races! I can't wait to cheer her and the kids on!
Over the next month we will be selling, giving or throwing away about 95% of our things (junk) to help condense down. When I look at things it's amazing to me the amount of "crap" we accumulate as humans. Finding things you haven't touched in years in a box and remembering the decision to keep it with the thought "one day I might need this screw" now seems so ludicrous to me.
Colby, Peyton and I went out on Ty's boat Izzy on Monday with Ty, Sarah and her friend Ben. We spent the day with light winds, kinda tooling along when we decided to stop and swim. The water is now up around 70 degrees and with the weather 85 degrees + it felt great to hop in. We spent the next couple hours jumping off the boat, treading water and laughing. It was a great day on the water and we introduced Sarah's friend Ben to a little sailing.
Till next time.....
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