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I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a nerd. I like technology and while I’m not the most technologically advanced person in my family (here’s looking at you o’ brother of mine…) I think I come in at a solid second place. Therefore, the choice of...

Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew

23 Oct 2013

I just finished The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew, by Lin and Larry Pardey This book is definitely famous among the sailing crew, and I was itching for a read along the domestic topics. Out Chasing Stars is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an...

We’re Watching: Live Antares

19 Oct 2013

In all the prep work we are doing to buy and prep the boat, we’ve got to stay excited! So, the other night we watched these videos, sailing around the world with Chris and Erin. The videos are short and sweet, but full of helpful tidbits! Enjoy!

Two Stages of Readiness

17 Oct 2013

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Now that the hardest decision is out of the way and we’ve chosen the type of boat we want, we have to make the hundreds of little decisions that go into actually building a boat. We’re going to have, as I’ve taken to call it, two stages of readiness...

We bought a boat!

12 Oct 2013

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The Annapolis boat show… Boats as far as the eye can see and more vendors that you can shake a stick at. The Admiral has written a post with her tips for the show, and anyone thinking about attending next year would be well advised to take a read. We came here on a...

Tips for Annapolis Sailboat Show

12 Oct 2013

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Fresh off the Annapolis Sailboat Show, here are some tips. 1). Wear easy slip-on/slip-off shoes. Going from boat to boat is a lot easier when you don’t have to un-tie and re-tie shoes. 2). The Annapolis School of Seamanship seminars require registration at 9 am. Tickets are...

Boats, Boats, Boats

08 Oct 2013

In my last post, I went over the criteria that is important to the Admiral and I in our future boat. Now it’s time to take a look at, in no particular order, the boats that have made our short list: Leopard 46 While no longer in production, the Leopard 46 is, in my humble...

Dreaming

07 Oct 2013