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Mar 4, 20232 min read
From Nostalgia for Modernity: Upgrading to a New(er) Classic Sailboat
In a very short amount of time, we decided to move on from Dirigo. It was hard to be the one to retire a sixty-year-old classic boat. We...
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Shipwrecked: Not So Fast
When we bought Dirigo, we knew she had some weather damage--she was an old wooden boat after all. We had been willing to take that on...
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Escaping the Norm: From House Owners to Liveaboard Sailors
Somewhere in the middle of planning our kitchen renovation and planning for Dirigo's upgrades we made a big decision. Well half of one,...
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Reuniting with Our Sail Boat during a Global Crisis
A few short months after the purchase of our boat, governments shut down personal travel around the world due to COVID-19. At first it...
Feb 7, 20232 min read
From Dream to Reality: We bought a Sailboat
Where to start is the most difficult aspect of relaying a deeply personal journey. Is it your earliest childhood thoughts of what your...
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