It seems this blog has been put on the back-burner for quite some time. The title clearly explains the delay of my posting an update. It seems to me that many Americans are just overworked and scheduled, and the irony is that we do this to ourselves most of the time. We both have been working quite a [...]

So.....snow! While I am here in Baltimore dealing with all of this snow, Mike is in Atlanta not getting stuck in Baltimore! With all of the canceled and oversold flights, we figured it would be best for him to just stay put. We have not been able to visit Haicu since our last time there and are anxious to finish up the cleaning. Hopefully the snow that is suppose to come next week....goes elsewhere! I have attached a picture of Mike's car underneath all of this lovely snow.

Mike and I decided that the boat needed some overall cleaning and organization, so we got right down to business! Over the next few months there will be people on and off the boat and we wanted it to be nice and tidy. I was not fully aware of what I was in for, until Mike informed that the last time [...]

After our recent trip from Atlanta to Baltimore to bring the Jetta home, we decided it was time to visit Haicu for some measurements and planning. It was a brisk day but that seemed to be easily forgotten amongst our excitement.

It's a bit daunting at the start but one you break the first nut loose....

Finally, after a year of waiting, Haicu's rig is off. We noticed a crack at the vang attachment last season and monitored it closely. The crack never grew but was always a concern so now after a year Haicu will finally get a rig "makeover".