INTRO
If you are reading this, you have at least a passing interest in my generally unexciting life. I don’t know how strangers will receive my blog, and frankly I have no plans to actively try and attract a readership. My goal in kicking off this blog is to allow family and friends to follow my travels. I’ll also be describing some of the more mundane maintenance and repairs that go along with keeping a sailboat seaworthy and functional.
First, let me establish that I am nothing like an expert on sailing, boat maintenance, or blogging. ALANA is the first boat I have ever owned, though my 24 years in the U.S. Coast Guard have given me a solid foundation in navigation and the Rules of the Road. I have operated Coast Guard cutters all over the world, and look forward to revisiting many of the same countries/continents once I hone my sailing abilities sufficiently. I am moderately handy and plan to perform 99% of ALANA’s maintenance myself. Doubtless I’ll make plenty of mistakes along the way, but I’ll not be shy about describing those events along with the occasional triumph.
THE PLAN
I have a few more months before I retire from the Coast Guard. As soon as it is warm enough I’ll be busying myself readying ALANA for a May, 2009 launch. She is currently on the hard at Cape Ann Marina in Gloucester, MA. Once launched, I plan to keep her on a mooring at Hawthorn Cove Marina in Salem. After retiring I plan to make my way down the East Coast, taking my time so as not to arrive in the hurricane belt before the end of the season.
THE BOAT
I purchased ALANA, a 1999 Pacific Seacraft, Crealock 37, in the fall of 2007 from a very conscientious owner in Key West, FL. Leona, the original owner was a very meticulous and knowledgeable owner, just the sort of person I wanted to buy a used boat from. ALANA had less than 100 hours on her engine and generator, and had benefitted greatly from Leona’s stewardship. Part of the reason I kept the boat’s name was the obvious affection that Leona had for her; plus, I liked the name.
If you are reading this, you have at least a passing interest in my generally unexciting life. I don’t know how strangers will receive my blog, and frankly I have no plans to actively try and attract a readership. My goal in kicking off this blog is to allow family and friends to follow my travels. I’ll also be describing some of the more mundane maintenance and repairs that go along with keeping a sailboat seaworthy and functional.
First, let me establish that I am nothing like an expert on sailing, boat maintenance, or blogging. ALANA is the first boat I have ever owned, though my 24 years in the U.S. Coast Guard have given me a solid foundation in navigation and the Rules of the Road. I have operated Coast Guard cutters all over the world, and look forward to revisiting many of the same countries/continents once I hone my sailing abilities sufficiently. I am moderately handy and plan to perform 99% of ALANA’s maintenance myself. Doubtless I’ll make plenty of mistakes along the way, but I’ll not be shy about describing those events along with the occasional triumph.
THE PLAN
I have a few more months before I retire from the Coast Guard. As soon as it is warm enough I’ll be busying myself readying ALANA for a May, 2009 launch. She is currently on the hard at Cape Ann Marina in Gloucester, MA. Once launched, I plan to keep her on a mooring at Hawthorn Cove Marina in Salem. After retiring I plan to make my way down the East Coast, taking my time so as not to arrive in the hurricane belt before the end of the season.
THE BOAT
I purchased ALANA, a 1999 Pacific Seacraft, Crealock 37, in the fall of 2007 from a very conscientious owner in Key West, FL. Leona, the original owner was a very meticulous and knowledgeable owner, just the sort of person I wanted to buy a used boat from. ALANA had less than 100 hours on her engine and generator, and had benefitted greatly from Leona’s stewardship. Part of the reason I kept the boat’s name was the obvious affection that Leona had for her; plus, I liked the name.
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