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Have read her blog where she mentions an addiction to giving herself a daily coffee enima. Have chatted to her on MSN.
 
Hi Cod... Please don't sell up.! I've been hoping to bump into you sometime, somewhere in the distant future, since I started reading your blog a long time ago. You have a great sense of humour & my heart goes out to you.!
I know how you'll sometimes feel...I bought my boat 18 mths ago to go & cruise some of the places I used to live in 30 yrs ago with my best mate who I grew up with & travelled Africa working & spearfishing & living on islands in Mozambique. Just after I bought the boat he died of cancer & I now have no-one to do it with but I'm going to do it on my own if I have to, just for the hell of it, but it'll never be the same.

My mate & I drove thru Africa 30 yrs ago in a Land Rover & we met the most interesting people that I've ever met.! All travelling, same as us. So it is with sailing. All the things I used to do like travelling in the CamperVan, Kayaking trips off the West Coast of Scotland, I've given it all up as it's not the same without your best mate. Don't worry, I know how you feel.
I too will eventually meet someone who shares my interest in yachts & far-away places, but it'll more than likely be thru already living on my own boat.! Be strong, don't give up your dream.! I'm probably twice your age, & just getting into the cruising life, but I'm not going back to living on dry-land again. Ever.!

Best Regards...Jeff
 
So while we're all trying to talk her out of selling the boat, she's fixed the stuffing box, been down to the metalworkers to sort the steering gear stuff, had a swim in some oil, probably a drink or two, and forgotten all about the depression.

Women!!!
 
I didn't pop back to this site for a day because I felt ashamed of thinking about giving up my dream. I went through a two day low point. Everybody in town saw it because usually I am one of the smiliest, happiest people around here.
I came in here, another home from home, and dropped the bomb.
I knew I'd get such fabulous responses but couldn't bring myself to visit for a day because I felt so ashamed for even thinking about giving up such a privileged dream.
But tonight I looked and guys and gals, you've brought tears to my eyes. To have strangers offer up such wonderful advice and encouragement, well, you sure do belong to this amazing fraternity of sailors. I am forever amazed at the support I get from folks who love boats.
I am doing this trip in the memory of my grandfather, but more than ever, I want to do it for all of the people out there who have supported me like what you have all just done.
I really have been moved.
Thank you so much.
Even you, Stingo.
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Awww, thanks Maria.

Haven't seen you on MSN for ages. Did you change your sign-in again?
 
I launched my boat over thirty years ago and promptly suffered "boat shock".
It's a difficult transition from builder to sailor. And initiallly I was disappointed that virtually none of the sailors I met were my own age. I also had some rough trips, the weather seemed pretty miserable in the late seventies. I nearly stopped sailing, in fact I didn't launch in '79 and spent most of the year in Oz. (Saved me from crewing on the Fastnet!!!). And I had a girlfriend who liked sailing! Also did a lot of skiing which for a while I preferrred. However I didn't sell the boat, just had it lifted out when I wasn't using it. Gradually my enthusiasm returned and I'm still sailing the same boat now for several months a year in the Med.
So, take a break, have the boat lifted out for the next hurricane season. Get away from it and come back refreshed. I find it's easier to plan upgrades and future trips when I'm ashore.
You will meet someone sooner or later either ashore or afloat. Patter of tiny feet will probably enforce a sailing break eventually, so you might as well enjoy the boat now.
 
Stingo
MSN has been up the spout for ages now. I chat via gmail. It's really good.

"Patter of tiny feet"
Uh, na. Knot gonna happen.
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I love it even more after my little meltdown. Kind of brought home to me just how amazing this all is, despite it swallowing up my savings on a daily basis.
I have a plan, to get to Turkey, and I'm gonna stick with it.
Ole.
Thank you so much to all for the support and if you ever need a red ensign making, don't ask me. I'm hopeless at them.
 
You are such a tease.
Whatever you had been drinking that day, give it a miss in the future.
I think the stuff you must normally drink is quite exciting enough for us here. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But then as a long term reader of your blog, if we could can your life and turn it into a super large white knuckle fairground ride, it would have the highest highs and the swooping lowest lows and be immensely popular worldwide!
Keep it up....
 
Cor. You guys have made me feel like I've won an Oscar.
I'd like to thank Richard Branson, Penelope Pitstop, Captain Caveman..... for all the [tearing up] support [sniffle] over the years and .........
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Please don't mix me up with the very nice people here. The reason I don't want you to sell is that I still hope for an invite to serious sail before I settle done to sorting out my own livaboard.
Allan
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She hasnt done any sailing yet, unless you include dragging a mooring 50 metres.

And I dont think she does serious either /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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