For Sale!

Yes, I am serious.  It has been a tough decision, but we are selling to go to a bigger boat.  All of our research and work on Yumsuch does not make up for the fact she is just a little too small.  I think it is more due to the fact I still have to work and am down in the cabin 5 days a week with all of my stuff strewn all over the salon table.

Also, when you use her for weekends and a few weeks out of the summer, you spend most of your time in the cockpit.  The large cockpit, storage and our over sized enclosure is why we bought this boat.  Once you live aboard, you find a lot of your time is spent below.  We still have plenty of storage and all of my mods have her equipped with every creature comfort.  We do not regret buying this boat.  She was perfect for the past 11 years and was the right size to be economical when using her on only weekends..

But, the decision is made.  We are meeting with a broker in St. Augustine next week, but if anyone knows a person interested, it will be cheaper without a broker in the middle.  Asking price is $125K right now.

Just to answer everyone's critique of no diesel.  The broker says that he gets a lot of calls with people looking for an electric boat.  That it is only $15K to stick a diesel back in and the new carbon rig far outweighs the lack of the diesel.  He said a real sailor is who will buy the boat.

Have a buyer?  Email or call. We'll keep yo updated with our new boat search.


      

Georgia

Yes, after almost a year, we are out of the Carolina's.  We are in Savannah Georgia.  We had 3 beautiful anchorages and a one night stop at Hilton Head before arriving on Saturday.  Some very nice sailing on  the ICW along the way.  Ever sail at 9 knots with only 6.5' of water under the boat?  More white knuckle sailing for the ICW rookies.  Sunday we rented a car and toured Tybee Island and the downtown waterfront of Savannah.

We actually rented a Toyota Prius.  When they offered a hybrid, I had to try it.  All day of driving around and 1.6 gallons of gas.  Figured I would test out the hybrid idea for Yumsuch.  We warned the guy that he may get a car back with no batteries.    

Just got back from a nice visit and dinner with Pat and Walt.  Plan to spend some time with them in Marathon this winter.  They are not rookies.  

      First night's anchorage after leaving Charleston.

        We toured Tybee Island Lighthouse and the fort.

                View from the top of the lighthouse.

Charleston, SC

We are off the boat again after a week of cruising.  We explored Georgetown for 2 days and then had a great offshore sail to Charleston.  The trip to Charleston brought 20-30 knot tail winds.  We were at 7-8 knots all day with surfing speeds up to 11 knots.  We were so fast we actually caught up to and passed two pods of dolphins.  We also almost ran over two large loggerhead turtles either mating or fighting on the surface.  Whatever they were doing, they didn't care that we almost ran them over.  Weird.

We spent three days anchored in a creak near Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island.  Kayaking and enjoying an anchorage so quiet we felt we should whisper.  Gorgeous and, after 2 weeks of boat repairs/maintenance,  restful.  All the new systems are working great!

The boat is at St. John's Yacht Harbor just outside of Charleston.  I had to travel to the Midwest and will meet Yammy at the Annapolis Boat Show.  We did get a chance to tour Charleston and some of its surrounding features.  Even went to the Taste of Charleston at the Boone Hall Plantation.  They had around 30 restaurants represented there.

After the boat show, we plan to keep heading south.

          Typical Anchorage.  Inlet Creek with swamp weeds all around.

         Miles of flat beach during low tide at Isle of Palms

        Palmetto Fountain at the waterfront in Charleston.

Pelican statue made from the garbage collected in one day of beach cleanup.

Angel Oak Tree in St. Johns, SC.  Believed to be up to 1500 years old.

          Manitowoc Harbor.  View form my hotel in WI.

Submarine you can tour at Manitowoc harbor.  USS Cobia from WWII.