Friends while sailing

People wonder if we will miss being around other people while we are out cruising.  Not a chance.

Here's a list of some of our current sailing friends – people we have met while we were cruising last year, or old friends from recent sailing trips.  These are boats we have sailed with in the last year or so - where they are from; where they are now; where they are going [in no particular order]:

s/v Tranquility -– Laurence & Joan Wright (Toronto ON) - met with Trailer Sailors in the North Channel ON; boat on-the-hard, Indiantown FL – may Buddy Boat to the Bahamas with us

s/v Utopia – Frank & Diane Albani (Fulltimers!) - met in Atlantic City NJ; cruised together off and on in South Florida; boat now in Annapolis MD, headed south – may Buddy Boat to the Bahamas with us

s/v Skye – Has & Dotty Royer (Havre De Grace DE) – met in Daytona Beach; boat now in Havre De Grace; selling their house now; may Buddy Boat to the Bahamas with us this winter. Fulltimers next?

s/v A La Mer – Tony Boldt & Michelle Bennett (St. Augustine FL) - met on the Alligator River NC & at the Hurricane Sandy Hostage Crisis; boat now in St. Augustine FL; possibly may meet them in the Bahamas

s/v Windfall – Derek Cohen (Miami FL) - met in the Men's Showers in Annapolis MD; cruised together in the Florida Keys; boat now headed down the east coast. Probably will meet him somewhere again in South FL or the Bahamas?

s/v Iroquois – Jack Markham & Debi Dennis (Madison WI) - met in the North Channel ON, last seen when we dragged anchor in South Benjamin Anchorage

m/v Memory Maker Too  - David & Barbara Doyle  (Jacksonville FL) – met on the Erie Canal, boat now in Jacksonville FL

m/v Semi-Local – Mark & Diana Doyle (Fulltimers!) – met with the Northern Lights Sailing Club in MN; meeting them off and on down the east coast; boat now in the Chesapeake Bay, headed down the east coast; authors of several excellent cruising and anchoring guides

s/v Harmony - Bob & Lori Frak (Marquette MI) – met in Marquette while crossing Lake Superior; sailed with them in the North Channel; they recently moved their new boat from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior; preparing for long-time cruising

s/v Aqua Mirus – John & Helen Leddy (New Hampshire) – met at the Hurricane Sandy Hostage Crisis, sailed together through NC & SC, marina-mates in Charleston SC for a few weeks; boat now in NH; selling their house this year. Fulltimers next?

s/v Windsong II – Thomas Lee (Ontonagon MI) – met on the Erie Canal; met again in Fort Pierce FL

s/v Dun Workin – Ken Roetzel  (Fulltimer; Charleston SC) – met in MN; boat now in Charleston; preparing for extended cruising

s/v Northern Whisper – Eric & Cynthia Sunstrum (Ivy Lea ON)– met on the Trent Severn Canal; boat possibly back in the Thousand Islands ON or headed south?

s/v Gaviidae – Dan DeWeese & Julie Thorndycraft (Minneapolis MN) – met years ago in MN; boat now in Duluth MN; preparing for eventual long-term cruising

s/v Dilly Dally – Dale & Lisa Broom (Ham Lake MN)– met years ago in MN; boat now on-the-hard in Duluth MN; helped them move their boat from Miami FL to Norfolk VA; they have sailed from Miami to Superior WI, then for 15 months from WI to Grenada and back to WI

s/v Soñadora – Rick & Minna Beddoe (Minneapolis MN) – met on Lake Pepin MN; boat extensively rebuilt for long term cruising some day; boat now in Superior WI

s/v Muddy Wench (trailerable) – John & Susan Coppedge (Moreland Hills OH) – met in North Channel ON; sailed with them twice in the Florida Keys

s/v Can Can (trailerable) - Rob & Gabi Hoffman (Paris Landing TN) - met with Trailer Sailors in North Channel ON & Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers AZ; boat in Kentucky Lake TN

s/v High Hopes (trailerable) – Jerry Hardin (Oakdale TN – met with Trailer Sailors in North Channel ON & Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers AZ; boat in Eastern TN

and many many others, with the Northern Lights Sailing Club (MN) and the Trailer Sailors Assn. (everywhere) - apologies if I left you out