Monthly Archives: October 2013

Buying A Boat and Learning To Sail: Part 3

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Margaret

Two days later, in the mid-afternoon, we strapped the boat back on top of the car and headed down to the river. Knowing we had only a few days left in the season to sail in warm sun and warm-ish … Continue reading →

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Buying A Boat and Learning To Sail: Part 2

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Margaret

We arranged to look at the boat on a Wednesday evening around 6 p.m.. David and Jenni, the Walker Bay sellers, live in the historic district of Bloomington, on a piece of land that contains a recently renovated carriage house … Continue reading →

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Buying A Boat and Learning To Sail: Part I

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Margaret

Last Wednesday we took a trip over to Bloomington, IL to check out a used Walker Bay 8’ dingy that we saw on Craigslist. We decided to look at the boat after we had a discussion about me wanting to … Continue reading →

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Narrowing the Boat Search

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jeffrey

Though our blog belies it, we have been rather consumed lately with all things cruising. We booked a charter for the Bahamas, bought a sailing dinghy, and have started our boat search in earnest, to name just a few of … Continue reading →