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S.V. Nyon: January 2015
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How It All Began. Sunday, 11 January 2015. My pen hovers over the paper. I feel anxiety fill my chest. How do I answer that? The choices are always limited. Limited to a lifestyle I gave up long ago. To tell you the truth, when officialdom knocks at my door, I want to go hide under the bed. But I don’t have a bed. Don’t you have ambitions? You just want to live on a boat, draw pictures and write stories? Photo of Nyon courtesy of. The friends I have made tend to be hoverers. Like me. Unfortunately, h...
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S.V. Nyon: Our Boat
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How It All Began. Our boat is a Lapworth 36. The L-36 was designed in 1953 by Bill Lapworth for a customer in Southern California. This customer wanted a boat that could race in the Transpac and also be used as a family cruising boat. If you are interested, you can read more about the history of the Lapworth 36 here. It goes on for three posts.) It was a big job. Are we crazy for having a wooden boat? Sail Area.583 sq feet. Nyon under sail in the Northern. Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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S.V. Nyon: from the land beyond beyond
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How It All Began. Friday, 20 March 2015. From the land beyond beyond. That's 3 Crouzats, not one. When you live in New Zealand, Canada is a far, far away land. It’s 13, 056 kilometres away to be exact.) It took us over 2 years to get here. Granted, we did take the scenic route. It took them 29 hours. They misplaced a day on the way, traded their winter boots for sandals, and had to slap on some sunscreen in less than 36 hours. A memorable moment: parasailing with dad. How to hop in and out of the dinghy ...
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S.V. Nyon: November 2014
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How It All Began. Monday, 3 November 2014. The road files: feeling restless. One of our many tangents: Sandy Bay. Sailing in familiar waters. After nearly a year in New Zealand,. We've settled into this little community. Over the winter, our focus has shrunken to daily tasks and work. We finally saw just how worn out Nyon was from intense voyaging, and how much love she needed. We started saving up money, and got our tools out. Our world grew small. Routine became our new normal. On the road again. We we...
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S.V. Nyon: outside the box
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How It All Began. Sunday, 11 January 2015. My pen hovers over the paper. I feel anxiety fill my chest. How do I answer that? The choices are always limited. Limited to a lifestyle I gave up long ago. To tell you the truth, when officialdom knocks at my door, I want to go hide under the bed. But I don’t have a bed. Don’t you have ambitions? You just want to live on a boat, draw pictures and write stories? Photo of Nyon courtesy of. The friends I have made tend to be hoverers. Like me. Unfortunately, h...
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S.V. Nyon: Moments
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How It All Began. Bahia Tortugas, early morning. Another glorious sunrise in Turtle Bay. Puffy the Fly-Slayer, our hitch-hiker on the way to Monterey. Neah Bay to San Francisco, the passage. One of the last sunsets viewed from our dock in Victoria. August 25, 2011, Upper Harbour. Home, sweet home. Savouring a beautiful day on Nyon. August 2011, Plumper Sound, BC. Rick, on his way to work. June 2011, Victoria BC. December 2010, Haro Strait. September 2010, Juan de Fuca Strait. Exploring by dinghy with Rick.
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S.V. Nyon: how it all began
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How It All Began. Wednesday, 30 March 2011. How it all began. We are often asked:. How did you get into sailing? Or "What made you decide to become a liveaboard? Our story begins with a love of Tall Ships and a shared passion for traveling. Actually, it's all Patrick O'Brian's fault. When Rick and I started dating, we lived in different cities. He would travel back and forth by ferry between Vancouver and Victoria to come visit me. On one of those trips, he came across Master and Commander. Three weeks a...
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S.V. Nyon: Quotable Quotes
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How It All Began. Sometimes, we are amused:. Swell is the work of the devil." -. Nicole from SV Bella Star. I'm waiting to get my boat feet." -. Jeff (Bonus crew for 2 weeks in Mexico). Bañoed that needs to. Dana talking to the group as we were getting off the boat. (Bonus crew for a month and another 10 days, in Mexico). Happiness is a clean bottom." -. Rick, when we splashed Nyon after a stint in the boatyard, in. Hey sailors, [.]should you be called Yarders for the moment? After a pause,. Get our late...
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S.V. Nyon: goin' old school
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How It All Began. Sunday, 4 January 2015. View from the bowsprit. I hadn’t sailed on someone else's boat in a long time. And unlike Rick, I had never sailed on a tall ship. A little while ago, I was offered the opportunity to spend a day sailing in the Bay of Islands on the R. Tucker Thompson. It was too good to say no to, so we said yes. There is nothing like a beautiful ship. Doing what it does best. There are many more lines than Nyon. The Tucker from Roberton Island. The view from my perch. 8220;Inst...
