Saturday, November 24, 2007

Offer accepted!

Ed made an offer and it was accepted, we had to move the boat to St. Augustine to have the survey done.  The ride was 5 hours up the Intercoastal and they did get to put up the sails–she did 5 knots in a very low breeze!  The motor purred like a kitten.  Greg went along for the ride, here she is entering St. Aug:

 

Marilyn and I did what gals do best-go shopping!  I thought I’d get another ride, but it wasn’t to be.  The haul out and survey is set for Tuesday.

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Why a T.O.C.K.?

Ed had seen the design many years ago.  Being a fan of Sparkman & Stephens to begin with, he believed this layout plan to be simply the most functional.  Wet lockers located by both companionways, the galley and master suite amidship, and the V-berth (in ours) a workshop.  Shall I add the fact of the 22′ x 13′ great room in the stern with the dinette able to seat 8?  The high bulwarks at the center cockpit that seats 6 in comfort, the large flat decks easy to maneuver?  A 5′ keel will make our journey easier, as well as the ketch rig.  The more we saw and learned of her, our hearts fluttered…should we?

See our modified plan here:

 

Find out more about the Tartan Tock here.

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Celebration dinner

Many thanks to my sister Marilyn and her husband Greg from Boca Raton, Fl. for helping us to find the boat. We hope to have her ready for company soon!

Here we are celebrating dinner (Ed & I on right) at the Conch House:
 

They make such pretty food!

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Onward Looking

No sooner did we return to GA, we found that the contract on the TOCK disappeared and we quickly contacted the broker to arrange a viewing (2 days of viewings).  So, on November 10th we saw our new baby for the first time, in Flagler Beach, FL.  My sister Marilyn and her husband Greg were there to cheer us on and help make the big decision–my this was a big boat!  And she’d been a bit neglected as her prior owner had been laid up for over a year.  She needed a good buffing and cleaning to make her look like a proper yacht again.


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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

The Search

In our quest to find our ‘perfect’ sailboat, we looked at approximately 40 in Georgia and Florida.  By ‘perfect’ we wanted to find a boat with good bones, little electronics, private cabins, a center cockpit, a shallow draft, preffered a Ketch, and enough room to entertain.

This task was not easy, especially locating the boats!  We saw 2 on Yachtworld that really appealed to us, a Valiant 40′ and a Tartan T.O.C.K. 41′, however the Tartan had a contract pending and we couldn’t see it.  When we made our trip to Florida, we lined up 20 boats and expected that none would compare to the Valiant–boy were we wrong!  The hull of the Valiant was so bad that we didn’t even go aboard!

Some of the boats we saw were a Cheoy Lee, Brussels Samba, 3 C&C’s, Vagabond 38′, Seawolf Ketch, Endeavor 37′, Tatoosh and a CSY 41′.  Our favorite was a 41′ Islander that we fell in love with–until we learned of her sailing habits…so back to the search we went.  The photos of these boats can be seen here.

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