We're looking for the trash fence...

We're scheduled to do a Survey on 30 April in Blaine. Its a little complicated because Blaine can't haul out a ketch rig of this size, so we will have to take the boat to Pt. Roberts to be hauled out.

I changed Surveyors mid stream and fortune smiled on my because the new Surveyor owns a Pearson 424! I was a little worried about making a surveyor change but now I know, when things don't feel right they are not, move on and it will all work out.

I'll post more information on the Test Sail and the buying process after things are done one way or another.

Stay tuned... the excitement is building!!

Tomorrow Dawn and I are going to Blaine to test sail the Pearson 424 we're currently evaluating for purchase. My hope is everything goes well and the whole thing is uneventful. It would be a nice change to have some good news this week.

Assuming it does go well just the Survey remains.

Wish us luck!

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Dawn and I currently have a pending offer on a Pearson 424 Ketch (see pics) which we plan to name Deep Playa. We still have to go through the sea trial and survey and if all goes well she'll be ours in early may.

She is currently moored in Blaine, WA. We have negotiated sublet moorage through October 2008 so we have plenty of time to find her a new home closer to Seattle. Blaine is a very affordable, nice new and clean marina so its not a bad to keep here. Its also very close to the Gulf Islands (north of the San Juan Islands) and it would be nice to explorer there this spring or summer.

We'll let you know more as the process moves along. Lots of paper work and hoops to jump through before we can start fixing her up a bit and getting her out on the water.

Deep Playa refers to the area in Black Rock City between The Man and the trash fence.

Its said it goes on forever and no matter how far you walk (or sail) you can never reach the fence. We intend to sail the world to see if that's true. True or not it will be a grand adventure.