Holiday Newsletter 2017
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Enjoy a recap of 2017 in our Holiday Newsletter.
Just click on the holly!
Happy holidays ...
Marcie & David
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There to Here – Exploring the Guianas
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Continuing the saga of There to Here ... Join Nine of Cups and crew as we visit the Guianas ... French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana ... from the infamous Devil's Island to bird singing contests to Kaiteur National Park ... lots to see and do. Come on along!
Read MoreBlue View - 10 Steps to Prep a Mast for Unstepping
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Nine of Cups is being winterized and stored for a month or two prior to her big road trip to California. The Atlantic Yacht Basin, where she is currently residing, has several huge sheds for storing boats. These sheds are home to dozens of motor vessels, some of which could use Cups as a dinghy. As big as these sheds are, however, they aren't tall enough to accommodate a sailboat's mast. Since we have to remove her mast prior to shipping Cups to California anyway, we thought it would be a good idea to unstep her mast now, allowing us to store Cups inside one of the sheds and keep her protected from the elements until her move. Cups seemed to like the idea. Not only would she stay warm and out of the snow, she was looking forward to hobnobbing with all those really fine yachts.
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