Boat name = new blog location!

We named the boat!  Ok, so we're RE-naming the boat.  Ok, so my mom's friend re-named the boat...  Details.

Because of that, we're settling in over at http://sailinglunasea.blogspot.com

I've already imported all of the entries to the other blog.  I'll be working on graphics/tweaking the blog over the next week or so, but that's where you'll need to go for all future updates.

Thanks for following along on our craziness, and I really hope this is not too much of an inconvenience!

Jennifer

It's all about balance.

We've come up with the name!  I'd like to say it took hours of creativity and brainstorming.  And it did - but that's not really where the name came from.  It showed up like all things do - it just popped into my brain when I was driving home, not thinking about the name of our (currently non-existent) boat.  I was watching the sun and just enjoying the scenery when BAM! it wormed it's way into my noggin and stuck.  I texted Honey Pie (he's going to enjoy this nickname when he starts participating in the blog.  Really, he is...)  and he thought it was great, too.  It's a balance of fun, cheese, marketability and meaning.

So what's the name?  The name of our boat is (drum roll) Sol Searcher.  See - a play on words, easy to remember and pretty darn literal, as well.
          *If you clicked on a previous link to Blogger - you may not've noticed that you were redirected to       www.SolSearcherAdventures dot com!  If you ended up on this site directly - thanks for finding us!

I knew when I was driving home and could see a logo in my brain, that I had it.  The only thing I didn't have was the SolSearcher website.  Seems someone already beat me to that one (they're a document delivery something or other, if you're curious.)  It's a shame that the cool name was taken by a document service, not a boat - but at least I haven't found another boat with that name.  Yet.

Obviously we spent another evening (or 3) brainstorming variations of the name - in hopes that we could come up with one we liked that was similar AND had an available website.  Eventually this got really old and I came at it from a different angle.  And Voila!  Sol Searcher Adventures.  That's exactly what this is - a log of our sunny adventures to come on the boat that is also still in the works.  :)

Speaking of the boat that is on our horizon - we're off to Brunswick tomorrow to check out a 38' FP Athena.  If you've read past posts, you may know that I currently have a large crush on the Fountain Pajot's.  We've been on a larger FP - and she was gorgeous, just too big.  We've been on a great sized boat that was 38', just not an FP.  Finally we will be putting the two together to see if this is really the brand/size we're looking for.  Heading out today - just after lunch.

Now we just have to decide if we're ready for this to be THE boat.  What if she's Sol Searcher and we're not ready to buy?  Or what if she's not, and we ARE ready to buy?  And so the journey continues.

The New Blog!

Welcome to the New Blog!

If you've been following my other blog (it's total randomness of my life) then you know I was out to start this blog.  I'm going to be documenting our boat buying purchase from start to sail - and hopefully beyond!

Brief Backstory:

My husband and I are already working on plans for our "Retirement" - or 2nd career, as we like to call it.  Our Current Plan is to find a boat that is possible to live on - and maybe even use commercially.  Maybe we'll hire out for day trips, dinner tours, etc. Or maybe we'll just bum around the Caribbean.  We don't know - but by golly, I'll be tracking the plan whatever it is!

Timeline:  Well, that's up in the air.  We have so many decisions to make, and we're going to take our time.  We have a kid in college and don't plan to ditch her for the sea life anytime soon.  (perhaps to her dismay ;)  Not to mention - we're no where near "old enough" to retire...

So what are some of our initial decisions?  You'd be surprised at how many questions are running around in our brains! (it's a little crazy in there, so I'll spare you and try to condense)

What type of boat?

What's the name of our boat?

What size of boat?

What exactly are we going to use this sucker for?

Uh, how do you sail...?

New vs Used vs Really Old and need of repair?

I think I'd like to take a little time on each of these topics - so now we know what sort of posts we're looking at for the next week at least :)

Thanks for checking out the blog - and please feel free chime in often.  Are you planning to set sail?  Have you already done it?  Does the thought terrify you?  I'd love to hear your thoughts!