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about ten years ago, he used a very interesting "pickup line" on her. He told her that his dream was to own a forty foot sailboat, and go
see the world in it, and that nobody was going to stop him. He realized that in
the past his dreams were put on the back burner for someone or something else
but this time he decided that this was not going to
happen again. It turns out that he used this pickup line on the wrong (right) person.
Marilyn was also a
traveler, and had dreamed about seeing the world from a sailboat herself. Will's original idea was to save
money until retirement, then buy the sailboat and go sailing. Marilyn turned this around, and within a few years of
meeting, they owned Shaman One, a thirty six foot Sceptre sailing sloop. She is now
slowly being modified for offshore sailing, and should be ready when retirement
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Marilyn & friend "Dutchy" in the salon.
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Doing a wee bit of heeling!
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Conover Cove, Wallace Island.
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Ron & Will replenishing water supply.
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"May the wind always be at your back."
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Sailing in Desolation Sound
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Here are some photos of the Radar Arch that
we recently installed on Shaman One
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Roland Irion, the welder that built the arch
for Shaman One
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Room to mount all kinds of "stuff" |
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The dingy hangs from the davits |
We will have a bimini to cover the cockpit |
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Six solar panels are installed on the arch. It is also designed for a windmill and radar to be mounted |
Roland did a great job with building the arch that Will designed & it looks good |
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We sail our boat mostly in the Georgia Straight area, between
Vancouver Island and the Mainland. We have not ventured much outside this area
yet as it takes more time than Will has off on his regular shift of seven days on and seven days off.
We take almost all
of our vacation time in
the winter to head south to warmer temperatures. All of the good work happens in the summer, and Will really does not like doing his job
of constructing steel towers at 30
degrees below zero. So far, most of our time off is spent in Mexico, and not on the boat.
If we are not too far from
Ladner (Captain's Cove Marina), where the boat is docked, we
will drive the car down from wherever we are, and go out sailing for our seven days off.
This, however, does give us plenty of time to practice our sailing skills in
preparation for our circumnavigation a few years from now.
To give you a bit of an idea of why we want to sail the world, go to www.northernmagic.com and read about the experiences of someone who has done it.
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The 36 foot Sceptre is no longer being built,
however, larger models still are. For more
information go to www.sceptreyachts.com |
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There was a Sceptre 36 Rendezvous in May of 2004. We were sailing the South Pacific at that time so weren't able to attend.
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We were able to attend the 2005 Sceptre Rendezvous on May 27/28/29 in Maple Bay Marina on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
There were nine Sceptre 36 boats lining the docks. The weekend consisted of climbing in & out of everyone's boat to see what they had done in the way of improvements & adding additional gear. It was amazing to see how many boats were still original, as they came out of the factory.
What a great bunch of people we met that weekend. We look forward to next years Sceptre 36 Rendezvous, at Maple Bay once again.
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