Day One- The Boat has arrived!!

On the move!!

Backing into the drive!

I do not know who was more excited , Jim or I? The excitement carries over to more then the physical arrival of the boat (which I will go into in great detail). This is the actual day where our dream is manifesting. Let me give some back-story.  Jim and I did some sailing years before we were married (over 28 years ago!) Getting married, moving, having a baby, moving again, having another baby, moving again (the life of a builder) sailing was on the back burner in fact sailing was no where in the kitchen! Especially living in central Virginia. About five years ago we became full time empty- nesters, the craving to be on the water seeped back into our consciousness. We decided to take a certification course at a very reputable sailing school in Florida. The bug had struck we were hooked! We chartered a few more times, along the way quite by chance I was walking through our small town and saw a day- sailor in a back yard. We became the proud owners of a sixteen-foot Newport sailboat. She was trailarable, it was nice to take her anywhere, the local lake, the Chesapeake, the Outer banks, over the next 5 years we kept the bug alive! Quite by chance again (we were not really looking) I was on Craigs List looking for a trailer for my son, that's when I saw it. 1966 Cheoy Lee it was located only thirty minutes away! Jim called and it was still available, Jim went to look at it, it needed a lot of work but was basically very sea worthy. Now the task of finding a boat hauler and a crane! It took about a month of organizing but Jim made it work and the boat arrived today! Here are some pictures. Please forward this blog to anyone you know who may be interested it watching us start this rehab of a classic.