Life on a Boat

Deanna Sansbury

Nov 20, 20145 min read

One Month Anniversary!

Well, we’ve officially been “cruisers” for one month now! Hard to believe. In some ways it feels like we just left Annapolis yesterday,...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 18, 20149 min read

Out & About in Annapolis

Since we’ve lived in Annapolis for so long, I figured I’d do a post on some cool things/places we’ve learned along the way. Checking out...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 18, 20143 min read

The Long Goodbye...

Saying goodbye is so hard to do. Seems like we’ve been doing a lot of that this past week. It never really sinks in until after you’ve...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 15, 20145 min read

One Week to Go!!!

Were in the home stretch now, baby! Woo Hoo! And thank GOD, because our nerves are shot and our heads are about to explode thinking...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 7, 20141 min read

SpinSheet Spectacular!

O.M.G. We’ve made it…. Into SpinSheet, THE leading sailing publication on the Chesapeake Bay. Let me tell you how crazy it is to see...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 5, 20146 min read

Nautical Medical Kit & More

Holy crap! Just about two weeks until we leave. I can’t believe we’re so close, yet we still have so much more to do! AGH! Before I...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 25, 20143 min read

Sail Refresh

Exciting news… our sails were removed last week! We’re having them restitched (reinforced) around the stress areas where the lines...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 22, 20147 min read

One Month to Go!

That’s right folks, we’re gearing up to head out in ONE MONTH. Eeks! We are a mix of emotions ranging from excited to nervous to a bit...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 10, 20144 min read

Dreamers Who Do

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. Sarah Ban Breathnach While we were on...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 4, 20144 min read

The Big Haul Out - The Finale

Well, folks, that’s a wrap. I’m sitting here on our boat which is now back home in Annapolis, bobbing gently in the water, all clean and...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 30, 20145 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 8/9

Has it really been ONLY nine days? God, it feels like an eternity. We’re coming down the home stretch now, and the timing couldn’t be...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 28, 20143 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 5/6/7

Quick update on our progress so far. I say quick because it’s past 10:00, we’re physically exhausted with throbbing feet, mangled hands...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 26, 20143 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 4

Quick update on our progress yesterday. We were derailed from our original task list that we put together the day before, yet again. Oh...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 24, 20144 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 3

We woke up this morning to a sky full of sunshine and a nice cool breeze blowing through the boat. Thank God. If we had to deal with...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 24, 20145 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 1 & 2

We hauled our boat this week to do some major work before our big trip south this fall. It’s been over a year since it’s been out of the...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 12, 20143 min read

St. Michaels, MD

Whew! We’ve been on a bit of a mini Mid-Atlantic tour lately, hitting up Delaware and New Jersey the past two weekends, and finally...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 7, 20143 min read

Avalon, NJ

We took a long weekend to join Matt’s sister and her family in Avalon, NJ for a little vacay. Honestly, I wasn’t sure of what to expect...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jul 29, 20143 min read

Cutting Ties with Land

So we sold our house. Awesome. This means no more mortgage. No more experiencing the frustration of waiting for the cable guy to make...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jul 28, 20143 min read

Fenwick Island

This weekend we took a trip to visit Matt’s dad and step mom at their house in Fenwick Island, Delaware. We settled on our house last...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jul 23, 20143 min read

T-Boned

We’ve been slowly trying to check off stuff on the never ending project list lately. It’s crazy that summer is nearly halfway over. We...

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