Waiting #1

I guess now is the time to mention that I don’t actually own the sailboat yet.  It’s been two weeks since my offer was accepted and I mailed my deposit to the seller.  I’m getting pretty antsy, but certain things need to be in place before we can finalize the sale.

The first of these is a mooring.  I’ll post about that tomorrow.

The second is clean paperwork.   Turns out the seller did not register the boat with the State of RI this year, and I gather that causes some confusion about properly transferring the title.  He’s talking to the state about what to do.  Hopefully, he’ll get this solved this week but even if he does, we can’t complete the sale until next week because he will be away for a few days.

So I just have to wait.  And wait.  And wait…..

I’m buying a sailboat!

Six years after moving to Rhode Island (ahem – the Ocean State) I have finally found a way to get a real sailboat. My hope is to chronicle my sailing and boat ownership adventures on this blog. I’ve got a lot to learn…

Apart from Ken Jolly’s website (awesome!), there doesn’t seem to be a lot of info about the Electra on the web. As I learn more, I’ll post it here.

BIG thanks in the first post to my supportive wife and my enthusiastic son. Without them, this adventure wouldn’t be beginning.