How did we end up here?

Well it all started many years ago for James when sailing and cruising with his parents as a child. Many weekends and school holidays were spent cruising Sydney Harbour and Pittwater. This grew into a passion for competitive racing. So it is all my parents fault! I owe them a big thank you. For Liz it started out at the yacht club while waiting for me to return from racing and then the occasional overnight cruise. It was finally cemented on our honeymoon, when we spent 2 weeks cruising the Croatian coast on a charter boat. From that point on it was a definite in my future plans and a maybe / probably for Liz.

It has now been 7 years since were married. During this time we have had a number of trips to Musket cove in the Fiji Islands to socialise and sail with people enjoying the cruising lifestyle. We would plan our trip times to coincide with the cruising regatta week held in September of each year. On each of our trips we have met many fantastic people and spent many hours discussing the dream and seeking advice. Most recently catching up with the Lovesong crew of Alan, Kathy, Morgan and Wyatt. We have met them two years running and the kids get along so well. As a parting gift Morgan gave Olivia and Will a picture drawn during an art session on board.

Each year the desire to start cruising has grown stronger and stronger. It just so happens that this year Liz has decided it was time to do it and stop talking about it. We are now actively searching for a boat. In fact we have an offer in on one right now.