Pensacola FL Sailing Blog - sailingnightwatch

We have met many wonderful people that are involved in the boating community, that we never would have met if we would have stayed hidden in our home in suburbia. My wife has less than 4 years to retirement. My dream is to sail in the islands for about 5 years. Good Lord willing, our health will last to that point and beyond. After 5 years, age will be part of the equation as we evaluate where we are at in life. Since the hurricane, we have lived in the canals of a subdivision. Our acquaintances have shifted from boaters and cruisers to landlubbers. They look at us as at least being strange. I can see some of their influence wearing off on the wife as we talk of cruising around them. She has never been to sea for any length of time and the storms we have gotten into have been in or near protected waters. There is average apprehension there. The few trips we have made she has enjoyed and is more than willing to share with you. We need to do more of those short trips and build up confidence.