Broke up with my boyfriend of two years, bought a 30 foot Mercator Sailboat, and got a back tattoo…
This is how my summer started. Now, not saying I lost my sh*t although it may well seem like that but I definitely had a change of heart. Moving on from my last relationship was hard for me but opened up a door where I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. No idea what made me happy outside of the promised future of the relationship. So next step was to figure out what I wanted with my life and what made me happy.
As a little kid growing up with my two cousin John and Morgan they always talked about sailing to New Zealand from California, where I grew up. I remember wanting so badly to do that! My obsession for Dolphins, whales, and marine animals just furthered that love of the ocean. But alas life comes down in a torrent of failures and financial realities. I couldn’t afford to go to school for Marine Biology or become a Dolphin and Whale Trainer like I had always dreamed of. So as life continued on I found myself forgetting the long seeded dream of life on the ocean.
Up until March of this year, where I found myself asking what I want out of life. I still love the ocean! I had thought of sailing over the years and going to New Zealand but didn’t want to do that long journey alone. So I have waited till I found someone else who shared in my dream. Well screw that! If I want to do it the least I can do is take sailing lessons and get myself in a place to meet people who sail. So I took the course at the Seattle Sailing Club on Shilshole. Loved it! Almost got hypothermia in my ill-prepared rain clothes. Those consisted of a hoodie, leather jacket, tennis shoes, and my jeggings. Lol just turned out to be THE stormy day of the summer. After 6 hours of pouring rain and me wrapping myself in the main sail cover for warmth I realized this was for me.
Well now what? I still didnt know more than one person that sailed, didnt have a boat, and was left without a clue of what to do next. So I spent hours online figuring out and joining as many sailing groups and asking if anyone needs an extra hand on their boat. Duck Dodge facebook page was the first to catch. They do a tuesday night race on Lake Union and someone had an extra spot! Score! That is where my sailing adventures start…
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