Half the fun When the boat arrived in April, we were chomping at the bit to start the outfitting. We had attended all the boat shows and studied gear and manufacturers for everything you possibly could over a 2-year period … Continued
Prepared to depart…..maybe not Lennie and I have been boating for a long time. Sixty years between the two of us. We had all the experience necessary to safely navigate, sail, maintain, and enjoy every vessel we owned. After completing … Continued
Hurry up and Wait After test sailing our new Leopard 50 in Cape Town in early February, we couldn’t wait for the boat to get to Florida. We had sold our previous boat in November so this not having a … Continued
Déjà vu all over again When we don’t have a boat our life changes. I mean if you think about it, Lennie and I had three years on our Hunter 49 Happy Together in the Caribbean, and then almost four … Continued
Stop and smell the dirt Lennie and I have an addiction. It’s saltwater. We have been together for 22 years and if you look at my 4,000-picture photo album it looks like a Caribbean vacation catalogue. That’s right. Those of … Continued
15 and counting….. Don’t ask us to explain. We have been together for 22 years and we have had 15 Happy Togethers. That’s right. 15. That’s why we can’t put numbers behind the name because we would end up in … Continued
Are we allowed to touch it? When we arrived in Cape Town we knew we would see our new boat, but we were also thinking it would be nice to sail on it. We wouldn’t be closing on it until … Continued
Waiting is the hardest part Arriving in Cape Town was about the most exciting thing Lennie and I had ever done. Not just to see the city, of course, but to get a look at the boat that would soon … Continued
Traveling to Johannesburg was no big deal. We have avoided an Africa trip for 20 years due to flight time fears but having the Leopard launching in Cape Town gave us a compelling reason to go. A couple of movies … Continued
Breaking up is hard to do This is the hardest post I’ve written yet. I think it is number 62. When we finally made it back to Florida, we knew it was the end of the road for Happy Together. … Continued