Turf to Surf

  Richard retires on June 1st and St Andrews East Golf Club is going to want the superintendent’s house back.  We are going to be homeless….. NO pressure. What style, size, budget, what options;  needs, wants, must haves, with no boat ownership experience the whole thing is quite overwhelming and stressful.  We were thinking of spending more on this boat than our family home in Newmarket.  When we started looking a few years ago we loved the power catamarans, stable and roomy with lots of extra sleeping space for all those grandkids that we didn’t even have yet (we have one now, Atlas was born January 23rd). Then we thought maybe the trawler, with better fuel consumption and great stability.  But “oh look at these Motor Yachts”…..beautiful living space but more “rolly”.  Did I mention I get seasick? 🤢 And round and round we went going from one style to an other until Covid.  Price of used boats went up and up as inventory became more and more limited.  Seems to be a thing for Richard

Retirement is next…..Let’s Go, Where to?  Well….….a few years ago, Richard came across an article about the Great Loop.  He started reading Looper blogs, watching YouTubes and reading articles.  Since we sold our family home in Newmarket and moved to St Andrew’s East golf course’s Superintendent house a few years ago, our options for retirement would be wide open without the burden of a dirt home.  Now living on a boat took some convincing 🤯 but once educated on the pros and cons, I was on aboard. The Great Loop is the circumnavigation of eastern United States and parts of Canada.  It’s a 6,000 mile journey that should take us one year.  You cruise following the seasons spending the summer in Canada and the Great Lakes, down the river systems from Chicago to Mobile in the fall, spend the winter in Florida and the Bahamas and up the east coast north to NewYork and back to Canada in the spring. Some refer to it as chasing 80 degrees or cruise until the butter melts…..being Canadian, tha