{"id":7941,"date":"2019-04-20T07:13:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T11:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svecho.com\/?p=7941"},"modified":"2019-04-20T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T13:37:33","slug":"overdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/svecho.com\/?p=7941","title":{"rendered":"A Year of Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Hi Everyone,<\/p>\n<p>Well, we\u2019ve been dark for quite a while. \u00a0Sorry, but we\u2019ve had a huge number of transitions in the works.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big ones involved the sale of my interest in my company. \u00a0As you might be aware, although I had not been active at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihccorp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IHC<\/a> for a number of years, I still had an ownership interest. \u00a0After a very long series of fits and starts, my former partners and I found a middle ground and they have taken over full ownership. \u00a0Jim and Joel have done and incredible job of guiding IHC over the years and I\u2019m so happy that they are leading a great company into a great future!<\/p>\n<p>We had had major changes in our boating life too. \u00a0Towards the end of 2017 we learned of a new boat that we became very interested in. \u00a0In September of 2017 we went to England to see an example of the catamaran and visit the shipyard. \u00a0After long thought and much discussion we signed a contract early in 2018 for construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/bluewatercats.com\/bluewater-50-catamaran\/\">Bluewater 50 Catamaran<\/a> by Discovery Yachts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8105\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/svecho.com\/?attachment_id=8105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1439\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?fit=640%2C479\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?resize=1024%2C767 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svecho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ADC9D507-633A-4DD8-B384-6CE3E7B52A4F.jpeg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our cat will be the 5th built by Discovery. \u00a0The following video is of their 3rd build and is very similar to ours. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_9jeqtI1KY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once we made the decision to move forward with the new yacht, much of the 2018 and 2019 so far has been driven by things we needed to do over the approximately 18 months it would take to build the boat.<\/p>\n<p>First order of business would be to get Echo ready for sale. \u00a0We were in Antigua when we made the decision so we spent the early part of 2018 moving towards Florida. \u00a0Although we moved through waters we had traveled before, as always we found beauty and interest along the path. \u00a0Our objective would be to get Echo settled in Florida where we could get some pre sale work done during hurricane season 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The next step would be to list her for sale in fall 2018 and hopefully find her a new family for the 2018\/2019 winter season. Happy to report, Echo has a new home and has been reborn as Amazing Grace. \u00a0Mary and I wish fair winds Noel on his journeys.<\/p>\n<p>Once we had Echo back in Florida and had plans made for upgrades and eventual sale, we could turn our thoughts to how we would spend the remaining year or so while we were \u201cbetween\u201d boats.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a really exciting year! \u00a0We started with a cross country RV journey from Florida to Washington State. We traveled back roads from the southeast to the northwest on a corner to corner route across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the 18 month build we have traveled to England every 6 to 8 weeks to monitor progress and make decisions. \u00a0Since we had to go so often, we tried make each trans Atlantic about 2 weeks where we would visit the boat, take a week or so to have a European side trip, then return to England for another boat visit before returning to the States. \u00a0On one trip we spent about a week in London, on another we sailed with Len on sister Bluewater 50 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sailsunsea.com\/2018Season.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whimbrel<\/a> from Scotland down the Irish Sea to South England, on another we visited friends in the south of France and the Cannes boat show, on the next trip we spent 10 fabulous days in Italy, on another we spent 10 days in Iceland, and last trip a week in Amsterdam. \u00a0It has really turned into a great way to visit many places!<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the Europe trips, we also had 2 more non boat related trips. \u00a0In December we went on a educational tour in Cuba. \u00a0The tour was dedicated to helping Americans understand Cubans (and vice versa.) \u00a0We met many Cubans and learned much about the county and its history. \u00a0We hope our countries will become closer.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we spent a week on a ski trip with Brian, Katie, Sarah, and Kristi in British Columbia at Whistler. \u00a0The weather was great and the mountains stunning. \u00a0It was so nice to spend an extended time together. \u00a0Other than Mary fracturing her tibia, a fine time was had by all.<\/p>\n<p>So, as of right now we are mid Atlantic on a cruise ship. \u00a0The ship is bound for Southampton which is where the new boat is nearing completion. \u00a0Our new boat should be ready soon and our plan is to stay around England through the rest of the 2019 sailing season.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry for the long silence and the long winded update. \u00a0We will try to be more timely with news in the future! Love, Jeff and Mary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone, Well, we\u2019ve been dark for quite a while. \u00a0Sorry, but we\u2019ve had a huge number of transitions in the works. 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