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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (10913)	12/9/2011 9:06:01 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23934

My sister and her husband did three or four 'years at sea' at different times in their lives. Sis says she got tired of life and death decisions every five minutes during hurricane season. My cousin Gay, also a blue water sailor, had a close brush with death in the South Pacific, from parasitic meningitis or some weird thing she pick up down in Borneo. Her husband flew her to Australia and their kids sailed the boat over. She came out fine.

To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (10913)	12/9/2011 10:07:56 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23934

As I am sure you know...or guess, smoothsail did a lot of sailing and had a couple of boats. I spent a little bit of time on her boats. In a survival sitch on the ocean, I might even bring her along as crew....:-)

To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (10913)	12/10/2011 4:07:20 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23934

bought a sea going.......... Years ago I knew a babe that long prattled about plans to circumnavigate. Eventually her and hubby bought a 38'(?) sailboat and lived aboard for a year in the Juneau harbor, just getting used to it. Quarters were tight. They had two sons, and if anyone went there for coffee the boys had to go topside. One spring they sailed up into the Gulf to hunt, fish, and can. Late fall they returned to winter in Juneau. Come spring they left for Seattle to top off, then leave on their journey around the world. They almost got out of sight of land off Cape Flattery in the Straight of Juan de Fuca, then turned around, came back, and got a divorce.