Gettin Started

Howdy. Welcome to my new blog. This will be the space to keep track of me and my adventures aboard s/v Sirius, my 1988 Island Packet 27. I have no specific plans, destinations or itiniraries so who knows where I'll be or what will happen. I'm just going to set out and see where the wind takes me. Follow along to find out...

Last week I flew from Dallas (where I currently live) out to Miami to do a little boat shopping. After 15 or so boats and a leisurely drive up the coast, I found Sirius in Jacksonville Beach. I spent at least 5 minutes aboard before I decided that she was for me and I made my offer. A few days and negotiations later, we agreed on a price. Right now the survey is scheduled for Nov 2 and, if all checks out like it should, she will be mine that day.
I guess the plan for now is to keep the boat in NE Florida for a few months while I get aquainted and outfit for extended cruising. It looks like I'm going to head back to Baghdad for 3 months beginning in mid-December to stash some more cash. After that, I will probably head down through the Bahamas and island hop my way from Puerto Rico down through the island chain. Or maybe I'll head east to Bermuda. Don't really know just yet.

I've tried the blog thing once before but didn't make it much past the first post or so. I need all ya'll to keep on me and make sure I don't slack off this time. I'm going to have some exciting stories and nice pics to share I'm sure so let me know when I start to get wrapped up in the excitement of it all and forget to post!

Brandon
s/v Sirius
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P.S. - This was a post I made on a different blog site but didn't like the way it worked. This post was originally made on Oct 23, 2007.