First impressions…

Oh my, about to buy a boat…probably. Absolutely crazy. My wife said I was going through a midlife crisis….could be possible. Either way it was 5 am and I was driving to pick up the owner of the boat. We met at the haul out location, which unfortunately was about 8 hours away from where the boat was docked, but it was the closest one since the boat was deep into the delta.
I hit it off with the owner right away. He had bought the boat 5 years ago with the same goal of escaping society so he could spend more time with his family. Unfortunately he was unable to pursue that dream…a fresh reminder that you never know what is going to happen in life.
The trip to the marina went well. The boat motored happily along throughout the day against the tide. It felt like a tank, albeit a messy one. Gear, lines, sails and extra parts were crammed everywhere. When we arrived at the marina one gentleman shouted out to us “is that a Fuji?…those are awesome boats!.” A few minutes later after docking another guy asked to hop on and check out below, only to come up a couple minutes later and say “this boat is a beast, definitely built to cross oceans.”

I am excited.