Work Sux. Sailing Doesn't.

Sailing the atlantic coast

Hi, we are Tim and Ann (and our mutt Buster). We have spent our lives raising our two boys and working for the man. Now it’s time for us. We bought a 2009 Jeanneau 42DS that we love and would like to share our experience with all of you. Our home port is Oriental NC and will gunk hole around NC and hopefully up and down the east coast with trips to the Caribbean. We are are new to all of this and will be learning new things all the time. We hope you enjoy riding along with us.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.

Mark Twain

Ohana Blog Postings

All About Ohana

If you want to know details about our 2009 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS, then this is the place.

Annapolis MD to New Bern NC

Just after the boat show in Annapolis in October 2022, Jeff and I moved his new boat from Annapolis MD to New Bern NC.

Annapolis Boat Show 2022

Annapolis Boat Show in October 2022. A week of boats, parts, people, food and booze.

Weekend at Cape Lookout

In May 2022, we spent 5 days cruising with our friends Jeff and Amanda with a trip to Cape Lookout.

Buying a boat

Ohana is our first boat and it took us several years to get through the process before we actually made a purchase. This is how