Less than a week after Michael died we received a phone call that Gualby had been struck by lightening and was sinking. Our buddy down in Panama was doing everything he could to keep her afloat until we could figure out what to do, but she was in bad shape. A hole in the hull, all electronics fried, no bilge pumps working and despite manually pumping water out daily, the floor boards were still floating. Our girl was in trouble.
Our boat that we bought as a hurricane salvaged vessel and worked diligently on for three years to make her sea worthy. Our boat that kept us safe through unsafe weather and huge seas. Our boat that started us on a journey that there is no coming back from. She put us on a path that will never lead us to a conventional life. We loved the simplicity of boat life and that is the life we want to have, and to show our children. She had changed us forever. We are, or rather, were Gualby Nation.
Conor flew down a few days after the phone call and we ended up selling her to a local guy who had the money and the time to put some love back into her and save her from her watery fate. Gualby had been patiently waiting for us to get our act together to come join her and continue our adventures; this time with a few more family members.
She was going to sail our children around the world. Now that Gualby is no longer ours we feel a bit lost. Our eventual life plans to sail with our children is not gone, but will be done on a different vessel. gualbynation.blogspot.com might need to be changed. . . Are we still Gualby Nation without Gualby? Perhaps some changes coming to the blog this year. . .
A short look back on our girl.
Our boat that we bought as a hurricane salvaged vessel and worked diligently on for three years to make her sea worthy. Our boat that kept us safe through unsafe weather and huge seas. Our boat that started us on a journey that there is no coming back from. She put us on a path that will never lead us to a conventional life. We loved the simplicity of boat life and that is the life we want to have, and to show our children. She had changed us forever. We are, or rather, were Gualby Nation.
Conor flew down a few days after the phone call and we ended up selling her to a local guy who had the money and the time to put some love back into her and save her from her watery fate. Gualby had been patiently waiting for us to get our act together to come join her and continue our adventures; this time with a few more family members.
She was going to sail our children around the world. Now that Gualby is no longer ours we feel a bit lost. Our eventual life plans to sail with our children is not gone, but will be done on a different vessel. gualbynation.blogspot.com might need to be changed. . . Are we still Gualby Nation without Gualby? Perhaps some changes coming to the blog this year. . .
A short look back on our girl.
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| When we first bought Guably |
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| One of our major first additions was sugar scoops. |
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| We also added a hard top over the cockpit |
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| Some of our support team |
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| Our first crossing. Miami to Bimini We would never be the same again |
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| Farewell Gualby Girl |
Here is a glimpse of her new life:
www.bocasdeltorocatamaran.com
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