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RSSBook Review (5)

Date Title
2011-04-28 Book Review: An Embarrassment of Mangoes
2010-12-11 Book Review: Bumfuzzle, Just Out Looking for Pirates
2010-05-27 Diane Stuemer is My Hero
2009-07-06 Book Review: First You Have to Row a Little Boat
2008-11-06 Book Recommendation: Black Wave

RSSFrequently Asked Questions (16)

Date Title
2011-08-04 FAQ: How do you protect your kids from the sun?
2010-12-17 FAQ: Do You Home-school the Children?
2010-11-29 FAQ: How do you receive phone calls?
2010-11-20 FAQ: How do you do night watches?
2010-07-13 FAQ: What kind of safety equipment do you have?
2010-07-09 FAQ: How do you handle sewage?
2010-06-27 FAQ: How do you get groceries?
2009-10-14 FAQ: What about hurricanes?
2009-07-24 FAQ: What do your children think about moving aboard?
2009-07-06 FAQ: What do you eat on the boat?
2009-06-26 FAQ: How do you get rid of your stuff?
2009-06-06 FAQ: How much fuel do you use?
2009-06-04 FAQ: How fast is it?
2009-06-04 FAQ: Will the boat lift a hull out of the water?
2009-06-04 FAQ: Do the kids have to wear life jackets all the time?
2009-06-04 FAQ: Do you feel cramped living in such a small space?

RSSGeneral (64)

Date Title
2012-01-29 We Interrupt This Previously Scheduled Day
2011-12-31 From the Archives: On Dirt and Love
2011-12-26 Update on the Broken Leg
2011-11-23 Thanksgiving 2011
2011-10-11 Dolphin Tale Movie Review: What’s Not to Like?
2011-09-25 Cruising Cake Recipe
2011-09-09 All Kinds of Crazy
2011-08-19 Junior Sailors
2011-08-07 Tied Down
2011-07-31 Hammock
2011-06-19 Happy Father's Day
2011-06-12 From the Archives: Free Range Kids
2011-05-17 McBaby vs. Certified Organic Baby
2011-05-12 Farewell to the Kiwis
2011-05-09 Happy Mother’s Day
2011-03-29 Seamless Transition
2011-03-07 Delicate Condition
2011-02-28 Homeward Bound
2011-02-23 Welcome to Planet Earth
2011-02-23 The Scenic Route or The Fine Art of Doing Nothing
2011-02-16 The Blessing of a Broken Shackle
2011-02-11 Always Homesick
2010-12-08 The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
2010-12-05 Bucket List
2010-12-05 Fears and Dilemmas
2010-12-05 Hope Town
2010-11-29 Exploring the Abacos
2010-11-27 Sarah's Prayer
2010-11-25 Happy Thanksgiving
2010-11-20 Moving House
2010-11-13 Friday Night Kickball
2010-11-03 The Reverse Trick-or-Treat
2010-10-28 Take Two on a Kayak
2010-10-20 Kids Aboard
2010-10-17 Going Natural
2010-09-14 New Crew Member
2010-09-02 No Place Like Home
2010-08-13 A Star Party
2010-08-13 A Timely Friend
2010-08-02 Happy Anniversary
2010-07-29 A Farewell to HDYC
2010-07-14 Heat Stroke or Malaria? A Poll
2010-07-10 Pandora’s Box: A Sailor Puts in Two Cents’ Worth About the Spill
2010-07-09 Life is School
2010-07-06 Stranded, Part 2
2010-06-27 Stranded
2010-06-23 Daily Rhythms
2010-06-22 Marathon, FL
2010-06-18 Newfound Harbor
2010-06-17 Daily Log
2010-06-15 Cheeseburger in Paradise
2010-06-12 Dry Tortugas
2010-06-07 Setting Sail
2010-05-27 Diane Stuemer is My Hero
2010-05-16 Stitching Oranges
2010-04-28 Stormy Weather
2010-02-27 Dawn of a New Galley
2010-02-22 Friends Old and New
2010-02-15 Waiting for a Window
2009-12-01 Giving Thanks
2009-11-08 Back to (Boat)School
2009-08-31 Heroic Husband
2009-08-23 Sibyl
2009-08-13 Moving Day

RSSLessons Learned (10)

Date Title
2011-07-12 Homeschool Lessons
2011-05-31 Kiwi Update
2011-02-10 Communication
2011-02-10 Living vs. Sailing
2011-01-29 Provisioning for Extended Cruising
2011-01-25 Wonder Wash vs. Splendide
2011-01-22 Fuel Usage
2011-01-21 I Don't Fish
2011-01-20 Anchoring in the Bahamas
2011-01-20 Internet in the Bahamas

RSSProduct Review (11)

Date Title
2011-12-26 The Mercedes-Benz of Pressure Cookers
2011-09-25 PFD Review
2011-06-15 Splendide Indeed
2011-05-23 Best Baby Gear for a Boat, Part I
2011-03-07 A Perfect Kitchen Faucet
2010-10-18 Shaft Retention Collar
2010-10-09 SeaTalk NMEA Bridge
2010-09-26 Lego-rama
2010-09-23 Scrubbing Bubbles
2010-09-23 Amazon Kindle
2010-09-23 Breeze Booster

RSSProjects (5)

Date Title
2011-03-07 A Perfect Kitchen Faucet
2010-07-19 Automatic Generator Start
2008-10-27 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2008-06-09 Getting the Shaft
2008-06-09 Transfer Switch

RSSUncategorized (110)

Date Title
2012-01-20 It Works
2012-01-18 Insurance
2012-01-09 A Shiny New Head
2012-01-05 Today
2012-01-03 Winter Weather
2011-12-30 How to Rock a Boat Baby
2011-12-02 Broken Leg
2011-11-22 Catching Up
2011-11-02 Clog-Proof
2011-11-02 Electric Head
2011-10-30 Wireless Navigation
2011-09-16 Daysail
2011-09-16 Magic Genie
2011-08-24 Irene in the Bahamas
2011-08-13 High Frequency
2011-07-30 Adam
2011-07-24 Fire
2011-07-06 New Catwalk
2011-05-17 Two Dinghy Family
2011-05-05 3 AM Feeding
2011-05-03 It's a Girl
2011-04-30 The Overdue Blues
2011-04-30 Cameraman
2011-04-23 Diapers & Beer
2011-04-22 Nav Station Complete
2011-04-16 How are you feeling?
2011-04-16 Semi-Rugged
2011-04-12 Bondo
2011-03-22 Nav Station Drawings
2011-03-22 Dock Rats
2011-03-22 Family To-Do List
2011-03-05 Reunion
2011-02-26 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
2011-02-26 Best Seat in the House
2011-02-23 Marathon to Tampa Bay
2011-02-20 New Providence to Marathon, FL
2011-02-16 Black Point to New Providence
2011-02-14 George Town to Black Point
2011-02-13 Lessons from Adversity, Part II
2011-02-13 Lessons from Adversity, Part I
2011-02-12 Underway
2011-01-30 Life of Adventure
2011-01-20 Lessons Learned
2011-01-17 The Fountain of Youth
2011-01-13 Tropics
2011-01-09 Favorite Place
2011-01-09 Galleons
2011-01-09 Gimme Shelter
2011-01-09 Abacos to Eleuthera
2011-01-01 Absentee
2010-12-25 On to the Exumas
2010-12-18 Forces of Nature
2010-12-16 Duty Paid
2010-12-05 Go South?
2010-12-04 Anchor Light Replacement
2010-11-20 Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
2010-11-15 Marathon, FL to Abacos, Bahamas
2010-11-07 Sunday
2010-10-28 A Dream Deferred
2010-10-28 Mercury 25, Part 3
2010-10-24 Outta Gas
2010-10-23 Mercury 25, Part 2
2010-10-22 Mercury 25, Part 1
2010-10-03 Torpedo With Teeth
2010-09-29 Raymarine ST 60 Wind Instruments
2010-09-23 The Jims
2010-09-01 Winslow Life Raft
2010-07-23 Yawn
2010-07-22 Preparation
2010-07-22 Tropical Storm Bonnie
2010-07-18 Folding Bike
2010-07-18 Pictures
2010-07-12 Leatherman
2010-06-28 Depth Perception
2010-06-06 Where Are We?
2009-07-07 Sailing Around a Hurricane
2009-06-03 Fish Out Of Water
2009-05-18 Can We Hack It?
2009-05-08 A Day in the Life
2009-04-30 Life in the Fish Bowl
2009-03-24 Fishing with the Girls
2009-03-20 Dead Letter Box
2009-02-25 Pain is a Good Teacher
2009-02-19 The In-Between Place
2008-12-29 Today's Home
2008-12-17 Newlyweds
2008-11-25 Thankful List
2008-11-14 Bickering Birds
2008-11-11 Laundry Haiku
2008-11-05 Dinghy Dilemmas
2008-11-03 Eye Candy
2008-10-26 Landsick
2008-10-20 Our First Trip to Egmont Key
2008-10-14 Perfect Timing
2008-09-30 Good Enough
2008-09-22 Joy and Longing
2008-09-18 Limited Resources
2008-08-31 The Man with the Plan
2008-08-24 Available
2008-08-18 How I Caught My First Fish
2008-08-18 Trying to Reason with the Hurricane Season
2008-08-08 Recovering Gracefully
2008-07-13 Patience
2008-06-10 Lessons in Contentment or Daily Life at the Dock
2008-05-31 The Delivery
2008-05-25 Tireless Optimism
2008-05-18 Baby Comes Home
2008-04-28 The Beginning
2008-03-30 Fear and Regret
2008-01-20 Sea Change

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About Us

Jay and Tanya bought Take Two, a 48' catamaran, to slowly go broke while teaching their children about the world and having a great time.

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

-- Mark Twain

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Shiny New HeadBaby BraceBowling with BabyVolcanoPink DressHappy GirlWebbed GlovesElephant ManLion MaskRed Sky at NightSunsetBoom Sitters

Location

We're in a marina in Bradenton, FL for the summer (at least).