Messing About In Boats

There is a distinct playful, childlike pleasure to be found in sailing a small boat. Sailing a bigger… [more]

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Ship’s Log: 4th of July Weekend, 2011

I've found, time and again, that no plan is the best plan. This weekend was a perfect proof of that theory.… [more]

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Shine Bright!

I have intentionally been hiding and diminishing my joy of and excitement about life for years in order to make other people feel more comfortable.

Shine Bright! Shine Bright!

Ship’s Log: June 13th—Monitor®/QuickCover® Test Sail

I headed up to the mast and released the main halyard clutch… too late to notice that I had cleated the coil just below the clutch. With the halyard fully jammed

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Childhood Experiences… Missing

Ruby understands that there are many things we will be giving up to go sailing around the world but I don't think she's got the context to understand it fully yet. The following are some of the experiences that Ruby and Miles might never share with their peers.

Childhood Experiences… Missing Childhood Experiences… Missing

Knock Knock

by Tucker Bradford on August 29, 2010

Miles: “Knock Knock”

Me: “Who’s there?”

Miles: “Banana”

Me: “Banana Who”

Miles: “Aren’t you glad I didn’t say Orange?”

At this point I’m thinking, at least he got the right fruit in there but Miles scrunches up his forehead as I fake laugh and says “Daddy what’s the real joke?” So I decided to humor him again.

Me: “Knock knock”

Miles: “Who’s there?”

Me: “Banana.”

Miles: “Banana who?”

Me: “Knock knock”

Miles: “Go Away!” We both fall to pieces in real laughter.

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avatar Victoria Bradford September 1, 2010 at 3:28 pm

From the backseat today, “No, Ruby! No Ruby! That’s not a punchline.”

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