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23-26 Utopia's System Series #1: Fresh Water
To kick this series off I want to go over all the pieces and parts of Utopia's potable water system. From tankage, water procurement,...
Jimmy Lee
Jun 30, 20235 min read


23-25 Drinking Water at Sea
This was an article I wrote for the Florida Water Resources Journal (February 2023) and thought it would be fun to share it here. People...
sondrawinter
Jun 25, 20234 min read


23-24 Boat System Overview
Over the next several weeks I am going to be doing a detailed overview of each of our boat systems. A lot of these systems are something...
Jimmy Lee
Jun 18, 20233 min read


23-23 The "Five"-Year Plan
As mentioned in Small Plans Become Big Plans , it was in 2019 that Jimmy and I had decided we want to move forward with full time...
sondrawinter
Jun 11, 20237 min read


23-22 Another Eventful Docking Without Crashing
Departure The Yacht Rigger had completed the work on Utopia , so she was ready to move back to her slip over at the Harborage. We planned...
sondrawinter
Jun 4, 20236 min read


23-21 A Sailor's Worst Nightmare
When one thinks of the worst thing that could happen on your boat, many would say falling overboard underway, encountering a hurricane or...
Jimmy Lee
May 28, 20235 min read


23-20 Wedding Days, Maine & Sailboat Shopping
Today is the 24th anniversary wedding anniversary of Jimmy and me. So it seems fitting to share how wedding days, Maine and boats seem...
sondrawinter
May 21, 20234 min read


23-19 Small Plans Become Big Plans
One morning in 2019, while waiting for the tide to rise high enough to take our last sailboat About Time out for a day sail, Jimmy and I...
sondrawinter
May 14, 20233 min read


23-18 How Did We Get Into Sailing?
& How did we learn how to sail? Let's back up a bit and talk about our sailing background (and lack thereof), while answering the...
sondrawinter
May 7, 20234 min read


23-17 The Power Trifecta
Now it comes to one of the main reasons we moved Utopia to St. Petersburg…Lithium Batteries. As we speak, Utopia is sitting over at...
Jimmy Lee
Apr 30, 20236 min read


23-16 Dreaming of Land Adventures
Jimmy and I have always loved hiking. Once we slip the lines we look forward to finding some cool places to explore and hike along the...
sondrawinter
Apr 23, 20232 min read


23-15 Impromptu Women’s Sail in Apalachee Bay
Last October I got brave and attended a women’s sailing meet up during the Sailboat Show in Annapolis, and attending that event led to a...
sondrawinter
Apr 16, 20234 min read


23-14 Spring Project Update-Happy Easter
Now that we have been in St. Pete for three months, I though I would give an update on our boat projects. As in all things boat, the...
Jimmy Lee
Apr 9, 20232 min read


23-13 Sailing!
Okay, I debated whether or not to make this into a post, but thought it might be nice to share a story about sailing for a change of...
sondrawinter
Apr 2, 20234 min read


23-12 A Haul Out and New Shaft Seal
Success! It took some work, but our boat's shaft seal leaks at a normal leakless rate. Jimmy found an authorized installer for our...
sondrawinter
Mar 26, 20233 min read


23-11 No sailing, but a weekend of small chores
It was quite chilly this past weekend so we filled our time on the boat taking care of miscellaneous tasks. A sneak peak into a day of...
sondrawinter
Mar 19, 20233 min read


23-10 Lessons Learned: Dealing with Fog
Part 5 of 5! (finally the last Lessons Learned post of this series) So when I installed a new Raymarine chartplotter last year it...
Jimmy Lee
Mar 12, 20232 min read


23-9 Lessons Learned: Watches that Work
Part 4 Today's lesson learned is really about the need to properly keep time; clue: it might not be wise to use that fancy GPS watch... ...
sondrawinter
Mar 5, 20235 min read


23-8 Where there is smoke...
There better be smoke alarms. And great neighbors. We are grateful to have both. This is the short story. For those who want more...
sondrawinter
Feb 26, 20232 min read


23-7 Lessons Learned: Food on Passage
Part 3- Jimmy's tips on eating well underway Since I am the cook of the family unit it's probably best I take this one. Preparing meals...
Jimmy Lee
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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