A quote found while web surfing...

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Doug T.

To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at sea - "cruising," it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about. "I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can't afford it." What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone. What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade. The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life? by Sterling Hayden (1916-1986)
 
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Keith K.

Puts things in perspective...

I'll be keeping that quote handy. Thanks for posting it here. Keith K. S/V Vesta #6348
 
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Ray Bowles

Doug, The quote is what we will do in the next 60

days. Bought a 26 foot boat 2 years ago. Sold the house 2 weeks ago. Should close by June 30. Think we sold the boat today. Whether we sale Speedy, our 95 H26 is not important. I would love to keep her for when we return. Rented a storage shed and will start storing the basics next week. Will start down the Pacific West Coast June 1 from above Seattle to Mexico then to Texas, around Florida and up to Maine until we find the boat we want for the next 10 years. When found we'll sell the car we drove, outfit the boat and go wherever we want until we're to old or it's not fun anymore. We're 56 now. This is not a joke, not BS, just fact. Reba and I married 39 years ago (do the math, we were kids yet we still share the sunrises and sunsets) We started out without anything other than our feeling for each other and after everything is stored away we will start this LONG adventure with the same inventory. The only change is that I am bringing a few mechanical tools that offset tools of my youth. No brag, just fact. Even though our new boat will not be a Hunter I do plan to post back to our friends on this site reports of our journey. 10 years!!!!! Ray and Maria Bowles S/V Speedy PS. All our boats will be new versions of our faithful Speedy. The renaming party will be a thing of beauty.
 
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Gary Wyngarden

Terrific Quote

That is a terrific quote. Hayden wrote a book about his sailing and life exploits called Wanderer. It's a good read. Go Ray! Gary Wyngarden S/V Shibumi H335
 
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Rick Ellis

So True

I spent 14 years playing around in the Pacific, from the time I was 19-33, now I am playing catch up until I am ready to go again. Soon I hope. (Favorite Island, Saipan)
 
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