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Edd and Judi Clair
S/V Clair de Lune
Valiant 40

Dec. 18, 2006

Our present and near future are interesting. We are stopping for a short time here in Blaine, WA, and then we will be continuing down the coast for an eventual arrival in Mexico. After we enjoy Mexico for a season or so, we plan to continue south to the Panama Canal and then sail up the Western side of the Carib(bean) to Mobile, AL. From there we will motor up the Tenn-Thom River System to Chicago, and finally sail to Judi's mom's home on Lake Superior. Give it a couple of years or so.

Our recent past is also interesting. We departed Seward in 2002. Arrived in Bellingham, WA, after about five weeks where the boat remained while we continued the career activities for another one year in San Diego. Then in 2003, we retired and moved on the boat. The next two years we disassembled the boat, rebuilt and modernized it to our needs, and cast off in February of 2005. We arrived in San Diego in April of 2005 and after a month or so, we departed offshore to Hilo, HI. We visited all the major Hawaiian islands over the next 12 months. In June of 2006 we sailed from Kauai direct to Kodiak and enjoyed the summer from Homer to Cordova. In September we departed from Cordova  across the Gulf to Sitka and then meandered down the (inside) Southeast and Canada arriving here yesterday.

So, we have been living aboard for three years and it is still really fun. We set the boat up for short handed sailing and comfortable living. Both work very well.

More to come,

Edd and Judi Clair