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Name:
Don Charbonneau 
Date:
January 5, 2004

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Wonderful site - - am envious :-)  Was wondering about the naming of the Boat? reason's etc.  Thanks, Regards, Don C

Name:
Lorraine (Charbonneau) Beckert
Date:
January 5, 2004

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My dad e-mailed me this link...  (c:  I'm glad he did

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Mel Stewart IP27-80 Starsinger
Date:
January 8, 2004

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We were enchanted when we first saw your dogs in their T-shirts.  We have a pair of boxer cross mutts that we love dearly.  However it sure gets busy aboard our IP27 when the whole gang is aboard!

Cheers Mel and Cathy

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Liz Weiler
Date:
January 10, 2004

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WE LOVE YOUR WEBSITE!!!  currently sailing Bobby's Run, Newport, RI Oyster 49/03 with a yellow lab, golden retriever, and a pug.  thought you'd like to know that we are going out to look at Harley's!!!  looking forward to hearing more of your travels.

Name:
Lynn Forgosh
Date:
January 12, 2004

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We are to follow in your footsteps.  Love your articles.  You kept us away from a Fischer Panda!

Name:
Matt Moran
Date:
January 14, 2004

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Hey i love your site!.  I have a sailboat in washington NC just up the river.  Hope to see you sometime out on the water!  Happy Sailing!
-Matt

Name:
MC
Date:
January 19, 2004

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Thanks for sharing your dream with us. It's very informative as my husband and I will be venturing out next year, living on a boat in CA., and also having a home in Mexico.  See you on the water!

Name:
Brad Kingsley
Date:
January 19, 2004

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Great Site!

Name:
Coleen
Date:
January 23, 2004

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Hey you guys!
Love the site. If you are ever in Wyoming on your motorcycles, stop at the Subway in Greybull and let me feed you! We have been talking about liveaboard for two years, looking up info and dreaming about boats...especially in the Wyoming Winters!
Keep having fun
c.

Name:
Joe & Donna Orsini
Date:
January 24, 2004

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Great web site !  You are living our dream.....Lots of luck on the bike trip...

 

Name:
Bill Vesey
Date:
January 26, 2004

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I single-hand my Nonsuch 30 on Lake Michigan during summers.  I am close to buying an IP320. Appreciate your communication notes. And "We've Gone Satellite".

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john and debbie maxson
Date:
January 27, 2004

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we are getting ready to sail to trinadad march 29. i have been looking for contact numbers for pet importation this is the first site i found with complete information thanks hope we don't have any problems we have one cat.

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Grant & Lynn Truesdale
Date:
January 28, 2004

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Lynn and I live in Fuquay-Varina, NC just around the corner from Willow Springs, I believe your home town. In 1995 we sold our Pan Oceanic 43 due to the kids getting ready for college and the boat needing some tlc which did not make sense during that time. Now that the kids are pretty much on their way, we are looking again for a good cruising boat for our next stage in life in the 40ft range. We had our boat for 16yrs lived aboard for 4yrs in San Francisco before being transferred by my company Raychem to this area. I enjoyed learning about your adventures, especially your family members the dogs as we have a Cairn Terrier and West Highland Terrier who would go with us when we find our boat.
If you get a chance, send a note and we will keep looking at your site.
Fair Winds Astern,
Grant & Lynn Truesdale

Name:
Neil ORourke
Date:
January 28, 2004

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More power to ya!!!!  Enjoy you time!  Have Fun!

Name:
Cheryl
Date:
February 3, 2004

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My boyfriend and are are going to be making the trip through the Bahamas this summer with my 60lb pit-bull, Beau. For Beau and I this will be a first. Thank you so much for you info on sailing with pets.  One question. When you talked about the "Import Permit" to the Bahamas you said the health certificate has to be dated less than 48 prior to your arrival. I sure hope you mean 48 days. Could you clarify that for me?
Thanks again, Cheryl & Beauregard

Editors Note -- Sorry, it really is 48 hours.

Name:
Laura Scott
Date:
February 7, 2004

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Great website. I've printed all your articles to use in our planning and research for our liveaboard lifestyle in the next few years. It's nice to hear from first-hand experience what works and what doesn't.  Don't know if our 14 yr old lab will still be with us when we venture out, but I'm happy to see that traveling with pets is doable.  If you guys make it down to Merritt Island on  the ICW, look us up.  As Mark Twain once said "Years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails.  Explore. Dream. Discover."

Name:
Paul Flemming  "Principessa" 380-118
Date:
February 8, 2004

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Great web site -- nice job on the watermaker install

Name:
Dave and Peggy Scott
Date:
February 14, 2004

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The crew of DESTINY says, "Well done on the site!!  Fantastic.  I got the pics and write-up from St. Marys T-Day.  Thanks."  Good luck on your new adventure.  We'll look forward to reading about it and also to seeing you back on the water.

Fair winds.  Be safe.

Name:
Debi D...aka Honey
Date:
February 17, 2004

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Hey there.... LONG time no see... sent you an email just to catch up with you.  Sounds like you're having a wonderful time.  Don't be strangers... stop by and visit Mike and me on the Outer Banks!!

Name:
Dick Cain
Date:
February 23, 2004

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Really enjoyed your site.  Found it while doing a google for "Tempreserve".  It appears that Aladdin and Tempreserve are gone for good, so enjoy yours and take care of it.

Name:
Dia
Date:
February 24, 2004

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Thank you so much for this comprehensive and inspiring site!

Name:
Craig Andrews
Date:
February 24, 2004

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Cruising the Keys and Dry Tortugas on our Lagoon 410 with Sammi and Buster--two dark goldens.  Thanks for your insights into sailing with our buddies. We'll keep our eyes out for Charbonneau.

Be safe.
Craig

Name:
Dave
Date:
February 27, 2004

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my wife and I returned from a 6 month cruise up through British Columbia;  Reading your story makes me so ache to go back out there....

Name:
Chris Johnstone
Date:
March 14, 2004

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Hi Crew, Been reading your web site, very inspiring, my goal is to retire to a power catamaran (Lagoon 43) on the 1st May 2006, just me and my partner Lorraine, its huge goal for us as we cant even sail as yet!! Never owned a boat, been on a sailing course but fancy a motor boat around the med, then maybe the Caribbean. Only ever e-mailed one other boat after reading their story, but just feel i have to e-mail you to say how informative a interesting i found your site, not to mention funny in parts, you definitely have a knack at putting words down on paper very well, i absolutely detest reading (i read very well but hate it) but have read every inch of you site, and some bits twice!! I tend to ramble on when i,am writing about something that holds my interest, so sorry if this is a bit boring, i was 45 this month, so will be 47 when "IT" happens, until then can only "dream" of my future living on a boat, Don't know how this is all going to pan out when it happens, its going to be a very very steep learning curve for us, but that's part of the adventure as i see it. Keep on writing as i have got 2 years to fill, will keep on reading your site and "dreaming". Bye, Chris.

Name:
Bonnie Parks
Date:
March 22, 2004

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Living aboard (with cats!) on our way to the cruising-liveaboard dream. Fair winds!

Name:
Milt Charbonneau
Date:
April 1, 2004

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great name for a boat.
I wsill be on a 55 foot Swan in the Bras d'Or this summer and may want to pick your brain...
M

Name:
Joey Sobel
Date:
April 1, 2004

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Hello,
I love the photos and stories about your dogs.  I attempted to e-mail you directly, but problem with my e-mail.  I am wondering if perhaps you folks would know of an alternative to air travel for dogs.  We are looking to travel from U.S. to India (a semipermanent move) with two dogs and have not been able to locate a cruise or freighter line that will allow dogs.  Any suggestions?  There must be some alternative to air travel for them!!

Hope that you can help.

Great website!!

Name:
Erica James
Date:
April 4, 2004

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I loved ur site!!! it really helped me to get the information I needed for my ocean report

Name:
Christian S.
Date:
April 13, 2004

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Thank you so much for your helpful hints on sailing with dogs.  I just bought a 30' S2 and have a 1yr old lab/dobie mix. I couldn't imagine leaving him behind, so starting this weekend, I'll try some of your tricks!! Thanks again for this page!!!

Name:
Michael Mount
Date:
April 27, 2004

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some wonderful tips! thank you

Name:
Kristy Honeycutt
Date:
May 1, 2004

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My fiance and I love your website. I'm 26 and decided four years ago to live the same dream. Luckily, I've found someone who wants to do the same. Hope to see you on the waters someday!

Name:
Keith and Dana Jensen
Date:
May 4, 2004

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Outstanding information on your web site.  I can use tons of the info on our IP380.  Fair winds and calm seas

Name:
Randy Murrah
Date:
May 9, 2004

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Really enjoyed your sight.  I'm getting ready to sail around Florida from Tampa to Jacksonville via the outside in three weeks.  Your sight was useful in helping me to prepare.

Name:
Julie Ward Cloninger
Date:
May 19, 2004

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Great website!  I'm a former co-worker from Cisco.  What a great life you have!!

Name:
David Mullin
Date:
May 25, 2004

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Great adventure, interesting web site and pics!  Sail on.  I motor boat and fish in the Gulf of Mexico offshore from Louisiana.
   Regards,   
   David Mullin

Name:
Ralph
Date:
May 26, 2004

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Wife and I are considering a "long weekend" visit to E. City via the Canal, from Norfolk.  We live in Williamsburg, and boat is in Yorktown (Wormley Creek Marina.)
Good web site.  Thanks.  Pls. do not give out our email address.

Name:
Anthony & Claire
Date:
June 3, 2004

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My wife and I have been reading your site on and off for 2+ years now. We just wanted to say that it is a wonderful, informative and inspiring website. We've even started Sailing because of it and love it. We hope you are both okay since there has been no new news for a while. Keep safe and enjoy your journey.

Anthony and Clair.
(28 and 26 from Australia, living in the UK, Sailing in Wales and touring Europe)