Dot.Calm in Knoxville, TN
We are poised to start on an adventure that we’ve talked about, dreamed about, made blue-sky plans about, and have finally taken steps to really do it. The purchase of DotCalm, a 52 ft. BlueWater yacht was the start. It is located in Knoxville, TN at the moment — her home for the past 7 years. She is a very under-used craft. Engines have a total of 200 hours — which is what we put on our fishing boat in the Keys almost every year! We are currently planning to embark on a 1,600 mile cruise from Knoxville to Marathon at the end of September.* Between now and then, we’ll take a long weekend to scope out what we’ll need to bring on board to make the trip as enjoyable and comfortable as possible. We are poring over charts, navigation guides and “cooking on board” books. Stay tuned!
*Life, alas, got in the way of this plan in terms of timing. And some very strong advice changed our float plan, too. Take a look at the updated plan in another post on the blog to cruise from Charleston to Marathon via the Intracoastal Waterway along the eastern shores of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
This posting makes your dream so much more real. How very exciting.
I’ve updated it a bit. Take a look when you can!