Stories from life aboard Mearr with my cat Setzer.
Sailing, mistakes, adventures, lessons, and the occasional unexpected swim.
Welcome aboard.
Featured Stories
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The Day I Discovered People Live on Sailboats
Act I: Entombed Of course not… What was I thinking? That was never going to be my life. Looking back, I can pinpoint the exact afternoon I made that decision….
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I Didn’t Realize How Much of Myself I’d Lost
Act II: Adventure 0.5 The sailboat dream disappeared so completely that I never thought about it. Not because I had rejected it, but because I had interred it. Life moved…
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How I Found Momentum When I Couldn’t See My Future
Act III: Direction I stopped walking. I still don’t know why. How long I stood there did I stand there? Time simply disappeared one warm Michigan spring afternoon in May….
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When the Dream Started Asking for More
Act IV: Course Corrections I was lying on the floor in the middle of my house, listening to the sound people always describe as a freight train. It does sound…
Recent Stories
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The Threshold Between Fear and Faith
The Hump of Avoidance “How fitting…” That was the first thought that crossed my mind as I climbed the steps up my companionway and into the sailboat cockpit on the morning I left Brunswick. It was a chilly morning. A light fog hung over the marina. Not enough to be dangerous, just enough to soften…
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When “Next Year” Stopped Feeling Guaranteed
One Week Before Leaving for the Florida Keys My boat looked like a marine supply store had exploded inside it. Tools covered every available surface. Parts were scattered throughout the cabin. Ongoing projects seemed to occupy every square foot of living space. Battery system component boxes sat on the stove. Half-finished cables snaked across the…
