For almost 14 years C Ghost has been our girl, our home, and our protector when at the dock or at sea. She’s taught us a lot, and sensitized us to pay close attention to the weather, current, and wind.
Accordingly, we want to let you all know that we are experiencing a change in the wind as regards our next ventures. Tommy and I feel the time is right to become land-based again. We want to embark on some enterprises on terra firma. These include time with parents, children, grandchildren and pets as well! Paula misses having a garden. Additionally, we’ve developed a love of hiking and an interest in RV camping which feels to us a bit like highway-based boating.
We also feel strongly that C Ghost herself deserves to sailed to an extent that just doesn’t align with our priorities right now. Therefore, we’ve been lucky enough to find a couple, who by all indications, will value C Ghost as we have.
Our immediate plans are to spend the summer at Lake Tahoe as planned, and then dive into the adventure of securing a home. We don’t intend to give up sailing; that itch will likely be scratched with a much smaller day boat. We’ll keep you posted as to our progress and will continue the land trip, Tahoe, and photography portions of our blog.
In accordance with our new direction, the C Ghost blog has been remodeled. It will still include all of our past (and future) boating experiences. In addition, it will document our new land-based undertakings. You can still find us at cghost.org. We love you all!
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To my brother and sister.
For our family (and beyond), C Chost is/was so much more to us than just your sailing vessel and your home. She was the beacon for the rest of us to live out our dreams, take the risks, change it up, and follow our passions. For John and I, she was the inspiration to move to Florida, to experience a completely different life and to find and fall in love with own water home, Playin’ the Keys. C Ghost was one of the very few places where John and I felt honored and humbled to share in her experience as your guests.
Aboard the C Ghost is where John found a few of his joys…Paula’s cooking, a favorite and now staple spice, amazing coffee, and endless dialog with the master of the political landscape, my brother Tom.
C Ghost provided softly rocking comfort when we learned of our sister’s breast cancer diagnosis while we were aboard her, and she served as the official “office” for the first of many communications that brought Ryan back to us after 37 years.
But more than anything, for me, her name, C Ghost, carried the heart and soul of our brother Brian. His adventurous spirit, his sunny-side up smile, and his heart full of love was the soul of this boat as well. Along with a few surprises that we are certain taxed the captain and first mate’s patience, the C Ghost provided the conduit for Brian to play his practical jokes from time to time while always keeping Tommy and Paula safe. I’m certain he was always there, at the top of the mast, ensuring fair winds and following seas.
Congratulations to Tom, Paula, to the C Ghost and the new owners. The adventure continues for all and the memories are ours to keep forever.
Love, sister K
Wonderful sentiments K. Thank you so much for writing this. We couldn’t agree more with everything you said. It’s going to take while for us to get used to not being aboard her everyday. So glad we got to share all those memories with you and John.
Thanks again and love you too, Tom and Paula