After retirement, we started cruising. In May of 2015, we purchased “Ti Amo” and started sailing it to the Bahamas every winter. We did this for 6 years (2020-2021, only to FL).
All good things……must come to an end?????
In summer 2021, we made the decision that Ti Amo will be sailing to a new home. While we will miss the sport of sailing, we look forward to our new, future…
“Paradigm Shift”.
While the decision to sell Ti Amo was a tough one, the purchase of our new vessel was an easy one. We heard about our new boat from an acquaintance on our last trip to Florida. We were in Saint Augustine when we met Bill and Shelly Kessinger on Holokai, a Selene 53. We somehow invited ourselves aboard their boat and enjoyed a tour thinking all along there was no way we would ever find a Selene for ourselves. As luck would have it, Bill and Shelly knew of one coming on the market in their home area of Kemah Texas, “Sauvy B” (i.e., Sauvignon Blanc).
Once we got home we made the decision to travel to Kemah Texas to have a first look at Sauvy B. As beautiful as she looks sitting there she was even more beautiful in person. A well maintained vessel …….we were well on our way to seeing a dream become a reality.
After a crazy month or so we traveled (with our pickup truck loaded with supplies) to bring Sauvy B (soon to be renamed Paradigm Shift) home to Virginia.
Robert and Carolyn Chancellor (Sauvy B’s owners) made our transition seamless by allowing us to move aboard on their dock at their home and prepare for our journey across the Gulf of Mexico. Greg and Robert had spent some time training prior during the sea trial but we were happy to have both his and Carolyn’s expertise before our departure. Carolyn was the best at mapping out my many stops to pick up odds and ends that we still needed.
The crew is preparing and saying their final goodbyes. Robert was giving Greg some final instructions while I stowed the electrical cord.
Oh….did I mention that our saving grace was that Barry and Robin Newland, other Selene owners and dear friends found time in their busy schedule to help us bring this beauty home? We would never had known much about the Selene had it not been for them. Everything is coming together nicely and while it has been an overwhelming adventure, somehow friends new and old made this all possible.
A huge thanks to ALL!
