s/v Rainy Days

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

House-less But Not Homeless

--Blogpost written by Bob

Our house is now in the hands of it's new owners! We have been living full-time on our sailboat for the past 6 months but we no longer have the option of doing laundry at our house or some of the other conveniences we have enjoyed.

No more house, mortgage payments, property taxes, or water bills!

All of our credit card balances have been paid off and we have no more mortgage payments, property taxes, or water bills to pay. We are in the process of buying our condominium slip in Baltimore with cash--there will be quarterly condo fees which are quite nominal and should be covered by slip rental income while we are cruising.

It's a great feeling! All we have to do now is get through two bad winter months on board: January and February.

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Why the name Rainy Days?

There are multiple reasons for the name. First, in business, rainy days have always been lucky for me. Big orders always seemed to arrive miraculously on rainy days.

Second, it was a rainy day in November 1986 when I first saw the boat in a yacht broker's yard in Annapolis. It was love at first sight. I owned a Sabre 28 at the time and had been yearning for a larger boat, capable of longer passages.

Third, I have always liked the subdued mood of a rainy day--that care-free, stress-free feeling of, in particular, a warm rainy day. I believe everyone can relate to this melancholy feeling and draw the parallel to sailing. In fact, there has been many popular (and memorable) songs written about rainy days.