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Sailing Log 2001 (first season)

Proud Owners	June 8, 2001 Happiest Day of your Life....You know what they say. The two happiest days of your life are the day you buy your boat and the day you sell your boat! So here is that happy day for both couples. Sally and Spencer were the original owners of IP35-165, named Fayth II. Thank you Spencer and Sally for taking such good care of Fayth II, we love the boat.   Check out all papers to sign! Pat, from Anchor Financial,  our Yacht Loan Broker (no pun intended)
	June 17, 2001 First Haul Out...Fayth II was always wintered in the water, and we too will be doing that. We hauled her out to paint the bottom and install the through hauls for the AC/Heat unit. This photo really shows the scale of the boat. This is Pelorus Marina, in Rock Hall, MD, their last season, the yard has been sold to the state of Maryland to be turned into a state marina.
	July 25, 2001 JB, Nicholas, & Shannon stop in for a quick visit. JB is a former colleague of mine who enjoys boating, scuba diving, teaching, and computers. Hey....why are they not on the crew list? Because we did not leave the dock that day. You have to sail with us to be on the crew list.
	Aug 31, 2001 Heading to Annapolis....We took off for this long weekend to enjoy our NEW boat, heading to Annapolis, Magothy and Bodkin enjoying the quiet anchorages and living on the hook. Heaven.
	Sept 3, 2001 Freddie, Gail & Gregory....These crew members arrived via their Sea Ray 22' for a tour of the new boat. Since the wind was ZERO, we went for a motor boat ride and had a lovely lunch.
	Sept 11, 2001 A day that changed the world....We watched this event unfold live during my 3rd period class with 25 high school seniors. As with the world, we all could not grasp the reality of the day.
	Sept 29, 2001 Set up the Enclosure...This is GREAT, thank you Spencer & Sally. We really do enjoy this add on. This changes the cold weather days into enjoyable days. The enclosure gives you another space to enjoy, even when the wind is blowing or it is raining, you can enjoy the cockpit.
	Oct 2, 2001 Celebration Day...This is our celebration of life day....End of Cancer treatment! Radeen has been though 6 months of chemotherapy at University of Penn, and 7 weeks of Radiation therapy at Grand View Hospital, and this photo was taken on her last day of treatment! Being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer on December 22, 2000 we feel lucky to have this experience behind us. Notice the logo on the T-shirt, Island Packet Rendezvous.
Sailing home Wendy at the helm Dan at ABS	Oct 5, 6, 7, 2001 Annapolis Boat Show.... We always take our boat to the boat show and dock at the Annapolis Yacht Basin, right at the entrance to the show. Then on Saturday night we have friends stop by at 5 or 6 for cocktail hours! After that we make dinner and serve a wonderful meal. This year we broke from the traditional spaghetti we have served for the past 10 years, and made homemade lasagna. We served 10 for dinner! A record.
	Oct 13, 2001 Photo Shots....  This weekend we took photos of the boat from the water, we love the lines of the Island Packet 35.
	Oct 28, 2001 End of Ist Season...What a wonderful feeling we have aboard this yacht. She has a great spirit and she feels ready to go an any adventure we plan. Next season we are looking forward to a New England trip. Block Island, Newport and Martha's Vineyard.
	Winter 2002 Rig taken off...With the boat being 8 years old and never having the rig off, we thought it would be a good idea to inspect everything. Read about the issues and concerns on the Of Interest Page.
	Winter 2002 Planned upgrades...These are the upgrades we will be doing all at once to prepare the yacht for extended cruising. New Edson below decks Helm, New single lever engine control, SL 1000 Windlass, 44lb Bruce, 275' HT chain, B&G Pilot, Raytheon 7" Color Radar, Garmin 182-c Chart Plotter, 5 group 31 AGM batteries, Next step regulator, 125 Amp alternator, Ample Power E-Mon II 12 volt monitor, Prosine 2000 watt inverter , custom boat beds from BoatBeds.com. This work will be done by Rob Glebe, the # 1 Island Packet Yacht commissioning person. End of 1st Season!
Hey Mon...Thanks for reading about our first season