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Jay and Dale began sailing together in 2013. Why we didn't start 20 years earlier is a story for another day. We began with a week-long ASA course in Deltaville, then bought a 1973 Douglas McLeod Highlander which we trailered back and forth to Claytor Lake (VA) for several years. We moved to DC in 2016, where we traded the Highlander for our Viper 640, Haulin' Asp. We continue to actively race the Viper with the Annapolis fleet and throughout the East Coast (until COVID) from Sarasota, FL, to Kingston, ON.
Our long-term plans involve cruising full-time. In 2018, we added a 1980 Tartan 33 in order to begin learning big boats and cruising. In 2019, we booked a 10-day off-shore passage with John Kretschmer aboard Quetzal in the Caribbean to see if we were both comfortable off-shore on a small boat. (The answer is YES!) Then, in 2020, we chartered a 41' Beneteau in the Bahamas with our daughter and our good friends and regular crew, Mark and Vicky.
With the purchase of SY incognito, we're moving ahead with our plans to begin cruising full-time at the end of 2022. We have 2 years to get to know her and prepare her (and ourselves) before we head south towards the Caribbean and beyond.
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About SV incognito
1995 Hallberg-Rassy 53
SV incognito was designed for a couple to live aboard and cruise world-wide in security and comfort. She's 54' in length and displaces approximately 51,000lbs empty. She is powered by a 147hp turbo-diesel, has an unrefueled range approaching 1,000nm, and has both an 8kw diesel generator and a massive battery bank. Three cabins, two heads, and a roomy salon. The sea-going galley has three refrigerator/freezers! Above decks, the HR53 has one of the most secure cockpits we've seen, thanks to the hard-top dodger built into the boat. Despite all of these comforts, HR53s are also known for great performance and handling under sail.
https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/yachts/previous-models/hallberg-rassy-53/