As many of you who follow us on Facebook have probably noticed, there have been some conspicuous changes to the page recently; The grey Yanmar 2 cylinder engine we’ve been posting about for years, has turned in to a bigger 3 cylinder Volvo; the shots aboard the boat with the beautiful teak background have been replaced with the images of a much lighter oak interior, and of course there may appear to be more space. You may have even noticed a change in the name of the pages we operate.
As is the case on any adventure, there is always the inevitable reality that, at some point it has to come to an end, and for me and the rest of my team this marks the end of our adventures aboard Thursday’s Child.
This was not an easy decision to make, and in all honesty, I’ve been trying to write this post for a few months now. For me and the crew, there is so much excitement about a new boat, there is so much adventure we can have in a bigger, ocean racer, but there is also a great deal left to be desired when compared to Thursday’s Child.
For me Thursday’s Child has been more than just a boat, to me she is humanized. She has been a partner in crime; the vessel (quite literally) on which I’ve forged lasting relationships and made the best of friends. Together we’ve taken on the biggest of challenges. From our first Southern Straits race in 2013, to the Van Isle 360 in 2015 and until now, the cast of characters aboard the boat has been such a fantastic group of people. I think back on what I share with my friends; I think about showing my family the BC coast, about proposing to Mida aboard, and that my son Jack took his very first steps aboard the boat, I think about the feeling after winning our first southern straits race, or doing my first single handed race to nanaimo, which was scary as hell. I also think of Carol Macmillan, who sailed so fiercely with us as she was fighting a loosing battle with cancer; she literally sailed until she could sail no more. I think of my sailing friends, who have since passed Rick, Pieter, and Butch, who's support and encouragement was integral to our success. I Think of how these friends would have considered Thursday’s Child synonymous with me and my team.
I am so lucky to have had such amazing friends and adventures aboard this boat. At times I was seriously considering keeping her as a second boat, but deep down I knew that would be unfair to her. She needs to be taken care of and used, and I wouldn’t be able to do that with her as a second boat.
There is good news I promise! It’s not all doom and gloom! The fantastic consolation in all this is that Nick who has been a regular aboard TC, along with his partner Sean have decided to take over as stewards of this fantastic boat. They took over her a few months ago, and so far they’ve been doing an amazing job fixing every little thing that I had become blind to, and I’m sure their adventures will take them far afield. Thursday’s Child Does have far to go after all.
For me and the motley crew you’ve been hearing about for the last few years– we have some pretty fantastic adventures coming up, and a whole lot of boat to play with but we’ll save that for another time. Keep an eye out here to hear all about our new boat. The one we call ‘The Fugitive’.
As is the case on any adventure, there is always the inevitable reality that, at some point it has to come to an end, and for me and the rest of my team this marks the end of our adventures aboard Thursday’s Child.
This was not an easy decision to make, and in all honesty, I’ve been trying to write this post for a few months now. For me and the crew, there is so much excitement about a new boat, there is so much adventure we can have in a bigger, ocean racer, but there is also a great deal left to be desired when compared to Thursday’s Child.
For me Thursday’s Child has been more than just a boat, to me she is humanized. She has been a partner in crime; the vessel (quite literally) on which I’ve forged lasting relationships and made the best of friends. Together we’ve taken on the biggest of challenges. From our first Southern Straits race in 2013, to the Van Isle 360 in 2015 and until now, the cast of characters aboard the boat has been such a fantastic group of people. I think back on what I share with my friends; I think about showing my family the BC coast, about proposing to Mida aboard, and that my son Jack took his very first steps aboard the boat, I think about the feeling after winning our first southern straits race, or doing my first single handed race to nanaimo, which was scary as hell. I also think of Carol Macmillan, who sailed so fiercely with us as she was fighting a loosing battle with cancer; she literally sailed until she could sail no more. I think of my sailing friends, who have since passed Rick, Pieter, and Butch, who's support and encouragement was integral to our success. I Think of how these friends would have considered Thursday’s Child synonymous with me and my team.
I am so lucky to have had such amazing friends and adventures aboard this boat. At times I was seriously considering keeping her as a second boat, but deep down I knew that would be unfair to her. She needs to be taken care of and used, and I wouldn’t be able to do that with her as a second boat.
There is good news I promise! It’s not all doom and gloom! The fantastic consolation in all this is that Nick who has been a regular aboard TC, along with his partner Sean have decided to take over as stewards of this fantastic boat. They took over her a few months ago, and so far they’ve been doing an amazing job fixing every little thing that I had become blind to, and I’m sure their adventures will take them far afield. Thursday’s Child Does have far to go after all.
For me and the motley crew you’ve been hearing about for the last few years– we have some pretty fantastic adventures coming up, and a whole lot of boat to play with but we’ll save that for another time. Keep an eye out here to hear all about our new boat. The one we call ‘The Fugitive’.