Cambyration 3 - from the bow

I hang out in the bowsprit and film back on the boat and on the bow wave, and cool stuff like that.

The Cambyration is a Privateer 36. It's not a racing boat, so it doesn't scream along at death-defying speeds, but it definitely does move well. Chad said that even in the moderate wind that we had it moved faster than the top speed of his old Privateer 25 (Eden).

The house and the decks are teak, the hull is fiberglass. It weighs over 11,000 pounds (including weighted keel). Chad did numerous repairs on the boat, including recaulking the decks, repairing/replacing the head (marine toilet), installing fresh water tanks, rewiring the boat and running LED lighting for it, acid flushing the engine and replacing the carburetor, fixing rigging, it was a real restoration project, and of course it's not done yet.

They'll continue to work on it in North or South Carolina - wherever they end up. A lot of people have asked how these two youngsters, both in their early twenties, can afford to do this boat trip. It's simple. They worked for it.

Chad has been a professional painter for some years with his father's family business. In addition, he has worked retail, tended bar, and done odd jobs and marine repairs, including things like waxing and buffing other people's boats.

Leeann has worked for Petco in Michigan and then in Watertown when she came out here to help finish the work. Although she is fun and sometimes whimsical, as they both can be, she is also very serious about doing her job well. You won't see a "who cares" slacker attitude coming from her.

Pretty much, they both work their butts off, they have maybe more than a touch of perfectionism, and they spend frugally and methodically.

After having met tons of people their age who are spoiled, have a huge sense of entitlement, and who don't want anything that's not given to them on a silver platter, it is really great to meet these two who are not like that at all.

Having said all that, they both enjoy the suport of their relatives. Their parents and extended family have sent care packages, and have lent emotional and logistical support to this venture. They both obviously love their parents, and it shows in how they talk about them.