Hi! We're Brendan and Carrie, a married couple living aboard a 45 foot sailboat named Creeky. Click on any of the buttons below to learn about us, our boat, our projects, and our sailing journey. To see our latest location, click on MAP.
Found a nice protected spot in South Harpswell to ride out Hurricane Lee and had a pretty quiet time. Got to spend some quality time with the one and only Mr. Helpful. Throwback to a couple summers ago when we sailed from Iceland to Greenland with @ryanwslagle through icy waters and still had a mainsail… #greenland #greenland🇬🇱 #tasiilaq #iceicebaby #denmarkstrait #offshoresailing #iceberg #icebergs Decided we probably won’t need our storm sails and drogue ground tackle for a while, so gave them a good scrub and fresh water soak before storing them in the barn. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work… Mara’s first time aboard Creeky! Entering the next chapter of life with Creeky. She still feels like home when we’re on her. Hard to treat her as just a boat… So it turns out we did a bit more than “kiss” a rock heading into a tight anchorage in Newfoundland two summers ago on our way back to the US. Creeky’s keel has a “crumple zone” type of design feature forward of the encapsulated lead that was a pretty common design element in the late 70s/early 80s. The idea is that striking a rock with a sacrificial hollow section of keel would prevent more significant damage than if you hit it with the solid lead portion. I’m not sure we agree, and not sure modern yacht designers do either. It’s a strange feeling to come and check on Creeky as just a regular boat on a mooring after living aboard for 9 years. No big cruising plans this summer, but looking forward to a few little jaunts when things settle down a bit. #bowshots As sad as it is to not be focusing on sailing to an exotic port, it does feel good to transition back to project mode in a familiar place. We definitely proved that you can find materials to finish building your boat anywhere you go, but it’s a whole lot easier when you already know where to find everything. Time to take Creeky from being a utilitarian sailing machine to something closer to a “yacht.” Current project = Dickinson Newport diesel heater install as a backup to our trusty Webasto Air Top Evo 5500. Next up = Salon flooring. Also on the list = new salon table, water heater, new head, salon shelves, and LOTS more… #notsailing #boatprojects #diyboatprojects #liveaboard #liveaboardsailboat #diyboatbuilding #winter #dieselheater We're baaaaack! We arrived in Boston last week and are excited to be in one place for the next several months, close to our family and friends. We plan to shrinkwrap the boat to help with insulation over the winter as we continue to live aboard and complete some long-awaited projects that will vastly improve life aboard Creeky (hot water, anyone?!) Officially under way on our (almost) final leg to close the loop on our 2.5 year cruise! We're heading directly to Portsmouth, NH first to clear in to the country and hopefully see lots of loved ones. Should be there by Friday! 🕺🏻💃🏻