12/05/2025
it was 4 years ago today that I hauled Artemis and left her in Hampstead NC and flew home the next day. My life changed that summer and fall.
I returned to her in December 2022 and splashed, but the time on the hard was not kind to her and my trip South ended in Charleston in February. I returned in May of 2023 to bring her North, but had gotten my clinical practice license back and wanted to go back to work. Also, I was tired (later Dx'd as thyroid problems, now resolved), and tired of sailing alone. I left Artemis in Oriental as I wasn't ready to sell her. Last spring/summer (2024) I had clarity and sold her, ending 9 years of boat ownership.
The lessons I learned and took ashore with me were about a lot more than boat ownership, single handing and passage making. The adventures and cherished memories are also mine to keep.
I love my home and my life here (even if I don't love suburban Denver). I love my work (3 very intense days/week with 4 day weekends), am doing some good and my gardening skills and knowledge continue to improve. I hike in the mountains and e-bike along the Platte River, heartened by knowing that it eventually reached the Gulf of Mexico and my beloved Atlantic Ocean.
I do own a SUP with a wing-sail and a new-to-me windsurfer.
CO lake sailing isn't the same as untying from the dock, but it's what I have to work with.
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