So after Zetty previewed the blog, she asked, "when did we decide to call a new boat, Chunk Monkey?" OK, I may have jumped the gun on that one but we do both like Chunky Monkey ice cream. The Shannon is named "Monkey's Orphan" after her father Fireball. A Monkey's Orphan was a boy on board in the Royal Navy who played a fiddle to keep time for hauling etc. Zetty's suggestion of "Ice Monkey" fit the bill and I like it too. Soooo watch for the blog to change names in the future.
I'm putting together my "Boat Survey" spreadsheet which will compare all the boats we're looking at and their various features, equipment etc. Hopefully this will give us a good comparison between them so we can come up with a logical choice. All of them are going to need a little work to get ready for high lat sailing so we're trying to get going this summer if possible.
No posts for the next couple of days, on the sticks in VAIL until Monday!
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