Easy-Going Retirement Is in the Past

"Retired life was easy-going and good," write Northern Californians Dan and Carol Seifers, "and we were enjoying sailing our Gemini 105 catamaran in the Bay and Delta. But in September of ’06, while cruising home from the Delta with fellow members of the Richmond YC, a little thing happened that has changed our lives. While tied up at the Rio Vista Marina, we saw a Seawind 1000 catamaran with a sign in the window denoting the owner’s years of adventures with her: taking delivery in Australia, sailing to New Zealand, then the islands of Polynesia, Hawaii, and so forth.

"Wham! All of a sudden Carol started thinking about the possibility of buying a new catamaran to tour the South Pacific. In fact, she became obsessed with the idea. After returning home, she spent hours researching catamarans on the internet, and shoved articles about sailing in the South Pacific under my nose. There was no stopping her now, as she was hooked on buying a Seawind 1160 built in Australia."