400 Subscribers!

We just hit another milestone by getting our 400th YouTube subscriber!

Quick thank you and shout out to everyone that is a subscriber.

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We have a boat name!

After many, many walks around the block in the evenings, we have decided on a name!

 Sailing Vessel Mira (SV Mira for short)

Here is a link to the YouTube video where we announce the name.

What makes naming a boat so hard is that you can choose from a lot of different types of names.  You can be "funny/punny" and name a boat something like Knot Working, or Never Again 2.  You can name a boat after a concept or a feeling, like Tranquility, Respite or Traveler.  And you can, of course, name your boat using a proper name; traditionally a girl's name, but something simple like Jenny, or as in friends of ours, Greek Goddess.

Given that this boat will be our home, we quickly ruled out funny/punny names.  That just doesn't seem right.

BUT, we got stuck for a while on concept/feeling names and just a traditional girl's name.  We both brainstormed and came up with lists.  We then bounced them off one-another and looked into their meanings.  Names that meant things like "trusting" or "sinky" were quickly eliminated.

So what made us decide on Mira?

Vision 444 - Key West Boat Show

 Key West Boat Show and Additional Information on the Vision Yachts 444

Summary

We had a great trip down to Key West (okay, actually it was the next island up; Stock Island). The Stock Island Marina Village and adjoining Perry Hotel are absolutely beautiful.  If you are in the area and need a place to stay (and have the means!), it is a great resort.  We were fortunate in that we booked it early for the event and got the room at 1/3 the price it was the week leading up to the boat show.  Admittedly, it was Spring Break, so that may be their peak price for the year for all I know.

We had spoken to Tommy and Amy from Sail Away Catamarans a few times before the event and even had a chance to speak with Thomas and Terri, the owners of Kon-Tiki ahead of time too.  What an absolutely great group of people!

Additional Information

Over 100 YouTube Subscribers!

Thanks to all of our YouTube subscribers for helping us get over 100 subscribers!!

We are now at 104 subscribers a few days later!

We Launched our YouTube Channel

We Launched our YouTube Channel!

We recently launched our YouTube Channel and posted our first video!  

Here is the link to your channel.

Here is the link to our first video.

Check 'em out and let us know your thoughts!

Sue and Mike