• Journey,  Wind Dragon

    A Dragon’s Tale

    It took us 12 days to move Wind Dragon from Sail Harbor Marina on Wilmington Island in Savannah, GA to Cape Fear Marina in Wilmington, NC. William, Lexi, Zac, Derby and myself were the crew on her inaugural journey, which…

  • Journey

    Changing Course

    The winds changed when we lost Wind Dragon, and so as sailors do, we adjusted our sails. Without the boat we focused on where we wanted to be; the best areas with stable temperatures, consistently timed sunrises and sunsets, and…

  • Boat,  Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Specs & Info

    Hunter Marine 33 Cherubini DesignYear Built: 1978Hull# HUN60052M78C-33Shoal Draft 4′2QM20 Yanmar DieselWater: 50 galFuel: 22 galHolding Tank: 13 gal Here is a scanned sales brochurefrom 1982 that I came across.More info from SailBoat DataHunter33 Line DrawingHunter33 Plumbing diagramHunter33 AC wire diagramHunter33 DC wire diagram  

  • Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Surveys, Sea Trials, and Signatures

    The following is taken from an original blog entry written in 2010, about the purchase of our first (monohull) sailboat, the original Wind Dragon. We had two weeks between the day we first viewed her and made our offer on…

  • Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Finding our Dragon

    The following is taken from an original blog entry written in 2010, about the purchase of our first (monohull) sailboat, the original Wind Dragon. First and foremost, I should relay that going into this venture we weren’t entirely new to…