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Sail Loot Podcast 015: SV Terrapin Provides Family Time with Lifestyle Afloat

By on February 5, 2015

Phil and Aimee Nance sat down, looked at each other, and said, “Why are we letting a nanny raise our kids?”

Between Phil’s post-doctoral fellowship at the La Jolla Institute, Aimee getting her high school teaching credentials, and an hour commute, they were left with only a couple of hours a day with their daughters Jessica, 11, and Emma, 9.  The Nances were in need of a change in lifestyle and SV Terrapin would provide it for them.

Phil had grown up sailing. The Nance family had chartered boats and gone on sailing vacations. They decided that a wonderful way to spend more family time together would be to downsize, buy their own sailboat, and go on a 2 to 3 year sailing adventure together.

The Nance family has released the dock lines, put some wind in SV Terrapin’s sails, and are living their dream lifestyle afloat.

SV Terrapin bow loungingTake a listen to the definitive Sail Loot interview with the SV Terrapin Crew!

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A Few Things You’ll Learn About SV Terrapin In This Episode:

  • The inspiration for setting sail on SV Terrapin.
  • How chartering sailboats helped the Nance family fall in love with sailing.
  • What Jessica and Emma like about sailing.
  • Where, when, and how they acquired SV Terrapin.
  • How they downsized their lives and learned to live aboard.
  • Handling pets.
  • Where the Terrapin crew plans to cruise.
  • How Phil hopes to use his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology to make a little beer money along the way.
  • Their 1978 45′ Dufour, Terrapin, and how she fit everybody’s needs.
  • What their budget is and how they came up with it.
  •  What sponsorship means to SV Terrapin.
  • How they were able to acquire their sponsors.
  • The SV Terrapin shake down.
  • Jessica and Emma’s blog Pigtails in Paradise.
  • The final preparations for launch.
  • And much more!

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About Teddy

I am a 37 year old that just wants to find a way to make a remote income, gather some Sail Loot and cruise the world! I have been sailing for a couple of years now, but mostly on 10 day trips as vacationing crew. I just recently took sailing to the next level by completing my Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, and Bareboat Cruising Certifications! I am also Vice President of a Medical Consulting Company, have a Mechanical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, and have taken several Coding, Computing, and Online Business courses. It's time to share what I have learned!

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