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   * Electric Motor
   * Project Details
 * THE VAULT
   * Captain’s Log
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OUR BOAT


“WE WANTED TO LIVE MINIMALLY AND TRAVEL INDEFINITELY—A SAILBOAT WAS THE IDEAL
SOLUTION”


PEARSON 36, 1972

They say a journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step. For us,
rather than a step, our journey began with a leap. We sold everything we didn’t
need, cars, computers, motorcycles, furniture — everything. What we couldn’t
sell, we donated and we used the money to buy a sailboat.

“But, why a sailboat”? We get asked this often, the simple answer is, we wanted
to live minimally and travel indefinitely—a sailboat was the ideal solution. Our
boat “Uma” is a 1972 Pearson 36. She is neither fancy and expensive, nor cheap
and flimsy—to us, she is perfect. We wanted a name that carried with it the
motivation and rationale that led us to buy her in the first place. Her name was
inspired by the Portuguese number 1 (uma), meaning first or primary. She is our
first step

To us, “UMA” is much more than just a number. In life, there are many paths to
choose. All requiring a first step, a first idea, a first choice to stand on. We
hope that our story will stand as an inspiration to those wanting to pursue
their dreams, to take their first step, and discover their own, Uma.

Over the years living and traveling onboard our little home, we’ve also learned
that UMA has many different meanings in several cultures, each translation
unique in it’s own way: Uma means Hope in inuit language, Nation in Hebrew,
Tranquility in Sanskrit, she’s another name for Pavarti, the Indu Goddess of
fertility, love, beauty, but also strenght. Uma also means horse in Japanese,
(but let’s not focus too much on the horse. )






WHY CHOOSE A BOAT HEADED FOR THE JUNKYARD


“SHE IS NEITHER FANCY AND EXPENSIVE, NOR CHEAP AND FLIMSY—TO US, SHE IS
PERFECT.”

There seems to be plenty of books, video and websites devoted to guiding you to
the boat that is best for you. If you’re still looking and are unsure, many are
worth a read. But like many topics related to sailing, there are as many
opinions as there are sailors.

First and foremost, we needed to love our boat. It is often the case that many
people return to buy the first boat that caught their eye after a long and
fruitless search. This was definitely the case for us. We spent months looking
over every kind of boat we could find on YachtWorld, Craigslist, eBay and other
such sites, searching and learning about what was out there. Being new to the
idea of living on a sailboat, we had no idea what to look for, how to look for
it, or even what to put in the search bar.

Price of course is a major determining factor. It has been said before that the
best boat, is the one you already own. The problem was, we didn’t own a boat
yet. Our post grad pocket books would definitely not allow us to afford a new
boat and we certainly weren’t about to go into debt for one. So when the idea of
getting a sailboat came to mind, we started to browse through a great website:
www.yachtworld.com. The bigger the boat, the more expensive, but not just in
initial price, but also the maintenance and the marinas as well. So we started
small and worked our way up. For us, we knew we wanted a boat small enough so
that we are able to handle it by ourselves (Uma being our first boat) but large
enough for us to live in comfortably (Uma being our only home). With that said,
we put our range for the overall length to between a 32-40 feet. We started
researching for a good blue water capable boat within our range. We read some
books, blogs and forums online. In the meantime, we contacted a couple of people
and went to visit their boats in the 36-40’ range.

Each and every boat is different. We wanted a boat that meets our personal needs
structurally but also aesthetically, and in terms of the functionality of the
space. Basically, we were looking for a boat that had the potential of being a
comfortable, sturdy blue water sailboat, but easy to work on and repair—little
brightwork, few complex mechanical systems, simple rigging etc. So for us
finding a sailboat that we can fix ourselves and give it the features we want
her to have was something to consider. It would also allow us to know our boat
inside and out.

But after months of looking, we ended up buying one of the first boats we
saw—certainly the first one that really caught our eye.






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