<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">hello friends and friends of friends!<div>the ironwood family is learning to sail. our vision is to buy an inexpensive boat (28'-35') and take a trip somewhere in the atlantic/gulf of mexico... we imagine being gone for 6 months to one year. and we have LOTS of research that we need to do... we have limited funds and want to show that it can be done affordably - not an extravagant vacation - a continuation of our lifestyle on the water - an ecological way to travel. having developed such an intimate relationship with our permaculture homestead and the land over many years, we are ready to learn a new life - believing in our ability as do-it-yourself-ers and spreading the knowledge we have gained along the way.</div><div>we know a lot of people have traveled this way and we would love to correspond with folks who could help us with our questions (and the questions we have yet to generate). do you know anyone who we could communicate with? we'd like to start out by crewing a bit with folks who have experience... preferably on the atlantic or gulf of mexico.</div><div><br></div><div>anyone have any suggestions for where we can start?</div><div><br></div><div>thanks for your help.</div><div>for love and wind,</div><div>the ironwoods (ashley, patrick, sage and anakeesta)<br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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