We are so close to being ready that we have sailing fever. Be sure and come back to see my launch day post,but in the meantime,leave a comment and tell me what you think.
CABIN HATCHBEFORE CABIN HATCHAFTER Have a great day&Smooth Sailing,Steve 
We are aboard Gypsy Rose on this hot 4th of July morning. She sails beautifully. 
Connie and I are loving it. She was taking pictures on launch day and did not get in much sailing time but today we will be out for several hours.
The temps today will hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Thats why we dressed in light colors to beat the heat. 
Here is Connie, my smiling beauty of a wife with her sailing gloves on. 39 years together and we are still best friends 
Gypsy Rose is a very unique and vintage looking boat and we can already see that she will attract attention wherever we sail her. 
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............Pirate Island?? 
A board sailor out enjoying the wind and waves. 
Lots of flags out today. I for one love the USA! 
Back in the slip and the weary but happy sailors head for home, only 10 minutes achoice. 
Shes a little beauty. 
Thank you for visiting my blog. I look forward to reading your comments and hope you have happy times ahead. 
Happy sailing everyone!Steve and Connie. 
We spent a lot of time this week . . . working on Gypsy Rose.She is getting prettier every day. 
Today I built these wooden boxes and reinforced beamsso we could jack her up off the trailer. 
I wanted to get her jacked up enough to attach a new cable to her keel,but we couldnt jack her up quite high enough and still feel safe.So, Im going through the cabin to attach it. 
We did get started coloring the bottom.After scraping the keel to remove barnacles and rust, from her days in salt water. 
Well, it doesnt look like well have her in the water by the first of June . . .but we are still optimistic about sailing before the end of the month. For all my followers that are watching her progress,I just want to say thank you.It is nice being able to share this project with you,and I enjoy reading your comments.Have a great weekend . . .I think that we are going to check out the new Star Trek Movie.Ive been a Star Trek fan since the first TV shows.My sister and I used to watch then together as kids :)
Yes Im smiling. Its launch day! And we got her in the water in June!!! 
Every boat is a little bit different, but basically has similar rigging,whether its a 21 footer like Gypsy Rose or a 100 footer. 
Here we are in the water motoring to the slip,where we will set the sails.Because, its raining off and on and its her first time out,Im only going to set the mainsail, today. 
Some of you might be wondering why Connies not here.She is, shes behind the camera.
Today we stayed in the little cove by the marina,hopefully on the 4th the weather will be great and Connie and I can raise the jib and get out and explore more of the lake, .
