The breeze brought relief to a warm day on the water in southern Florida, and as we sailed at 9.3 knots in 14 knots of steady wind, tracking a thunderstorm in the distance on radar, we looked at each other with grins on our faces, picturing ourselves in the same position with our girls in a couple of years, only on our own boat. The one we were sailing currently was s/v Exit Strategy, an Antares 44i, generously on loan by its owners for the company’s program Antares University, a fantastic opportunity to get to know the boat in great detail before taking delivery of our own.
Link here to read the full story in the September issue of Blue Water Sailing Magazine.