Morpheus Sailing – Morpheus was designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Davie Norris Boatbuilders in New Zealand and launched in 2002. She spent her first 18 months cruising the South Pacific before reaching her home port of San Francisco. Since that time, Morpheus has been raced and cruised extensively. This blog will document her ongoing adventures.

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Our NEW”Plans” (as of July 23rd)

25 May 202023 Jul 2020

Updated: July 23rd Both Deb and I are asked about our plans multiple times each day. While the truth is that they continue to change daily, we have decided to…

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Almost Famous!!

6 Aug 20206 Aug 2020

Our regular readers (both of you!) will remember Kim Comfort. Kim came for a 10 day visit onboard Morpheus in early March, and ended up getting home 71 days later!…

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Head Fake! But, who is fooling who??

Did we fool Isaias and she thought we were in Charleston, or is she fooling us and actually planning to nail Morpheus in Connecticut?? I am more convinced than ever…

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Progress Update

28 Jul 202029 Jul 2020

42 hours in and we are making very significant progress. Most of our time spent on Hwy 90 and 94. The Northern route is beautiful and uncrowded. There are times…

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Land Cruising

27 Jul 202027 Jul 2020

Ready To Roll Deb and I left Newport yesterday afternoon after staying with Kim Comfort and her husband Rocky for a few days. Remember Kim from our Barbuda posts?? Well,…

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The Gregory’s Have Left The Boat! 😪

23 Jul 202024 Jul 2020

The last couple of weeks have been busy and I’ve fallen way behind on my blog updates. I will try to catch up a bit starting with today’s update and…

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Cross Country Drive: Day #5

23 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Another day of scrubbing the decks and floor boards, buffing the mast, pickling the water maker, and servicing the engine. It's a chore putting the boat to bed for maybe…

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Cross Country Drive: Day #4

21 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Today was a work day.... No driving! Jim and I cleaned, scrubbed, polished and put away a ton of stuff on the boat. To reward ourselves for a job well…

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Cross Country Drive: Day #3

21 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Day 3 ✅. That was a long one! Charleston to Westbrook, CT. 5:45 am - 7:45 pm. Arrival cocktail was awesome, but Jim didn’t want to be in the pic!…

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Cross Country Drive: Day #2

21 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Day 2 done. Beautiful drive from Jacksonville to Charleston along 17 - The Coastal Highway. The car is loaded to the gills.

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Cross Country Drive: Day #1

21 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Day one of the great Cross Country Migration done! Bonita Springs to Jacksonville! I got to see Chris and do some puppy sitting. Rona is a very cute, healthy pup.