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So after much debate, Wes and I have decided to find,fix, and sail upon a yacht ..  provided we can find one for free.  We did find one on Craigslist that was just twenty minutes away, but by the time we got to it someone else had already picked it up. We ended up finding a bunch of sources for free boats, info about boats and how to fix them (I’ll post them when I have time).

We may have one down in Charleston, but we still have some to discuss about it.  Other than that the other ones seem to all be in Massachusetts or Florida.

At some point I want to be able to do some of this:
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So I did some searching around. There’s a pretty historic club in Columbia, SC called The Big Apple. Back in the day, it was a pretty hip place to be, and now, once a month, it’s a swing club again. I haven’t gotten a chance to check it out yet, but their next night is next friday (Feb. 5) so I’ll try to go. Hopefully, there’ll be a live little jazz combo, but even if not, it should be pretty neat. If you want to check it out, its on the Historic Columbia Foundation website (click Here for a direct link).

Other than learning the dance, for the past couple of years I’ve really enjoyed jazz, especially swing. I love playing it, and have become especially fond of the Baritone Sax parts. I’d love to practice up a bit and find a recreational jazz band somewhere and join.

So, a couple weeks ago, I started reading an article online about how some guys got a free yacht.  It made me start wanting one (especially if it were free).

If you want to check out the original article, it’s on Instructables under “Rides” as the Free Yacht Saga.

Anywho,  I started thinking about what it would be like to have a yacht.  While, yes, its out of my price range even if it’s free just due to the running costs, but I still think it would be pretty awesome.  What could be better than spending some time sailing around on a yacht with a couple of friends and some decent music?  Nothing that I can think of.

Wes kept pushing it, too.  His only difference is he plans on somehow obtaining a multi-million-dollar yacht.  Cocaine trafficking maybe?  No, he wouldn’t go that far.  But it does, in a way, give me something to aim for, even if I have no idea what I would do with a yacht if I had one.  By the time I would be able to afford one, if ever, would be the time I’m either too busy or too old to use it.  And that would just be a waste.  So I suppose the yacht idea will go on the back-burner for a while… But just wait until I win the lottery…