{"id":12798,"date":"2012-10-07T20:10:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T00:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=12798"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:14:28","slug":"the-annapolis-sailboat-show-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/the-annapolis-sailboat-show-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"The Annapolis Sailboat Show 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hey y\u2019all! I\u2019m back from quite possibly the busiest weekend of my life! As you saw, Thursday we drove the 6 hours to Washington DC. I had never been to our nation\u2019s capital and was excited to explore, but what brought us up that way was the Annapolis Boat Show<\/a>. It is the oldest and largest new, in-water boat show in the world.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n David and I have a bit of dreamer in us and couldn\u2019t wait to explore the beautiful sailboats. We figured one day would be enough to see it all. HA! I knew we miscalculated when I saw dock after dock packed full of boats. There were easily 100, probably more. Knowing that we only had 1 day to fit as much in as possible, we strapped Hailey in the Ergo and went for it.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This weekend focused on sailboats. Before you think I\u2019m fancypants, I\u2019ve only been sailing once in my life. It was on a 39\u2019 monohull on our honeymoon —<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It was beautiful, but pretty cozy. Above is the \u201cshower\u201d which was a spray handle with zero water pressure that I showered with over the toilet.<\/p>\n Well, boy was I in for a surprise at what the boats we saw this weekend. Think condos– floating on water. Seriously, check out this shower! (Not over a toilet, may I add)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n My favorite part are the kitchens (or galleys, as they\u2019re called in sailor-speak).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Can you believe these beautiful kitchens are on boats?!<\/p>\n Some catamarans (two hull sailboats) are set up with four cabins, 2 in each hull, while others have an entire hull dedicated to being a master suite.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n They\u2019re my favorite <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n OK, so the above master is cheating in comparison to the one above it since it\u2019s in a monohull, which allows for a much wider room.<\/p>\n After a busy morning, we needed lunch. And a beer. And to strip Hailey down to a diaper for another layer on sunscreen (it was HOT).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n We weren\u2019t the only ones who needed a break and we enjoyed chatting it up with other friendly sailing enthusiasts, many from Montreal. Loved their accents!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Then, we were back at it.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It was incredible. After seeing all the boats we were most excited to see, we ended the day on 66\u2019 catamaran called a Gunboat. I seriously felt like James Bond.<\/p>\n