Kit Kat's favorite game
Kit Kat's favorite game is "attack the bilge pump." She loves it when there is water in the bilge and she is continually trying to attack the water!
29 March 2007
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On October 29, 2006, s/v Whisper left on a two and 1/2 year journey from Pasadena, MD through the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the West Indies. Her crew consists of Hans Eriksson, Kristen Miller and KitKat.
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The Log of Whisper in print
Do you love looking back at old blog postings but hate having to search through the archives? Do you tell your old Aunt Mildred all about the Log of Whisper but can't show her because she doesn't have a computer? Do you have insomnia and need a sleeping aid? Great news! The Log of Whisper is now available as a book! Buy your copy now!
The default version is a hardcover with a dust jacket. Both soft cover and hardcover image wrap versions are available. They are identical to the dust jacket version except they will not include the information on the inside flaps of the dust jacket.
The default version is a hardcover with a dust jacket. Both soft cover and hardcover image wrap versions are available. They are identical to the dust jacket version except they will not include the information on the inside flaps of the dust jacket.
Whisper underway
About Whisper
- s/v Whisper
- Whisper is a 27' Albin Vega, built in 1975 in Sweden. The Albin Vega is a strong seaworthy boat, several have circumnavigated and at least one has rounded Cape Horn.
Check out these links!
- 3 Swedes circumnavigating on a Vega
- Albin Vega Yahoo Group
- Best Band Ever!
- Hans' cousin Marcus' heavy metal band
- Howard Connelly Design
- Hunt Country Vineyards
- Keeping up with the Fitts!
- Priscilla Howe, Storyteller
- S/V Alegria
- S/V Amida
- S/V Cielo
- S/V El Coqui
- S/V Equinox
- s/v Liberty
- S/V Meggie
- S/V Merengue
- s/v Paje
- s/v Romance
- S/V Snow Day
- s/v Someday Came
- S/V Splendido
- s/v Tim
- s/v Tybee Time
- s/v Uliad
About Whisper"s crew
Hans:
Raised in Northern Sweden by fearless sailors and descended from a wooden boat builder, Hans spent more time as a kid skiing, fishing and terrorizing his younger sisters than sailing. After protecting the father land by serving as a medic/machine gunner in the highly ironic Swedish military, he was off to the United States for college where he met Kristen.
Kristen:
Raised in land-locked Southern Vermont by a Brit and a Vermonter, Kristen sailed sunfishes at summer camp but spent most of her childhood playing in the snow in the winter and building forts and dams in the woods in the summer. After college, the allure of living on a boat in the tropics was much more appealing than 3 years of law school and the inevitable debt.
Walking along the waterfront in Stockholm in the summer of 2001, the two would-be voyagers hatched their plan and worked towards it until their departure in November of 2006.
Kit Kat:
Reared in the backwoods of Northwestern Montana, Kit Kat had never seen the ocean until thrust down Whisper's companionway on October 23rd 2006. In spite of constant hunger, she has adapted remarkably well to the life of a boat cat.
Raised in Northern Sweden by fearless sailors and descended from a wooden boat builder, Hans spent more time as a kid skiing, fishing and terrorizing his younger sisters than sailing. After protecting the father land by serving as a medic/machine gunner in the highly ironic Swedish military, he was off to the United States for college where he met Kristen.
Kristen:
Raised in land-locked Southern Vermont by a Brit and a Vermonter, Kristen sailed sunfishes at summer camp but spent most of her childhood playing in the snow in the winter and building forts and dams in the woods in the summer. After college, the allure of living on a boat in the tropics was much more appealing than 3 years of law school and the inevitable debt.
Walking along the waterfront in Stockholm in the summer of 2001, the two would-be voyagers hatched their plan and worked towards it until their departure in November of 2006.
Kit Kat:
Reared in the backwoods of Northwestern Montana, Kit Kat had never seen the ocean until thrust down Whisper's companionway on October 23rd 2006. In spite of constant hunger, she has adapted remarkably well to the life of a boat cat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. You're so young. How can you afford doing this at your age?
A. The simple answer is prioritizing. We were lucky to chose the cruising lifestyle before we graduated from college, so nearly every major decision was based on our future plans afloat. All of our purchases (and lack thereof), career decisions, location and lifestyle were aimed at saving money for a 2 year sabbatical from the "real world." Once we found ourselves in the right place (Washington, D.C.) and in the right jobs (Hans: photography, Kristen: paralegal), we started saving money by living well below our means.
Q. Don't you get sick of each other?
A. 99.9 % of the time, no. Of course we have the occasional disagreement or misunderstanding but we're quite happy most of the time.
Q. Don't you think that you're going to get bored?
A. No, not really. There's always something to do on the boat, or another place to go with new friends to meet.
Q. What about storms? Isn't it very dangerous?
A. Try driving on the beltway at rush-hour! Sailing is very safe as long as you aren't on a schedule. Weather patterns are generally predictable, and we have the luxury of waiting for good weather before setting off on the next leg of our journey.
Q. What about Kit-Kat? How does she like the cruising life?
A. Contrary to her occasional blog posts, she likes it just fine on the boat. When things get a bit bumpy she finds a safe spot to wedge herself. When we're at anchor, she has the run of the boat, and enjoys lying in the sun and stalking the seagulls. No... she hasn't fallen in the water yet.
Q. So, did you both grow up sailing?
A. Not really. We both spent a couple of summers in our childhoods sailing on little dinghies, but nothing that would have prepared us for sailing a boat like Whisper. We learned through copious amounts of reading, and by trial and error on the Chesapeake Bay in the past two years. Lessons are for sissies!
Q. What will you do after cruising?
A. We don't really know yet, although we both agree that having all this time will help us make a very deliberate decision about our future. Of course, if there are any "get rich quick" schemes out there send them our way!
Update: Hans is starting medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia; Kristen is busy looking for work in Philadelphia and writing articles for sailing magainzes. Again, we're open to any and all "get rich quick" schemes!
A. The simple answer is prioritizing. We were lucky to chose the cruising lifestyle before we graduated from college, so nearly every major decision was based on our future plans afloat. All of our purchases (and lack thereof), career decisions, location and lifestyle were aimed at saving money for a 2 year sabbatical from the "real world." Once we found ourselves in the right place (Washington, D.C.) and in the right jobs (Hans: photography, Kristen: paralegal), we started saving money by living well below our means.
Q. Don't you get sick of each other?
A. 99.9 % of the time, no. Of course we have the occasional disagreement or misunderstanding but we're quite happy most of the time.
Q. Don't you think that you're going to get bored?
A. No, not really. There's always something to do on the boat, or another place to go with new friends to meet.
Q. What about storms? Isn't it very dangerous?
A. Try driving on the beltway at rush-hour! Sailing is very safe as long as you aren't on a schedule. Weather patterns are generally predictable, and we have the luxury of waiting for good weather before setting off on the next leg of our journey.
Q. What about Kit-Kat? How does she like the cruising life?
A. Contrary to her occasional blog posts, she likes it just fine on the boat. When things get a bit bumpy she finds a safe spot to wedge herself. When we're at anchor, she has the run of the boat, and enjoys lying in the sun and stalking the seagulls. No... she hasn't fallen in the water yet.
Q. So, did you both grow up sailing?
A. Not really. We both spent a couple of summers in our childhoods sailing on little dinghies, but nothing that would have prepared us for sailing a boat like Whisper. We learned through copious amounts of reading, and by trial and error on the Chesapeake Bay in the past two years. Lessons are for sissies!
Q. What will you do after cruising?
A. We don't really know yet, although we both agree that having all this time will help us make a very deliberate decision about our future. Of course, if there are any "get rich quick" schemes out there send them our way!
Update: Hans is starting medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia; Kristen is busy looking for work in Philadelphia and writing articles for sailing magainzes. Again, we're open to any and all "get rich quick" schemes!
1 comment:
Looks like KitKat is having a great time, usualy when I see her "doing" something in your photos it always seems like she´s lying down. *s* I´m sitting out in the livingroom at our parents i Kalmar. The time is 22.30 and everyones gone to bed... booring! What you must stand as a kid sister. Henrik and bigsister came down from Enkoping yesterday, they are in a real good mood. Their new house is going to be built in 6 weeks (the first part anyway... such minor things as walls and roof, nothing big!) Patrik is back in Uppsala, he didn´t get a leave from work. Pitty for him (and for you guys) that you don´t get to enjoy mother´s nice easter dinner. Were having "pickeld lax" (gravad?!?) and many different sorts of herring (as the custom in Sweden *s*)and lots of more.
Me and Patrik are starting to put our Maxi 77 to order for the summer. She´s been standing on land the hole winter and can´t wait for the water. Vaga is her name, with a ring over the first a (as our sister). For you who can´t read swedish the name has two meanings: it means both a wave and to dare... nice!! *s*. Anyway it is having tierods assembled, new paint, we need to get new panes, seawater through a tap so we can wash dishes, finaly we are getting a new sail and a coolingbox. It runs on both 230V, 12V and LPG (gasol)and can be charged. I tougth maybe it is the kind you could use in Whisper. Here Hans is the webpage. It´s a Swedish one but maybe you could find something simmilar in the carrabien. Any way the adress is:
http://www.kamafritid.se/pdf/08011.pdf
Or just www.kamafritid.se see the link "kylboxar". Look at productnumber G05-39.
Rufus (our little (enormous)homeless cat that we took in) sends a message to KitKat (so leave the computer to her now!):
Hi KitKat, I see your problem. It must be something in the Ericsson family gene to starve their cats. I´ve repetedly waked my owners with eather or both (preferably) huge jumps on their stomaches or/and loud protests. I don´t stop untill they jump out of the bed and give me food. Thats the tactic! And when they are eating one of their yummy meals (unfair!) you could look very thin (suck your stomach in...) and look sad (think of fishes that swims away). Sometimes it melts their hart and I can get a shrimp or two... Hehe! If the don´t give me anything I prostest by looking angry at them. Usually Sofia then rubs my tummy and I`m loosing my angrymode. It´s hard to focus on being mad when someone rubs your tummy in such a pleasant way. So my advice, stay away from tummyrubbing! Otherwise keep up the good job doing as little as you can, I know I will! RRrrrrgards Rufus *Back to Sofia*
Just wanted to leave a message, now that I had time, and send many hugs and kisses to you. Miss you both and looking forward to a visit at Whisper any time soon.
Love "littlesister" Sofia
(PS: Tack för gratulationerna, har inte sett det forran nu! *s*)
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