Sailabout Dept: my 230 bottle collection can be yours!

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:13 pm

Yup, you read it right...

...after 15 years of living in my personal Paradise of South Florida and the Keys, I've decided to go for an extended sailabout. This will happen in a roughly 32 foot blue water cruising sailboat, and my plan is to visit nearly all of the Islands of the Caribbean.

Of course I'll be documenting each one, including visits and interviews with as many legitimate Caribbean distillers as I can and trust me - you'll hear about it all - the good, the bad and the ugly.

This leaves me with about 230 bottles in varying stages of fill, from unopened to nearly empty, but most have a decent amount of rum, scotch, bourbon, rye et al. There are more than a few collectors' items, for example I have both a 15 and 20 year Pappy Van Winkle. I have some real beauties like the old Diamond Estate, Mount Gay Sugar Cane, and many, many more.

Perhaps one of you would like to greatly extend their own collection and experience for what will be the deal of the century, as there's no way I'm gonna store these and they surely won't fit on the boat.

Thus I am faced - for real - with the classic "If you were on a deserted island, which...". Interested parties should pm me here...

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BTW, I hope this may explain my absence here of late as I have been working my aged buns off, getting everything ready to raise sails - and hell...

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 8:03 pm

In case you were wondering...

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The sailboat I have in mind will be very much like one of these. I've been on both - both are ocean going classics from the 70's, a Pearson Vanguard and the famous Allied Seawind II.

Plan to start in the area, then the Keys, Bahamas and the first real stop? Cuba!

Beukeboom · Post by **Beukeboom** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:58 am

Those are nice sea vessels. Wish I could take you up on the giveaway.

Dumb question...do you have a Facebook page? If so, what's it called? I'd love to see photos and comments there as well.

bearmark · Post by **bearmark** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:10 pm

That is just awesome! I can't wait to read about your search for a boat, preparations, travels, interviews, etc. Sounds like you need a new forum to post to on the project.

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:55 pm

Mark, you nailed it...

There will absolutely be a new blog or perhaps another forum, but the Rum Project will live on. I'm not huge blog fan because as the blog proceeds, older posts just fade into the past.

I actually prefer the forum format, as here, as then you can create categories and subcategories, search is better and more effective, etc.

But I'd sure like to hear what all of you think...

mamajuana · Post by **mamajuana** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:33 am

that's cool to hear.

cyril · Post by **cyril** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:53 am

what a great project, wish u success livin it J

AK9 · Post by **AK9** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 5:29 pm

fantastic plan Captain.
This is what life is all about.

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:33 am

....thanks to all, the godz willing of course, but it will be very soon...

The Black Tot · Post by **The Black Tot** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:56 pm

Wow Cap'n!

You leave the internet for a few months and look what happens!

The last log entry on this was the end of September! What's been the news on this so far?

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:54 am

News is this Tot...

The house was finally and completely updated and made immaculate for sale, and the buyers have started looking just this week. I expect a sale in the next few weeks, and am working 24/7 on this.

Upon sale, it's off to Spain, Australia or Hydra for a respite from exhaustion, followed by the purchase and outfitting of a proper bluewater sailboat - our new home til the urp, end...

Very close now my friends. And thanks to all who've recently posted...

AK9 · Post by **AK9** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:06 am

Many years ago I was sitting on a bar in Hydra drinking and watching the sunset with fantastic company.
During the winter it might be different and hopeful less touristic.

Enjoy Captain!!

rus · Post by **rus** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:12 am

Just arrived back from overseas and wondering if your rum collection is still available .cheers rus

sleepy · Post by **sleepy** » Thu May 18, 2017 8:22 pm

Jimbo, I hope all is going smoothly in this amazing transition. I can only wish the best for you and Sue. Please keep us apprised.

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Thu May 18, 2017 8:27 pm

Oops...

It may be time to reveal that although Sue Sea and I remain good friends, we no longer live together. My new squeeze is Marcia - who is not a rum person, but has a great palate nonetheless, into cooking.

I plan to visit most of the Caribbean distilleries and thence to start posting again. House closes in a week, then a couple months to recuperate, and pick a good boat in the 27-33' range.

Assuming our President doesn't destroy the environment, world, international relations, shift more money to the 0.1% and kick 25 million more people off health care by then.

It'll be close...

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Sailabout Dept: my 230 bottle collection can be yours!

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