| Nine of Cups The Personal Side of the Crew |
There's obviously a side to us that doesn't involve sailing and cruising (hard to believe, but it's
true).
David is originally from Michigan although spent most of his childhood growing up in Colorado.
Marcie was born in Leicester, MA (about 50 miles west of Boston) and grew up and went to school
and university in New England. David spent six years in the US Navy and never was aboard a ship.
Though Marcie grew up near the Atlantic, she was never on a sailboat as a kid or young adult.
A typical question cruiser's ask when they meet..."What did you do in your land life?"
David's an Electrical Engineer. Marcie's career was in medical marketing. We owned our own
medical instrumentation company in Denver for nearly 10 years then sold it to a "larger fish", who
sold to a "larger fish" and well, you know how that story goes. We bought "Nine of Cups" in
February 2000, retired in April 2000, moved aboard the same month and sailed off across the Gulf
of Mexico by the end of May. We sold our house, furniture, cars and all the land anchors we had.
What few mementos we have left are in boxes in Marcie's sister's basement in Massachusetts.
David's main efforts now are concentrated on keeping the boat afloat. Besides the usual galley,
cleaning and sewing activities, Marcie loves photography and writing and so maintains this
website and journal passages as well as contributing several articles a year for publication. She
currently serves on the Board of Directors of SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association).
We have three kids...Casey, Brennan and Brad...all grown up and on their own. We have eight
grandkids! Yup, hard to believe...even for us. Though the family visits us on Nine of Cups when
they can, it's hard to find the time in their hectic lives to get away...especially when we're so far
away! We try to get home at least once a year to catch up and see how much our grandchildren
have grown.
Below find topics and info other than sailing and life aboard.
true).
David is originally from Michigan although spent most of his childhood growing up in Colorado.
Marcie was born in Leicester, MA (about 50 miles west of Boston) and grew up and went to school
and university in New England. David spent six years in the US Navy and never was aboard a ship.
Though Marcie grew up near the Atlantic, she was never on a sailboat as a kid or young adult.
A typical question cruiser's ask when they meet..."What did you do in your land life?"
David's an Electrical Engineer. Marcie's career was in medical marketing. We owned our own
medical instrumentation company in Denver for nearly 10 years then sold it to a "larger fish", who
sold to a "larger fish" and well, you know how that story goes. We bought "Nine of Cups" in
February 2000, retired in April 2000, moved aboard the same month and sailed off across the Gulf
of Mexico by the end of May. We sold our house, furniture, cars and all the land anchors we had.
What few mementos we have left are in boxes in Marcie's sister's basement in Massachusetts.
David's main efforts now are concentrated on keeping the boat afloat. Besides the usual galley,
cleaning and sewing activities, Marcie loves photography and writing and so maintains this
website and journal passages as well as contributing several articles a year for publication. She
currently serves on the Board of Directors of SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association).
We have three kids...Casey, Brennan and Brad...all grown up and on their own. We have eight
grandkids! Yup, hard to believe...even for us. Though the family visits us on Nine of Cups when
they can, it's hard to find the time in their hectic lives to get away...especially when we're so far
away! We try to get home at least once a year to catch up and see how much our grandchildren
have grown.
Below find topics and info other than sailing and life aboard.
Taken in Nova Scotia, 2001, with
Nine of Cups in the background
Nine of Cups in the background