Sailing with Nine of Cups Personal Side of the Crew

s/y 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 each other when they meet..."What did you do in your
land (other) 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 work, 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 has served on the Board of Directors of SSCA (Seven Seas
Cruising Association) and continues to volunteer her efforts on its behalf.

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.

Hailing Port: Denver, Colorado

Brennan & Hannah's Wedding 2007

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