147: AN AMAZING REUNION - How many boats can tie up to Blown Away before she drags?

We arrived at the perfect time in Beaufort; it was Memorial Day weekend and many of Brown’s friends from Woodberry Forest and UNC were in town. Jess sent out the word that Brown Councill had returned to NC and it seemed to spread like wildfire. Our plan was to head out to Shackleford Banks for the day and set up a rendezvous point, but the winds were so strong that everyone decided that descending on Taylor’s Creek and tying up to “the beast” was the best alternative. At one point, we had 6 boats across and our cruising friends could not believe the sight. Everyone brought their own food and drinks and bussed their trash. I have never seen our boat look better after 30+ people visited. It was incredible. The most amazing thing was getting to meet all of Brown’s friends, their wives and families for the first time. I have never met a nice group of guys who loved on us throughout their visit. It was incredibly special to experience this. And, to see my husband smiling ear to ear the whole day was a huge gift to me. We cannot thank everyone enough for their love, support, care, and generosity towards us for the three weeks we stayed in Taylor’s Creek. #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #beaufort #northcarolina #memorialday #woodberryforest #shacklefordbanks #taylorscreek NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway