Our boat is named Wizard. She came to us with that name and it seemed kinda fun, so we kept it. Anyway, we heard it's bad luck to change a boat's name! (Since, we're new boat owners, we didn't want to upset the"boat gods".) We heard the name comes from a 70's comic character, the 'Wizard of I'd, who spoofed on human nature..but, I like the magical, whimsical Wizard name...and so, the name of our blog, Off to Sea, the Wizard...
Wizard is a 40 ft Dennis Choate designed IOR 2 ton racer modified to be a cruiser by the previous owner who sailed her down the coast from Portland Oregon. By cruiser I mean, she's equipped with a water maker, two solar panels, a wind generator, auto pilot and furling jib and other added systems not common on a racing boat including a fully canvassed hard top dodger. We can't wait to test all this equipment on our cruise "down the yellow brick road" and beyond to the South Pacific next year!
