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About Chris and Diane of No Fixed Address

Chris

Chris is an engineer and will continue working part-time on the voyage.  He has painstakingly upgraded all systems so LaRea will be a safe and secure home on the water.  He is looking forward to exploring new places on the second loop and possibly finding a new home port for LaRea when the Loop is done.  He is also a musician who wants to enjoy live music along the way.

Diane

Diane retired in June 2024 from a teaching career of thirty-eight years and has begun working on her second career dream:  author.  A boat is a perfect place to complete the second and third books in her dystopian trilogy.  Reading is one of her many passions she hopes to indulge in during retirement.  She is most looking forward to honing her boating skills and trying to pry the wheel out of her husband's hands.

LaRea

LaRea is a 2011 Maritimo A50 Enclosed Flybridge.  She is named for Chris's mother who passed in 1997.  All of our boats have borne her name to honor the love of nature she instilled in her children.  We searched patiently for four years for the right boat and finally found her in April of 2023 in Miami.  She is powered by Volvo Penta D-12 800 straight shaft diesels.  With the hydraulic swim platform, she is 53' overall with a girthy 17' 6" beam.  

Major reasons she is "the one":  climate controlled enclosed flybridge with interior stairs, tender garage, hydraulic platform and covered cockpit with a large freezer aft.  Oh, and she is very swoopy...translation:  sexy!

The best boat to buy is the one you will use.


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2025-26 Photo Gallery

View from the hills of New Baltimore

    2024-25 Photo Gallery III

    Banner from Bill and Sandi

    Gold Flag Ceremony

    MVYC Family

    Home Again

    Welcome Home LaRea!

    Colonial Beach Love signs

    Colonial Beach "Love" signs

    Where all the cool kids ride...

    Cape Charles Brewing Company

    Peace and Love from Cape Charles

    Neptune-Cape Charles

    Hampton Yacht Club Burgee

    Fresnel Light Portsmouth

    Stowaway from Coinjock!

    Lots of trust involved!

    Plenty of room...

    Coinjock-home of the tight fit!

    Back to the land of midges!

    Almost to the Virginia Border

    Belle Haven NC

    Boat Name-Look Closely!

    New Computer Port Engine

    Free Boat Wash

    Look how shiny!

    Carolina Squat

    Living on the Hard

    Before and After-Platform Controller

    Named After Diane

    Great Boat Name

    Beaufort Grocery Co. Filet-YUM!

    Free Beer Beaufort NC

    Wrightsville Yacht Club

    Southport Gooney Bird

    Dinner with Free Flow

    Pilot's Association Tower

    Robert Creech Harbor Host

    "The Porch" Southport

    Wake Damage

    Georgetown Food/Beer/Wine Fest

    Private Home, Brew Pub, B & B

    One of Peyton's Family Homes

    Welcome to Georgetown!

    Diane's To Go Cup

    Sandi and Bill Pour House

    The Reckoning at the Pour House

    Ravenel Bridge Charleston

    Rainbow Row, Charleston

    Charleston Carriage Tour with Tom and Cliasta

    Charleston Docktails on LaRea

    ICW

    Savannah Carriage Ride

    Beaufort Swings

    Walking Beaufort

    Beaufort Anchorage

    Shake, shake, shake your bootay!

    Heritage Harbor Hilton Head

    Dinghied to the 18th Hole!

    Goodyear Blimp over Hilton Head for Tournament

    Hilton Head-Heritage Golf Tournament Hole 18

    City Market Savannah

    More disturbing wax figures...

    Prohibition Museum Savannah

    Fried Corn-Savannah

    River Street, Savannah

    Forsyth Park, Savannah

    Diane's Dream Car

    Rick's Apothecary Brunswick

    Made it to Georgia!

    Sharing a Milkshake with a new friend!

    Palace Saloon, Oldest Bar in Florida

    Fernandina Beach FL

    Hammock Beach Resort

    Amy's Birthday in St. Augustine

    Vesper and Cucumber Martinis

    St. Augustine Bar Hopping

    Greatest Name EVER!

    Making Friends Cape Marina

    Creepy but Cool

    Another favorite...

    Eau Gallie Art my Favorites...

    Even Cornhole is art in Eau Gallie!

    Happy Boy

    Forklift Overkill?

    Making LaRea Great Again

    Eau Gallie Murals are everywhere!

    Morning Walk Vero Beach

    Loggerhead Pool Vero Beach

    Loggerhead Lounge Vero Beach-see LaRea?

    St. John's Island Community-Vero Beach

    Carl and Lynne-MVYC Friends

    Best Brussel Sprouts EVER!

    Pelican Yacht Club, Fort Pierce

    Fort Pierce Jetty Park Art

    Fort Pierce Jetty Park Memorials

    Pelican Yacht Club, Fort Pierce

    Ready to be back on the water!

    Ready to Splash...

    Look How Shiny!

    Finishing Touches

    Scary tall Scaffolding

    Ready for her Spa appointment!

    Step Two:  Remove Locking Mechanism

    Step One:  Remove Swim Platform

    The new one in place...

    Success!

    We have to get this up there?

    Tearing up a perfectly good floor!

    White Marlin Flag Riviera Beach

    Hanging Out in North Palm Beach

    Lobster Po' Boy

    Racing a Storm

    Chris in his Fighting Chair

    Fresh Lobsters for Dinner

    Getting the Band Back Together

    Trolling from Freeport to West End

    Freeport, Grand Bahamas

    Dinner at Xuma

    The View from our Table

    Heading to Dinner

    Highborne Sunset

    Highborne Cay

    After Dinner

    Chris vs Lobster

    Norman's Yacht Club Bar

    Mini Beers on Hakuna Matata

    Hanging with Marie and Sylvain

    The brand new pool at Norman's Cay

    Happy Hour on our Private Island, O'Brien's Cay

    My Birthday Gift to Chris

    Space X Landing

    Our new pet...

    Rachel's Bathtub, Compass Cay

    Schoonering Fowl Cay

    Fowl Cay Tidal Pool

    Secret Tidal Pool

    Not so cute!

    So cute...

    Exploring

    Stinkin' Cute!

    Two LaReas in Fowl Cay

    2024-25 Photo Gallery II

    Goodbye Staniel Cay

    Daniel's Art

    Staniel Cay Airport

    Pig Mural

    Staniel Cay Walking Tour

    Delicious Meal

    SCYC Dining

    Staniel Cay Nurses

    Rick is real; we met him!

    Best boat name yet?

    No caption needed...

    Cheers from Staniel Cay

    Staniel Cay Yacht Club

    Chris Highborne Cay

    Iguanas Allen's Cay

    Our Neighbor Highborne Cay-Shark Ray

    High Seas Aftermath

    LaRea-Yacht Haven Nassau

    Welcome to Nassau

    What?  Chris relaxing?

    Poolside Bimini

    Dolphin House

    Dolphin House Bimini

    Helipad Shot

    Bimini Beach Resort End

    Bimini Beach Our End

    Janky beyond all Janktitude

    Bahamas Prep

    LaRea checks in to Bimini

    Exiting Miami-Haulover Inlet

    Little Florida, New River Ft. Lauderdale

    Entering The Wiggles-New River Ft. Lauderdale

    Destiny, our dockmate

    Happy Place

    Paradise Found-Ft. Lauderdale

    Broker Bobby from Below Deck!

    Someone is boat shopping...

    Bill Bird Marina Miami-16 Fenders!

    Brickell Key-Hi Bob and Linda!

    ...Here we come!

    Lookout Miami...

    Rinker Friend Jeff Key Largo

    Dinner Key Largo

    Marathon Sunset

    Cocktails in the Cockpit

    Moon over Marathon

    Sandi's Birthday

    A gift from Chris

    BFF's-Boat Friends Forever

    Together Again

    View New Place Auburn Hill

    Another Goodwill Run

    Packing Up with Fred and Kelly

    Minnie Poses

    Bad place to visit on a Saturday!

    Another Great Boat Name

    Hemingway's Last Red Cent

    Hemingway's Urinal Fountain

    One of Hemingway's Cats

    Named after Sandi's Boat?

    As of 1/16/25

    Another great boat name

    Claudia Rolls a Cigar for Chris

    Rum Punch Key West

    Monitoring Engines Underway

    Generator Repair

    Who has a shopping problem?

    Of course he did!

    Concours Club Miami

    Chris Co-Pilots

    Thanks Bob for the sweet ride!

    Let the shoveling begin!

    Should have stayed in Florida!

    View from our Rental

    Chris Supporting the Mission

    Celebrating 90 Years, or are we?

    Birthday Girl

    Birthday Boy

    Visiting Charlottesville with Jim

    Ready for a new year!

    You got PUNKED!

    Happy Boys!

    Bacon Crackers!

    Anchor Project

    Neighbors Marco Island Marina

    Marco Island Yacht Club

    Walking off Dinner

    Good Friends-Good Food

    Bourbon Roasted Bird

    Elf Diane

    Christmas Feast

    Christmas Eve Chili Dogs

    Frolics with Dolphins

    Hurricane Damage

    Our First Mooring Ball

    The front was cool, check out the back!

    They go all out here!

    Marina Jacks Sarasota

    Pretty Girl

    Chris's Gift to Me

    SYC Burgee Exchange with DJ

    SYC Foyer-LaRea in slip

    SYC Pool

    SYC

    SYC from our Dock

    Sarasota Moon

    Even Cuter Close Up

    Stinkin' Cute!  Grandma LaRea would be proud!

    Boat Lost From Longboat Key Moorings Marina

    Tampa Bridge

    Hurricane Damage

    Sponge Diver Diane

    Sponge Diver Chris

    Mural Tarpon Springs

    Another Favorite Boat Name

    Tarpon Springs-Sponge Capitol!

    For Paula

    Yes, there was drinking involved.

    Changing the Flag

    Lisa and Greg cross their wake

    Clearwater-nice shot Ruckman!

    Gulf Crossing Begins

    Shopping in Carrabelle

    Pearl Harbor Day Carrabelle

    Random Stuffed Animal Display

    Happy Birthday Boy

    Silly Friends

    Birthday Party for Bill

    Sunset Fort McCree

    Dunes Fort McCree

    Post Thanksgiving-Christmas Tree Decorating

    Thanksgiving with Bill and Sandi

    Orange Beach Marina

    Orange Beach Mailbox

    Terry Cove-incredible boat house

    New Friends

    Dang it!  They already have an MVYC burgee.

    FYC Slip View

    FYC Sunset

    Fairhope Yacht Club

    LaRea Fairhope Yacht Club

    Endeavor Last Lock

    Last Lock until the East Coast

    Muggin' for the Cameras

    Mist Tornados

    Sunrise Demopolis Lock

    Mick and Dawn cross their wake in Demopolis on Shamrock

    Locking with Lady Lisa and Endeavor

    Fog Lifting

    Very friendly and hungry!

    Goat Island

    Making Friennds

    Quite a Legend-her, not me!

    FAME Studio

    Iconic Studio-pretty unassuming outside...

    Great day with Tracey and Ried

    Rainy Lock

    Denise and a Fancy Horse

    Griddle first use...blueberry panckaes!

    Franz

    Sean and Mary's beautiful home, Mercy Farm

    Bev-Sean's Mom

    This one was as big as Chris!

    Swims with Fish

    Look how cute!

    Denise and Terry Arrive

    Made it to Chattanooga

    Captain Sean

    Entering the Gorge to Chattanooga

    Random Goats Hales Bar

    Dinner Sean and Mary-Top of the Rock

    Top of Rock View-Jasper

    Cooking on LaRea

    One of these things is not like the others...

    Double Up-Uh!  Wilson Lock

    Creepy!

    Tribute to Peace and Love

    Or does she?  Decatur Harbor AL

    Decatur AL-she just fits...

    Stern Anchor Caught a Cable

    Pickwick Lock

    Lock Strong

    Window Cleaning

    I don't care who you are, that's funny!

    These are going to make great Halloween Costumes!

    Seriously, the first time he has ever played BINGO?

    Condo Living Green Turtle Bay

    Patti's Round Two!

    Patti's 1800's Settlement

    Nice form!

    Victorious Victory!

    Let's try heating that sucker!

    Hydraulic Lift Repairs-Stubborn Pin

    Good News:  No damage and remarkably clean bottom!

    Haul out Green Turtle Bay

    Ghost Fishermen

    The View from Pier 6 Green Turtle Bay

    20 Years from now, you'll wish you'd jumped. 

    Graffiti Art Pisgah Bay with Tim and Beth

    College Campus?  Nope, Kentucky State Penitentiary

    HOMES Prizer Point

    Moss Creek, Kentucky

    Lonely Locking in Kentucky

    Kentucky Lock-Eleven Hours!

    Looper Line Up Paducah

    Paducah Docks

    Sailor Seth's Boat "No Name"

    Thanks to Looper Friend for Photo!

    Sunrise at the Ohio and Mississippi

    Kaskaskia Lock Overnight

    Cool, but nowhere to stay here for boats.

    St. Louis here we come!

    What a blast!

    No brakes!

    Happy Boy

    The Ride Up in Grafton

    Grafton from Gondola

    Gun Show at Courthouse Lincoln's First Case

    Beardstown Mural

    Logsdon Tug Service

    Sunrise IVYCC

    Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club

    Asian Carp

    Look how tiny our boat is!  Thanks Sandi for the pic.

    Home Sweet Home at Henry's

    Starved Rock-Pic Sandi

    Sylvain and Marie at The 252

    Seneca Provisioning

    Cal-Sag Waterway meets the Illinois River

    The Illinois River Beautification

    Welcome to the Inland Rivers!

    Happy Boy-No U Turn!

    Chris surveys his work!

    Chris lowering Anchor Light

    Joliet Wall

    Dinner Smith and Wollensky, Chicago

    Reflections

    Another Favorite-Note Windbreak near the top...

    Chicago Skyline

    Architecture Tour

    Sunrise Chicago Yacht Club

    Money Shot Chicago

    Corn Cobs-Diane's Favorite

    Chicago River Walk

    Chicago Yacht Club Burgee Exchange

    End River Walk

    The L

    2024-25 Photo Gallery

    Columbia Yacht Club

      Chris's Gallery of Boat Improvements

      Another reason she is the ONE!

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