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Shannon Erickson

@shannonerickson.me
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Small town mountain girl with a sailing habit. Pediatric SLP, chronic traveler

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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 29/05/2025
Nymeria Update: We get a break from boat chores and get to stay in a hotel for a bit. Nymeria is going to be in the yard to get new bottom paint and her water line raised so that we don't look so heavy and low in the water. #sailskye @larakin.systems @ournextadventures.com
Sailboat in the air on a travel lift in a marina on a cloudy day
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 06/05/2025
Just a lazy motor-sail up the North Carolina ICW (intercoastal waterway).
Small boat with headsail out. The logo of a wolf on the sail. Sun shining through the clouds that speckle the sky.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 30/04/2025
Happy sad to be back in the states. Also feeling super accomplished by having completed the epic, for us, passage back.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 27/04/2025
Aww, thanks sweetie 🥰
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 12/04/2025
Tentative departure plan is to leave the Sea of Abaco on the 19th. Weather looks to be good for a trip to Charleston but maybe all the way up to Southport, NC. Of course “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 28/03/2025
This is how @shannonerickson.me usually drives Nymeria. Standing on the seat for visibility, main navigation and autopilot running. Ipad and Phone setup for separate chart references. (Lots of shallows to avoid)
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 26/03/2025
Hope Town Harbour had a lovely light show last night and luckily there's been no reported boat strikes. Nymeria, one of the masts on the right, enjoyed the gentle rain and light breeze that accompanied the show. Thanks to S/V Summer Salt for the Pic! @shannonerickson.me @larakin.systems
Night time photo of a cloud to ground lightning strike over Hope Town Harbour filled with boats
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 20/03/2025
We've been making an effort to be off our computers and to live more in the moment, so we haven't posted in a while. Here's a quick rundown of what we've been up to for the last few weeks. We've tried to not let the multiple cold fonts with gale force winds stop us from enjoying ourselves! #sailsky
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Slow down, You Move Too Fast…
Our trip here in the Abacos hits a bit differently this time around. We’re taking things a bit slower, hanging out with friends a bit longer, and just not trying to rush through this experience. We…
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 14/03/2025
Hope Town is such a special place.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 12/03/2025
We had a lovely meet up with some new and old friends while hiding from a blow in the protected harbour of Man O War. We were all tired from experiencing 35+ knot gusts for about 24 hours but it didn't stop us from getting together to connect and swap stories. Fellow cruisers are the best!
A group of friends smiling for the camera on the back of a catamaran
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 06/03/2025
Nymeria has taken the recent weather/waves in stride but I'm ready to have a nice restful sleep. Glad that we previously swapped contact info with a fellow boater so that we could help out when their anchor lost its holding. We hope to meet up again in calmer wind to swap stories over a beer.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 12/02/2025
When traveling, it's not only the people and places that leave a mark...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 31/01/2025
Changes in latitude, changes in attitude... Love it when @larakin.systems makes these videos. Sometimes pictures just don't do it justice. #sailsky
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 28/01/2025
And the cares have just melted away... #sailsky
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 26/01/2025
@shannonerickson.me is doing our weather routing for tomorrow. Everything looks good for an offshore low wind motor-sail to West End Bahamas. #sailing #sailsky
@shannonerickson.me sitting at the bar with a mimosa staring at her phone which shows the Predict Wind weather routing.Screenshot of the Predict Wind app showing routings for our sail to the Bahamas. Most tracks align meaning the predictions are reasonably trustworthy.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 23/01/2025
Perhaps this should be next on my list. #booksky
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How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde: 9780593539217 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Dioces...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 16/01/2025
Owning a sailboat isn't always sunshine and sandy beaches. It's also being the tool wench while @larakin.systems does some boat yoga in tight spaces to fix a leaky fuel line.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 14/01/2025
So excited that the Bahamas are only one passage away. Now we just have to do some previsioning with groceries and spare parts while we wait for our window of opportunity to make the crossing.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 11/01/2025
Nymeria Update: We're heading offshore tomorrow morning for Fort Pierce. It's supposed to be a low winds and waves from behind to push us the 160+ miles to the Fort Pierce City Marina. We'll leave out tomorrow morning with the sun and hope to arrive mid afternoon on Monday.
a map of Florida with our sailing route heading south from St. Augustine to Fort Pierce.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 01/12/2024
Our view from the dock this morning.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 28/11/2024
Earning or feast! Happy Turkey Day
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 24/11/2024
Today was an early and chilly moving day. Can't complain about the blue skies and calm water though.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 24/11/2024
❤️ this! I was hoping that something like this would show.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 23/11/2024
What do you think this means? It's my current chess.com rating. Send positive vibes
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/11/2024
Hello world! We are @shannonerickson.me and @larakin.systems. We live on our 1985 Valiant 32. We are on our way to the Bahamas for the winter months! Who are the good sailing people to follow? Any starter packs out there?
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Our Next Adventures – The adventures of Shannon and Justin
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/11/2024
We're moving south for the winter, again. We're making the trek down the east coast in search of warmer temperatures and clear blue waters. - @shannonerickson.me ournextadventures.com/2024/11/23/t...
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 19/11/2024
Good morning @bsky.app
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 19/11/2024
POV when you need a 3rd option on whether to get another round at the bar. @larakin.systems
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 18/11/2024
After a day of rest, we get back to "work". With "work" accomplished @shannonerickson.me and I rode to the local taphouse.
A beer glass labeled with Southport Tap and Cellar. A woman smiles in the background.
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 15/11/2024
Admiral @shannonerickson.me has informed me that tomorrow is a good window for and offshore overnight run to Southport, NC.
A screenshot of a weather routing showing possible courses for our sail.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 14/11/2024
Not that I was much of an X user or anything but it feels good to leave it behind. #goodbye lol
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