Meet our vessel! Her name is Sparidae, a 1978 Bristol 32' sloop built by Bristol Yachts Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. Formerly a ketch, we believe the original mizzen mast was removed by the previous owners around 2004, thus converting her into the sloop she is today. Sparidae came into our lives when Tom decided to give the live-aboard lifestyle a try back in 2008. He found her at a boatyard in Kittery Point Yatch Yard in Maine, not too far from where he grew up.  Sparidae's name is the original name of the vessel and it translates to a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. Nevertheless, for those who love nautical puns (aka Cynthia), we like to think of Sparidae as an abbreviated version for "spare a day" on the boat, or at sea, or for love (check out our wedding hashtag on Instagram)