{"id":27039,"date":"2017-08-05T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T14:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/05\/have-boat-will-travel-one-sailors-pcs-across-the-pacific-in-a-36-footer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:29:51","slug":"have-boat-will-travel-one-sailors-pcs-across-the-pacific-in-a-36-footer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/off-duty\/2017\/08\/05\/have-boat-will-travel-one-sailors-pcs-across-the-pacific-in-a-36-footer\/","title":{"rendered":"Have boat, will travel: One sailor’s PCS across the Pacific in a 36-footer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Secure in the knowledge that his Navy career would keep him in Washington state, Brian Bugge made the leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He bought a 36-foot Morgan 36T sailboat with a new engine in March 2016. He was set to become a limited duty officer in the Navy the following year after rising to chief petty officer as an enlisted sailor. He had a young family that loved the water. He put down $16,000 to become the proud owner of the Stay Gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA few weeks after that, Brian\u2019s work said, \u2018Um, actually we don\u2019t have a job for you here. You\u2019re going to have to go somewhere else.\u2019 \u201d Bugge\u2019s wife, Ashley, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe literally just bought a boat. Shame on us. We probably should\u2019ve known better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Bugge began racing the craft whenever he could. The family spent as much time on the boat as they could. There was no guarantee that the LDO-to-be\u2019s next duty station would be watercraft-friendly, and there was a chance the boat would remain behind, likely sold at a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months later, Bugge got word of an opportunity that would spark the sail of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n