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A couple more Atlantic crossings followed this after travels to South America, Louisiana (for Mardi Gras) and Florida. At this point, with the support of a partner, Shelagh began selling jewelry, handcrafted by fellow sailors, from boat to boat throughout the Caribbean. In 1984 she bought her first boat, an engineless 26' Ecume de Mer, named Dolphin Dream. Dolphin Dream taught her much about sailing single-handed and provided a comfortable home for Shelagh and her boat cat, Didi. In 1986 the urge to do more offshore sailing took over and after much research Shelagh ended up buying a Rival 34 in England. That winter she joined an old friend and sailed back to the Caribbean to raise necessary cash for a refit. In 1987 she returned to England and spent 4 months with her father refitting the new boat, Dolphin Dancer, before sailing across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, her first crossing as captain. Dolphin Dancer has proved an excellent sea boat and is still ShelaghOs pride and joy.