{"id":1779,"date":"2025-11-07T12:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T01:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanseas.com.au\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:53:11","slug":"where-it-all-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceanseas.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/where-it-all-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Where it All Began"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2000px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;469f8840-2ee6-4e66-a5ef-156acfaa9c53&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Salt in the Blood<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;0e7765a4-9f51-48bb-8900-0f7d104f7c87&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Why Rosebud Yacht Club is Where it All Began<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2000px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;0e7765a4-9f51-48bb-8900-0f7d104f7c87&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>They say you never forget your first boat, but for me, it was the club that really stuck.<\/p>\n<p>My journey with the water started at six years old. 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