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On 27 Aug 2004 18:19:40 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:
Scotti Potty brought up an interesting point, even if it was in an attempt to
troll.
How many of us are on our "last boats?"
While many of us are happy with our current boats, we can easily see changes
and expectations that can't be met by our current boats. My next boat will be
36 feet long....after that I may go even larger. My last boat will probably be
something much smaller, but sweet, such as a H28 or even a smaller Nonsuch.
So...How many of you are on your "Last boat" and if you're not (most of us
aren't ready to roll over yet) what boat do you see finishing up on?
RB
I think boats are a lot like houses. There is a time in life when
people are wanting to move "up", i.e. "bigger", and then there comes a
time when people want to go "smaller", which is not the same thing as
moving down. Let's face it, most people who sail don't live aboard
and don't really make extended blue water passages. We sail, but we
really don't need a liveaboard or a cruiser just to sail. I have a
feeling that my "last boat" will be smaller than the boat I currently
have. I would rather spend more time sailing and less time
maintaining.
An Alerion 28, or even one of the new Ensigns that I could sail
whenever the fancy strikes sounds great to me, just as two quick
examples of what I find pleasing. I know a lot of folks who are going
smaller and simpler because they want to. I probably will too at some
point.
Oh...my current boat is a Sabre 34-II.
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