"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Nov 6, 7:10 pm, jps wrote:
On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:26:23 -0800, "nom=de=plume"



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"jps" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:19:30 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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I was thinking about getting something to sail on the small lake near
the
property. It would need to be small enough that I deal with, yet big
enough
to take two adults or me and two kids... when the Spring comes or we
get a
stretch of decent weather...

I saw this ad ... don't know anything about Banshee sailboats, but it
seems
pretty simple to operate. Comments/opinions? Is that a decent price?

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/boa/1448183101.html

Seems like it'd be pretty squishy between two adults and two kids,
unless the pfds are small and you didn't take much (or anything) with.

Maybe a six pack and two pops.

It would be 1 adult and two kids. No one else wants to go with them.

Perfect!

Here is the right way to think about this deal. How many times could
2 adults and 2 kids go to a water park for that amount of money.
What would it be worth for the kids to learn to sail? With the boat
they learn for free and go as often as you like.


I agree... I think it's a self-esteem building experience, but I think for
them it would just be fun at least at first. This boat seems to be pretty
easy... one sail, not much hardware to break, pretty kid-proof, and as
stated, cute.

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Nom=de=Plume