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I used ta play it all the time in the disco, one of my favorites! (Next to
Grapevine)

Mr Sails says its' my theme song...

I would have thought "Baby Elephant Walk" would suit you better.

Bwahahaha!

RB

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Good thing you said, that, Bobby...I was going to get after you if you said
anything different.

I not mean 24/7. I'm off on Wednesday's between 9-11.30 am.

RB

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Bubbles, you're nuts.

CANDChelp wrote:

It really doesn't matter what kind of sailboat you have as long as you like it
and it suits the sailing necessities of today for
you.

I agree, but there are a few brands that will identify you instantly as a fool,
no matter how and where you sail.

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Thanks Katy,
I went from age 15 to 43 without sailing a day, absorbed and distracted with
life's other pursuits. But the joy of sailing that I had found in my youth
stayed with me; it became a dream deferred.
My father, an old navy man, found a Styrofoam sailboat for me when I was
about 13, I think it was called Snark or something. Anyway, he would anchor
his cabin cruiser at certain points, and I would launch my sailboat from his
boat. I would sail it for hours around Long Beach Island, capsizing it,
swimming it to shore, playing games (like seeing how close I could come to
Dad's boat without hitting it), and just generally loving it. To put things
in a time perspective, I was sailing it past Dad's boat when he came out and
told me he had just heard over the radio that Neil Armstrong had walked on
the moon (July 69).
When the boat was stolen, I was heartbroken and didn't manage to get another
until now. But I remembered two things distinctly from my childhood sailing
experiences: it's incredibly exciting to harness a good breeze and, the
damned things flip easy! With that in mind, I decided to buy a more serious
boat (all things being relative, I'm comparing my current boat to a 12'
Styrofoam toy). Here's what I said: I'm looking for a boat I can afford to
sink, or destroy, if it comes to it. I then found this Starwind, with a
trailer and a new Honda outboard, full sails, needed some work, blah blah
blah, for $2800. I've beaten it a bit, unintentionally of course. I've not
only gone aground, but slammed it on a sandbar by missing the inlet channel
and getting dropped by a wave onto the sandy bottom, I've forgotten to put
the engine in neutral while docking, and the grimaced when I realized the
chomping sound I heard was my prop taking bites out of my rudder, I stepped
my mast, lost my balance, and grimaced some more as the mast tilted a few
degrees to port and ripped out two base screws, I dropped my boat on a
winch, while trying to dry dock it in my yard, and put a hole in the hull,
and... plenty of other neat stuff.
But I've learned a lot too. I think I'm ready for comfort, a bit more
safety, and of course, bigger, costlier mistakes!
Scout






"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scout,
It really doesn't matter what kind of sailboat you have as long as you
like it and it suits the sailing necessities of today for
you. As an experienced person who has climbed the ladder from 19 footer
up, I can assure you that this is the way to go. It
seems that many people who become enamored with what they think is the
romanticism of sailing run out and purchase boats that
are way beyond their skill level. They become frustrated very quickly and
then give up the sport. You leave yourself room to
grow. Somehow, I don't see you as the Neal type who will sit stagnant
with his first boat purchase, but as a sailor who will
grow and advance with each new boat. Happy sailing to you.

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Do you normally sail by yourself?

SV

"Scout" wrote in message
...
Thanks Katy,
I went from age 15 to 43 without sailing a day, absorbed and distracted
with
life's other pursuits. But the joy of sailing that I had found in my youth
stayed with me; it became a dream deferred.
My father, an old navy man, found a Styrofoam sailboat for me when I was
about 13, I think it was called Snark or something. Anyway, he would
anchor
his cabin cruiser at certain points, and I would launch my sailboat from
his
boat. I would sail it for hours around Long Beach Island, capsizing it,
swimming it to shore, playing games (like seeing how close I could come to
Dad's boat without hitting it), and just generally loving it. To put
things
in a time perspective, I was sailing it past Dad's boat when he came out
and
told me he had just heard over the radio that Neil Armstrong had walked on
the moon (July 69).
When the boat was stolen, I was heartbroken and didn't manage to get
another
until now. But I remembered two things distinctly from my childhood
sailing
experiences: it's incredibly exciting to harness a good breeze and, the
damned things flip easy! With that in mind, I decided to buy a more
serious
boat (all things being relative, I'm comparing my current boat to a 12'
Styrofoam toy). Here's what I said: I'm looking for a boat I can afford
to
sink, or destroy, if it comes to it. I then found this Starwind, with a
trailer and a new Honda outboard, full sails, needed some work, blah blah
blah, for $2800. I've beaten it a bit, unintentionally of course. I've
not
only gone aground, but slammed it on a sandbar by missing the inlet
channel
and getting dropped by a wave onto the sandy bottom, I've forgotten to put
the engine in neutral while docking, and the grimaced when I realized the
chomping sound I heard was my prop taking bites out of my rudder, I
stepped
my mast, lost my balance, and grimaced some more as the mast tilted a few
degrees to port and ripped out two base screws, I dropped my boat on a
winch, while trying to dry dock it in my yard, and put a hole in the hull,
and... plenty of other neat stuff.
But I've learned a lot too. I think I'm ready for comfort, a bit more
safety, and of course, bigger, costlier mistakes!
Scout






"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scout,
It really doesn't matter what kind of sailboat you have as long as you
like it and it suits the sailing necessities of today for
you. As an experienced person who has climbed the ladder from 19 footer
up, I can assure you that this is the way to go. It
seems that many people who become enamored with what they think is the
romanticism of sailing run out and purchase boats that
are way beyond their skill level. They become frustrated very quickly
and
then give up the sport. You leave yourself room to
grow. Somehow, I don't see you as the Neal type who will sit stagnant
with his first boat purchase, but as a sailor who will
grow and advance with each new boat. Happy sailing to you.

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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thanks?
Scout

wrote
It doesn't sound like he ever sails "normally"

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Know what you mean about wives wanting the little things. We did 8 days on
our Mac 26' (not an 'X'). It was a great trip! Spent a few hours talking to
a guy who sailed for a month, from Philly down to and all around the bay, in
an 18' er. Meanwhile a lot of big sailboats stay tied to the dock with the
AC running.

Are you familiar with Del. Bay?

Scotty


"Scout" wrote in message
...
Scott,
Not so far, it seems like there is always someone who wants to go and not
enough trips to take them all. I would like to do an extended solo trip
this
summer (about a week) but the dance card is pretty full. The main reason
for wanting to solo at this point, is that I'm noticing most people like
sailing, but don't have the patience for longer sailing voyages. After a
day or so, they get that look of, "ok, this is cool but I want to go back
now." Probably the same faces Columbus and others have seen all too much.
I can understand that, but it's always a bummer for me. I'm thinking with
a
bigger boat, more conveniences like a private toilet, bigger sleeping
quarters, etc, I will be able to convince my wife to do the longer trips.
She's a great mate in every way, but I can see she likes the little things
that make a boat a home.
In the meantime, a good little trip for me would be to sail home this
year,
as opposed to trailering my boat home (75 miles by car, 200? miles if
sailed, from Long Beach Island, up the Delaware River, just about to
Trenton. No Tolls, No Gas : ) Then pull it out at a marina that is just 2
miles from my house.
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote
Do you normally sail by yourself?

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I've been through the DelBay in motorboats, it can get rough too. We used
to take my father's boat (too big to trailer) from Croydon, PA, where he dry
docked, to New Gretna, by way of Delaware, around Cape May, Atl. Ocean,
Great Bay, Mullica River, Bass River.
There was a fella killed in the DelBay last year, maybe 2 years ago. Of
course, they did something dumb. They anchored and tied off to a stern
cleat, the powerful current build the transom underwater and an older guy on
bored was killed (not drown, but hypothermia).
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Know what you mean about wives wanting the little things. We did 8 days on
our Mac 26' (not an 'X'). It was a great trip! Spent a few hours talking
to
a guy who sailed for a month, from Philly down to and all around the bay,
in
an 18' er. Meanwhile a lot of big sailboats stay tied to the dock with the
AC running.

Are you familiar with Del. Bay?

Scotty


"Scout" wrote in message
...
Scott,
Not so far, it seems like there is always someone who wants to go and
not
enough trips to take them all. I would like to do an extended solo trip
this
summer (about a week) but the dance card is pretty full. The main
reason
for wanting to solo at this point, is that I'm noticing most people like
sailing, but don't have the patience for longer sailing voyages. After
a
day or so, they get that look of, "ok, this is cool but I want to go
back
now." Probably the same faces Columbus and others have seen all too
much.
I can understand that, but it's always a bummer for me. I'm thinking
with
a
bigger boat, more conveniences like a private toilet, bigger sleeping
quarters, etc, I will be able to convince my wife to do the longer
trips.
She's a great mate in every way, but I can see she likes the little
things
that make a boat a home.
In the meantime, a good little trip for me would be to sail home this
year,
as opposed to trailering my boat home (75 miles by car, 200? miles if
sailed, from Long Beach Island, up the Delaware River, just about to
Trenton. No Tolls, No Gas : ) Then pull it out at a marina that is just
2
miles from my house.
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote
Do you normally sail by yourself?

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Somebody told me once that if you haven't run aground, you're not a sailor.
John Cairns
"Scout" wrote in message
...
Thanks Katy,
I went from age 15 to 43 without sailing a day, absorbed and distracted
with
life's other pursuits. But the joy of sailing that I had found in my youth
stayed with me; it became a dream deferred.
My father, an old navy man, found a Styrofoam sailboat for me when I was
about 13, I think it was called Snark or something. Anyway, he would
anchor
his cabin cruiser at certain points, and I would launch my sailboat from
his
boat. I would sail it for hours around Long Beach Island, capsizing it,
swimming it to shore, playing games (like seeing how close I could come to
Dad's boat without hitting it), and just generally loving it. To put
things
in a time perspective, I was sailing it past Dad's boat when he came out
and
told me he had just heard over the radio that Neil Armstrong had walked on
the moon (July 69).
When the boat was stolen, I was heartbroken and didn't manage to get
another
until now. But I remembered two things distinctly from my childhood
sailing
experiences: it's incredibly exciting to harness a good breeze and, the
damned things flip easy! With that in mind, I decided to buy a more
serious
boat (all things being relative, I'm comparing my current boat to a 12'
Styrofoam toy). Here's what I said: I'm looking for a boat I can afford
to
sink, or destroy, if it comes to it. I then found this Starwind, with a
trailer and a new Honda outboard, full sails, needed some work, blah blah
blah, for $2800. I've beaten it a bit, unintentionally of course. I've
not
only gone aground, but slammed it on a sandbar by missing the inlet
channel
and getting dropped by a wave onto the sandy bottom, I've forgotten to put
the engine in neutral while docking, and the grimaced when I realized the
chomping sound I heard was my prop taking bites out of my rudder, I
stepped
my mast, lost my balance, and grimaced some more as the mast tilted a few
degrees to port and ripped out two base screws, I dropped my boat on a
winch, while trying to dry dock it in my yard, and put a hole in the hull,
and... plenty of other neat stuff.
But I've learned a lot too. I think I'm ready for comfort, a bit more
safety, and of course, bigger, costlier mistakes!
Scout

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I noticed lots of O'days at the sail-sale site you posted. I never
seem to hear much about them here, how do they rank?
Scout

Ahem...Scout...ask former O'Day owners about O'Days...not former Catalina people...We have owned 2 O'Days. Bith were great
boats, although the 22 was a trifle squashy inside *we're both tall people* We sailed the crud out of the 22 and then went on to
the 27...by the time we were ready to go up from there, the options decreased since real O'Day's were amde before 1982 and we
didn't want that old of a boat. The newer ones were made Lear siegler from whatever Pearson bought from O'Day....they went to
what they termed a European interior...pretty bleak...

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein