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Sailing on a Wing and a Prayer....
Let's face facts: You choose a boat for the type of sailing you plan to do TODAY...not years down the road. Have a look at poor Joe, forced to buy a smaller fun boat to get his real sailing fix. Or Jeff, forced to buy a Catamaran and also sail small boats to get some real sailing fun. Then there's perhaps the saddest member here in Doug, who cashed in his sailing chips for a powerboat. And yet he still hangs around like a Hell's Angel on a Vespa. It's truly pathetic. For anyone seeking a boat, find the vessel that suits your dreams NOW. Joe has Dead Cloud, a crismson barge more house than boat. He bought it with "plans" to go cruising, but he posts here almost every day. He cruises less than we do. So why not buy the right boat...something fast and fun that doesn't require a second boat purchase? Why spend so much energy outfitting a boat over a period of years...watching initial installations turn brittle with age? Joe claims he knows how to outfit a boat, but folks we meet who cruise long range seem to get their boats ready in a few weeks. What is this "outfitting" dance Joe uses to keep his brittle dreams aloft? Be warned: Joe's dream and failure are commonplace. I sell boats, such as a Irwin 37 for sale next week, that are proof of such poor philosophy. The poor guy bought a 25K boat and proceeded to install 20K worth of "outfitting." Like Joe's, the boat sat and sat. Slow, a dull design with a lot of space, the liveaboard lifestyle ended without any realization of the dream. He now owns a Cal 29 and sails two or three times per week and is planning on a cruise to Florida. He finally has the right boat. So, use Joe's sad story as a bright beacon...avoid at all costs for the costs will be high. Capt. Robert B....Sailing the dream NOW 35s5 NY |
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Sailing on a Wing and a Prayer....
Feeling a bit insecure? Kia...Bent-a-toe...Soccer mom. Nuff said. Joe |
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Joe wrote: Feeling a bit insecure? Kia...Bent-a-toe...Soccer mom. Nuff said. Joe Nope...just trying to teach by example. 35s5 faster than your boat! STS faster than your car! Kia van ALSO faster than your car! MG-TF show car...where's yours? Suzanne is a swimmer and baseball player...no soccer. RB 35s5 NY |
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Sailing on a Wing and a Prayer....
Capt. Kangroo wrote: Joe wrote: Feeling a bit insecure? Kia...Bent-a-toe...Soccer mom. Nuff said. Joe Nope...just trying to teach by example. Well OK then. You can never teach anything about cruising, passagemakers, live-aboards, being a Captain, or thinking ahead. Glad we got that strait. Joe "If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my ax." A.L. |
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Sailing on a Wing and a Prayer....
-- "Swab Rob" wrote Let's face facts: I'm an idiot. Nuff said. |
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