I had hopes that today would be like yesterday....cloudy, cool and
breezy...but we only got the last part. An hour into the sail rain
became steady and pretty annoying. I still love the sound of the rain
on the water and we were sailing beautifully, but no fun for Thomas
below decks for most of it, so we came back fast. We were the only
sailboat out. When we got back I finally hooked up the wireless laptop
and tomorrow will mount our new gear.
Ah well. This should all clear out by Wednesday....and we'll sail every
day there's wind!

Hope you all are getting in some sailing!


RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ps.com...
|I had hopes that today would be like yesterday....cloudy, cool and
| breezy...but we only got the last part. An hour into the sail rain
| became steady and pretty annoying. I still love the sound of the rain
| on the water and we were sailing beautifully, but no fun for Thomas
| below decks for most of it, so we came back fast. We were the only
| sailboat out. When we got back I finally hooked up the wireless laptop
| and tomorrow will mount our new gear.
| Ah well. This should all clear out by Wednesday....and we'll sail every
| day there's wind!
|
| Hope you all are getting in some sailing!


Some of us can only dream of sailing more than once or twice a year.
You and your fine family are so fortunate to be able to sail so often.

Keep us informed on your latest exploits as reading your posts is
the next best thing to being able to afford a fine sailboat and having
the means to support family and hobby in style.

Envious...

Paladin

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Keep us informed on your latest exploits as reading your posts is
the next best thing to being able to afford a fine sailboat and having
the means to support family and hobby in style.



Our sailing is very very modest. Mostly daysails with a very local
overnighter now and again. Certainly there are folks who are doing far
more with their boats. Where I am fortunate is that my wife likes
sailing and our first real summer of sailing with our son has been a
supreme joy.
We ask Thomas..."Do you want to go to the zoo?"
"No!" He says
"Do you want to take a bath?" He loves bathes, but says "No!"
"Do you want to go to the boat?"
He smiles everytime and says, "Yes! Boat, boat!!"
So I feel quite lucky and our new vessel has been exactly what we had
in mind for the perfect boat for the area. And of course we never ever
wanted anything but a sailboat. No crappy trawlers for us.



RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ups.com...
|
| Keep us informed on your latest exploits as reading your posts is
| the next best thing to being able to afford a fine sailboat and having
| the means to support family and hobby in style.
|
|
|
| Our sailing is very very modest. Mostly daysails with a very local
| overnighter now and again. Certainly there are folks who are doing far
| more with their boats. Where I am fortunate is that my wife likes
| sailing and our first real summer of sailing with our son has been a
| supreme joy.
| We ask Thomas..."Do you want to go to the zoo?"
| "No!" He says
| "Do you want to take a bath?" He loves bathes, but says "No!"
| "Do you want to go to the boat?"
| He smiles everytime and says, "Yes! Boat, boat!!"
| So I feel quite lucky and our new vessel has been exactly what we had
| in mind for the perfect boat for the area. And of course we never ever
| wanted anything but a sailboat. No crappy trawlers for us.
|

Now, be nice! DSK can't help it he got old and would rather motor than sail.
Look at it this way. He's stuck in the Intracoastal and won't spoil your
fresh air or view out on the 'big water.'

Paladin

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| "Capt" Rob wrote
| So I feel quite lucky and our new vessel has been exactly what we had
| in mind for the perfect boat for the area.

Actually, a Flying Scot would have been a much better
choice. Bigger cockpit, no dangerous winches, no
child-hazardous open transom.


| And of course we never ever
| wanted anything but a sailboat. No crappy trawlers for us.
|


Paladin wrote:
Now, be nice! DSK can't help it he got old

All things considered, it beat the alternative. And I am
younger than most people who can claim to be born during the
Eisenhower Administration... last honest Republican to hold
the job!


.... and would rather motor than sail.

Nothing like a good reliable diesel engine when you want to
GET there.


Look at it this way. He's stuck in the Intracoastal and won't spoil your
fresh air or view out on the 'big water.'


Now that was funny. Be nice, indeed!

DSK

Now, be nice! DSK can't help it he got old and would rather motor than
sail.



Actually, Doug himself posted that he hoped his wife would like the C&C
121 at a boat show and want that. It's clear that she had no problems
giving up sail for power. On the other hand, if DSK was looking at a
great boat like the 121, he certainly had hopes far away from anything
like a Sundowner 36.



RB
35s5
NY

Actually, a Flying Scot would have been a much better
choice. Bigger cockpit, no dangerous winches, no
child-hazardous open transom.


Doug King is so smart he thinks a 35s5 has an open transom.


All things considered, it beat the alternative.


Your wife wanted a Seadoo and you managed to win THAT battle???
BWAHAHAHA!


And I am
younger than most people who can claim to be born during the
Eisenhower Administration... last honest Republican to hold
the job!


Nice to know I'll be sailing when you're long gone.


Nothing like a good reliable diesel engine when you want to
GET there.


Fortunately some of us prefer sailing over motoring. It's not about
"getting" anywhere. It's about the sailing yourself. Doug lost sight of
that...or I bet his wife did. A trawler? Just buy another car and be
done. That'll really get you there.


RB
35s5
NY

I have a married friend who always wanted to buy a nice sailboat big enough
for him and his wife and two dogs and go sailing off into the sunset when he
retired. Instead the wife talked him into buying a big bus of a motorhome.

Think the poor fella will be happy motoring around and fighting traffic?
Not to mention buying expensive diesel fuel for the thing that probably
gets four or five mpg? Not to mention those horrible KOA campgrounds.
Not to mention how much he will be contributing to the carbon dioxide
load and global warming...

You are one of the lucky ones to have a wife who has her head screwed on
straight. Poor Doug's wife's neck is cross-threaded. But, I guess it just
goes to show that one pays for one's mistake in a mate one's entire life.
(The woman is probably obese to boot!) Sorry, that wasn't nice.

Paladin



"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ps.com...
|
| Actually, a Flying Scot would have been a much better
| choice. Bigger cockpit, no dangerous winches, no
| child-hazardous open transom.
|
|
| Doug King is so smart he thinks a 35s5 has an open transom.
|
|
| All things considered, it beat the alternative.
|
|
| Your wife wanted a Seadoo and you managed to win THAT battle???
| BWAHAHAHA!
|
|
| And I am
| younger than most people who can claim to be born during the
| Eisenhower Administration... last honest Republican to hold
| the job!
|
|
| Nice to know I'll be sailing when you're long gone.
|
|
| Nothing like a good reliable diesel engine when you want to
| GET there.
|
|
| Fortunately some of us prefer sailing over motoring. It's not about
| "getting" anywhere. It's about the sailing yourself. Doug lost sight of
| that...or I bet his wife did. A trawler? Just buy another car and be
| done. That'll really get you there.
|
|
| RB
| 35s5
| NY
|

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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...

Keep us informed on your latest exploits as reading your posts is
the next best thing to being able to afford a fine sailboat and having
the means to support family and hobby in style.



Our sailing is very very modest. Mostly daysails with a very local
overnighter now and again. Certainly there are folks who are doing far
more with their boats. Where I am fortunate is that my wife likes
sailing and our first real summer of sailing with our son has been a
supreme joy.
We ask Thomas..."Do you want to go to the zoo?"
"No!" He says
"Do you want to take a bath?" He loves bathes, but says "No!"
"Do you want to go to the boat?"
He smiles everytime and says, "Yes! Boat, boat!!"

Ahhhh.. You must be sooo proud! He sounds more intelligent than his
parents.


Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message ...
|
| "Capt. Rob" wrote in message
| ups.com...
|
| Keep us informed on your latest exploits as reading your posts is
| the next best thing to being able to afford a fine sailboat and having
| the means to support family and hobby in style.
|
|
|
| Our sailing is very very modest. Mostly daysails with a very local
| overnighter now and again. Certainly there are folks who are doing far
| more with their boats. Where I am fortunate is that my wife likes
| sailing and our first real summer of sailing with our son has been a
| supreme joy.
| We ask Thomas..."Do you want to go to the zoo?"
| "No!" He says
| "Do you want to take a bath?" He loves bathes, but says "No!"
| "Do you want to go to the boat?"
| He smiles everytime and says, "Yes! Boat, boat!!"
|
| Ahhhh.. You must be sooo proud! He sounds more intelligent than his
| parents.
|

At least little Thomas has a mom and a dad. Have you discovered the identity
of your father yet?

Paladin

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