On Jan 29, 3:30 am, "Scout" wrote:


You don't like it?

Just a stepping stone I'm guessing.

Joe

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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I have never sailed before, although sailing around the world is one
of my dreams that I want to accomplish in my life. I am 21 years old,
and I want to know if this is a dream I can pursue or something far-
fetched and non-possible.

Absolutely. Do some reading at the library. You'll find tons of info. I'm
betting there are some places to sail in Ohio, which will give you the
basics.


I live in Ohio - so no oceans near by. Owning a large sail boat would
seem almost ridiculous. Is there a way I can rent a sail-boat, or any
other alternative to making my trip that would possibly last anywhere
from 6 months to 2 years?

No, not renting. However, you could sign on to crew on someone else's
boat. There are lots of venues for this sort of experience, but I'd
suggest learning to sail (anything) first.

Cost -- Is this something that would quite definately cost $200,000
just for the boat alone? And the difficulty of sailing around the
world? (Making plenty of stops to visit places, of course). I wouldn't
want to bring my wife if it would be something extremely dangerous.

No. People circumnavigate on far less, tiny boats, minimal gear and
gizmos, and live on just a few dollars a day. Danger is inherent in all
activities. You can mitigate some of it, perhaps most of it, with good
planning and training. Don't forget to have your wife learn to be your
equal, as far as boat handling goes. The last thing you want to do is to
have to rely on someone who is incompetent.

If anyone can point my to some information I can read about, I would
greatly appreciate it!

There are so many resources available, that you'd best be served by
googling. Then, get a few books. Then, learn to sail. If after all that,
you're still interested, you can proceed to crew on others' boats. Then,
perhaps buy a boat. The more boats you sail on, the better you'll
understand what you want and for what purpose.

My first boat was a Sunfish. I owned other boats in between that and the
Sabre 30 I now own, and I'll probably be getting a second, larger boat in
the next few months, which will be more in line with my needs/wants.


JG,
you're getting rid of your new boat already? You don't like it?
Scout




Nope... g


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"Scout" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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I have never sailed before, although sailing around the world is one
of my dreams that I want to accomplish in my life. I am 21 years old,
and I want to know if this is a dream I can pursue or something far-
fetched and non-possible.

Absolutely. Do some reading at the library. You'll find tons of info. I'm
betting there are some places to sail in Ohio, which will give you the
basics.


I live in Ohio - so no oceans near by. Owning a large sail boat would
seem almost ridiculous. Is there a way I can rent a sail-boat, or any
other alternative to making my trip that would possibly last anywhere
from 6 months to 2 years?

No, not renting. However, you could sign on to crew on someone else's
boat. There are lots of venues for this sort of experience, but I'd
suggest learning to sail (anything) first.

Cost -- Is this something that would quite definately cost $200,000
just for the boat alone? And the difficulty of sailing around the
world? (Making plenty of stops to visit places, of course). I wouldn't
want to bring my wife if it would be something extremely dangerous.

No. People circumnavigate on far less, tiny boats, minimal gear and
gizmos, and live on just a few dollars a day. Danger is inherent in all
activities. You can mitigate some of it, perhaps most of it, with good
planning and training. Don't forget to have your wife learn to be your
equal, as far as boat handling goes. The last thing you want to do is to
have to rely on someone who is incompetent.

If anyone can point my to some information I can read about, I would
greatly appreciate it!

There are so many resources available, that you'd best be served by
googling. Then, get a few books. Then, learn to sail. If after all that,
you're still interested, you can proceed to crew on others' boats. Then,
perhaps buy a boat. The more boats you sail on, the better you'll
understand what you want and for what purpose.

My first boat was a Sunfish. I owned other boats in between that and the
Sabre 30 I now own, and I'll probably be getting a second, larger boat in
the next few months, which will be more in line with my needs/wants.


JG,
you're getting rid of your new boat already? You don't like it?
Scout




What I was trying to say is that no, I'm not getting rid of my Sabre. g


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"Capt. JG" wrote in message

My first boat was a Sunfish.

And he circumnavigated in it. Twice.

See, anything is possible.

Max

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message

My first boat was a Sunfish.

And he circumnavigated in it. Twice.

See, anything is possible.

Max



Only once, and it had an 80 hp outboard just like Jim's Mac.

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message

I owned other boats in between that and the Sabre 30 I now own, and I'll
probably be getting a second, larger boat in the next few months, which
will be more in line with my needs/wants.

What's wrong with the "new" Sabre? Looks like a fine boat to me.

Max

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message

I owned other boats in between that and the Sabre 30 I now own, and I'll
probably be getting a second, larger boat in the next few months, which
will be more in line with my needs/wants.

What's wrong with the "new" Sabre? Looks like a fine boat to me.

Max



Well, I'm not going to sell it. I use it mostly for day sailing, and it's
main limitation is evening/night time comfort for more than a couple of days
for two people, especially when you have to meet clients in decent clothes.
We'll see. I haven't made any decisions yet, but do have a couple of
prospects.

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David wrote:
I have never sailed before, although sailing around the world is one
of my dreams that I want to accomplish in my life. I am 21 years old,
and I want to know if this is a dream I can pursue or something far-
fetched and non-possible.

I live in Ohio - so no oceans near by. Owning a large sail boat would
seem almost ridiculous. Is there a way I can rent a sail-boat, or any
other alternative to making my trip that would possibly last anywhere
from 6 months to 2 years?

Cost -- Is this something that would quite definately cost $200,000
just for the boat alone? And the difficulty of sailing around the
world? (Making plenty of stops to visit places, of course). I wouldn't
want to bring my wife if it would be something extremely dangerous.

If anyone can point my to some information I can read about, I would
greatly appreciate it!

Read Tanja Aebi's book first....it's dated now but still an accurate
rendition of that sort of endeavor and she was totally unexperienced
when she left...and no..there is noone in their right mind who would
rent a sailboat to someone with no experince (except maybe down in the
Caribean for charter...) 6 months? you'd never do it, especially if you
stopped here and there...and you can get a big boat and keep it on Lake
Erie..plenty of people sail out of Snadusky/Toledo area...

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David wrote:
I have never sailed before, although sailing around the world is one of
my dreams that I want to accomplish in my life. I am 21 years old, and I
want to know if this is a dream I can pursue or something far-
fetched and non-possible.

I live in Ohio - so no oceans near by. Owning a large sail boat would
seem almost ridiculous. Is there a way I can rent a sail-boat, or any
other alternative to making my trip that would possibly last anywhere
from 6 months to 2 years?

Cost -- Is this something that would quite definately cost $200,000 just
for the boat alone? And the difficulty of sailing around the world?
(Making plenty of stops to visit places, of course). I wouldn't want to
bring my wife if it would be something extremely dangerous.

If anyone can point my to some information I can read about, I would
greatly appreciate it!

Read Tanja Aebi's book first....it's dated now but still an accurate
rendition of that sort of endeavor and she was totally unexperienced when
she left...and no..there is noone in their right mind who would rent a
sailboat to someone with no experince (except maybe down in the Caribean
for charter...) 6 months? you'd never do it, especially if you stopped
here and there...and you can get a big boat and keep it on Lake
Erie..plenty of people sail out of Snadusky/Toledo area...


Yeah, living on the walls, was one of my favorite lines...


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On Jan 28, 10:40 pm, "David" wrote:
I have never sailed before, although sailing around the world is one
of my dreams that I want to accomplish in my life. I am 21 years old,
and I want to know if this is a dream I can pursue or something far-
fetched and non-possible.

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