hi gordon, and thanks for the reply. as far as sailing experience, i have
none. have been on a few , but was never driving the boat, just riding. i
plan on taking some lessons and sail around in the bay for a while untill i
am comfortable enough with my skills to go out of the breakwater. im not on
any particular schedule, so time frame doesnt really matter.

i wont have any experienced crew. im ready to make the move, but not sure if
my present girl friend is or not. if she does, fine , if she doesnt, ill
find one who is. i wont be going off on any long trips alone. i will be
doing a lot of single hand sailing. if the weather is good, and i want to go
out and practice a bit, im not going to wait for somebody to decide if they
want to go along or not. im going.

i think most of my sailing will no doubt be coastal, with the occasional
trip to oregon, possibly alaska, possibly hawaii. more often to mexico, or
santa barbara, san diego etc. just screwing around in general and enjoying
myself and significant other. being as worthless as possible, other than
tending to the boat etc.

anyway, going to fly to lax in a couple three weeks and go hit some marinas
and get a little better idea of what im looking at and what i think my
requirements will be. should be fun and informative. get out of the heat for
a couple days. while i think a coastal boat may suffice, i also want one
stout enough to cruise in if the feeling grabs me.

thanks again to all for the advice. it is most appreciated. best regards,
j.d.
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