In article mYK0d.21858$aW5.21670@fed1read07,
"jds" wrote:

thanks skip. checked out your website. very nicely done, VERY nice vessel!!.

on another note, the sailing gods may very well be smiling on me!!. seems
one of the local yacht clubs is giving a free 2 day sailing course if you
join the club. called the guy, still no answer back , on how much it costs
to join. what would be a fair price for a 2 day lesson??

Nothing to add to the other posts *except* that volunteering to crew for
races will give you the best lessons, particularly on a 2-person dinghy:
One-on-one instruction, constantly. Right or wrong, you know
immediately. You might or might not have to join the club to get those
lessons as I don't know a racing fleet that wasn't looking for willing
vic^h^h^h volunteers.

To learn how to *sail* on your own, get (or borrow or rent) a little
dink and race in the single-handed one-design fleet(s). Nothing teaches
sail and boat handling better; the after-race discussions are incredible
learning tools.

Whatever you do, sail early and often.

I forget the beginning of the thread, but if you have a significant
other, first and always make sure they are having fun. If that means
never letting the boat heel more than 5 degrees, so be it.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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