wrote in message
oups.com...
Dog gone Captain Neal... take a Vicodin and chill out! I am a
newbie on this particular forum... but some of your postings that
I have observed... sure seem indictative of a hard ass attitude to
those looking for help.

Then again... I suspect you can be very helpfull to those of us
lessor informed than you... when you so deem it?

Best regards

Bill

(About to acquire a used Catalina 34... and will be coming up with
novice type questions... so stand by!) :-)


Not sure what Nelly wrote, but just ignore him. He's quite the fool and just
a troll.

Watch how he responds to this post, or better yet, killfile him now.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

I'm assuming you've taken at least the basic Power & Sail Squadron
courses.

No Don... at this point in time I haven't. I do have a friend/mentor
with a "captain's" rating that will show me the ropes so to speak.
However... I do intend to get into texts and/or classes such as what
you mentioned.

As a kid I did a lot of solo clear water sailing and ever since have
loved the sea and ships. Now in the Autumn of my life (I am 65) I now
have the time and wherewithal to become an owner/operator of a small
sloop (Cat 34) which I will use for some coastal blue water cruising
out of Ventura, California.

Consequently I have started monitoring this forum as well as others
for input. And yeh... I've got a lot to learn. But at this stage
of my life I think I will enjoy the experience.

Best regards

Bill

"The ocean is an immense, powerful and strong entity that doesn't play
favorites. Enjoy it's beauty but be wary of it's turmoil."

wrote:

No Don... at this point in time I haven't. I do have a friend/mentor
with a "captain's" rating that will show me the ropes so to speak.
However... I do intend to get into texts and/or classes such as what
you mentioned.

As a kid I did a lot of solo clear water sailing and ever since have
loved the sea and ships. Now in the Autumn of my life (I am 65) I now
have the time and wherewithal to become an owner/operator of a small
sloop (Cat 34) which I will use for some coastal blue water cruising
out of Ventura, California.

Consequently I have started monitoring this forum as well as others
for input. And yeh... I've got a lot to learn. But at this stage
of my life I think I will enjoy the experience.

Best regards

Good for you! I mentioned the courses mainly because of the
navigational skills and safety info you might require, especially since
you're a fellow 'coastal sailor'. I'm not sure if you get as much fog
as we do on the East Coast, but I hear the swells are usually bigger in
your waters.
A 34' sailboat is not so small. I crewed on a Mirage 33 for years and
the only time it felt too small was when the skipper invited too many
'social sailors'.

Neal,

Why not show that picture from your web, of your boat sitting at anchor;
by the stern to show what you mean