ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE - Rising gas prices are not just hitting car drivers,
who are bemoaning paying $3 a gallon to go to work. They're hitting people
at play, especially boaters, who now can pay around $4 a gallon.

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I read this little snipet in a paper. And then I got to thinking ??? Back
in the day ( the 70's ) sailboats were very popular, there was even a song;

It's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me


Sailing
Takes me away
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free


Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me


It's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And when the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me


The hottest songs from Christopher Cross


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And now with the price of fuel, I wonder if there will be a resurgence of
the popularity of the cruising sailboat. I was at the fuel dock the other
day, a motor boat was filling up. $300 dollars for the fill up! And this
was not a big boat. I put in $20 dollars. Got my sails ready and paid the
wind a compliment. Off!

All this leads me to believe that there will be a shift in the popularity of
the type of boats the public is buying. Let's face it; there are lots of
good old sailboats for about $20,000. Compare that to a big powerboat, with
its two big engines. I saw one for sale at the boatyard the other day
.......... asking: $47,000 dollars.

So, I get to thinking ??? Buy the $20,000 boat for say $18,000 and then put
in around $25,000 in upgrades. Can you imagine how sweet your sailboat
would be. God, you could have a D Trump yacht.



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Just a thought before I head out.



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Just another bit of info.



The tall ship Eagle is in Portsmouth, NH this weekend.