I'm glad to have catched the curiosity of the group ! My concern is about
handling big sheet when i'll be 70s... when the boat is heeling and through
waves. I see my father at 77 he is in great shape but i'm wondering if
around 70s it is still feasible.

I've followed the Dashews for the last 20 years and to see them go onto
powerboating while they had the biggest and most weather built sailboat has
been a shock to me.

"André Langevin" wrote in message
...
Good day to all of you group fellows,

I don't know if it has ever been discussed but i am curious to hear from
other's experience regarding this subject. I'm 46 right now and i have
enjoyed several sailboat starting with small daysailer then to keel and
last of them was a Tanzer 26. This was 10 years ago. At that time i was
tired of being held hostage by the tide and reversing current of Quebec
City (5 knots going down for 6 hours and 4 knots going up for 4-5 hours).
So i bought a powerboat and i still have it today altough i'm currently
thinking of selling it for a larger boat. This boat is depicted here :
www.langevin.biz/marinette34

Now i'm thinking at the next boat and i would like a sailboat to do
coastal navigation and even trans-atlantic crossing and long distance
travel. Since it will take me some years to get to this next boat,
suppose i'm 50 years old and i finally have that big 43-45 feet sailboat.
What are the chances i could use it for 15-20 years ? Could it be my last
boat or will my last boat invariably be a powerboat ?

André

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:43:38 -0400, "André Langevin"
wrote:

I'm glad to have catched the curiosity of the group ! My concern is about
handling big sheet when i'll be 70s... when the boat is heeling and through
waves. I see my father at 77 he is in great shape but i'm wondering if
around 70s it is still feasible.

I've followed the Dashews for the last 20 years and to see them go onto
powerboating while they had the biggest and most weather built sailboat has
been a shock to me.

Would you be sailing alone? With your wife or friends? Daysailing?
Costal? Oceans?

I would go eventually change to smaller sailboat. One of those heavier
models that are so to speak more foregiving, though not as fast of
course. Two people have plenty of room on 27-28 ft boat, and such size
is easier to handle.

Of course lot depends on how fit you will be. My father is 68,
otherwise in good shape for his age, but getting real clumsy and slow.
Even 31 ft in good weather is way to much for him.

If you havent started yet, take physical exercise to stay fit

Mika



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If you're 46 now, why would you care what you can do at 70?


André Langevin wrote:
I'm glad to have catched the curiosity of the group ! My concern is about
handling big sheet when i'll be 70s... when the boat is heeling and through
waves. I see my father at 77 he is in great shape but i'm wondering if
around 70s it is still feasible.

I've followed the Dashews for the last 20 years and to see them go onto
powerboating while they had the biggest and most weather built sailboat has
been a shock to me.

"André Langevin" wrote in message
...
Good day to all of you group fellows,

I don't know if it has ever been discussed but i am curious to hear from
other's experience regarding this subject. I'm 46 right now and i have
enjoyed several sailboat starting with small daysailer then to keel and
last of them was a Tanzer 26. This was 10 years ago. At that time i was
tired of being held hostage by the tide and reversing current of Quebec
City (5 knots going down for 6 hours and 4 knots going up for 4-5 hours).
So i bought a powerboat and i still have it today altough i'm currently
thinking of selling it for a larger boat. This boat is depicted here :
www.langevin.biz/marinette34

Now i'm thinking at the next boat and i would like a sailboat to do
coastal navigation and even trans-atlantic crossing and long distance
travel. Since it will take me some years to get to this next boat,
suppose i'm 50 years old and i finally have that big 43-45 feet sailboat.
What are the chances i could use it for 15-20 years ? Could it be my last
boat or will my last boat invariably be a powerboat ?

André

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:27:55 -0400, Jeff wrote:

If you're 46 now, why would you care what you can do at 70?

do you drive an SUV by any chance?

mr.b wrote:
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:27:55 -0400, Jeff wrote:

If you're 46 now, why would you care what you can do at 70?

do you drive an SUV by any chance?

On occasion, if I can't avoid it. What's your point?

Because i will sell my Marinette next year, and it will take me 2-3 years
to find a boat and another 1-2 years to prepare an atlantic crossing and
then i hope to be able to live a "cruising life" for some years. I see
everywhere some writings about "this boat is made to be handled by 2",
"this boat have electric winches" etc etc so there must be something about
getting older on a sailboat.

I wouldn't want to invest in a boat for several years and then to sell it
because i'm unable to trim a sheet. Better plan in advance and get a
trawler then and put the money aside to pay for those 2 $ per mile.


"Jeff" wrote in message
. ..
If you're 46 now, why would you care what you can do at 70?


André Langevin wrote:
I'm glad to have catched the curiosity of the group ! My concern is
about handling big sheet when i'll be 70s... when the boat is heeling and
through waves. I see my father at 77 he is in great shape but i'm
wondering if around 70s it is still feasible.

I've followed the Dashews for the last 20 years and to see them go onto
powerboating while they had the biggest and most weather built sailboat
has been a shock to me.

"André Langevin" wrote in message
...
Good day to all of you group fellows,

I don't know if it has ever been discussed but i am curious to hear from
other's experience regarding this subject. I'm 46 right now and i have
enjoyed several sailboat starting with small daysailer then to keel and
last of them was a Tanzer 26. This was 10 years ago. At that time i
was tired of being held hostage by the tide and reversing current of
Quebec City (5 knots going down for 6 hours and 4 knots going up for 4-5
hours). So i bought a powerboat and i still have it today altough i'm
currently thinking of selling it for a larger boat. This boat is
depicted here : www.langevin.biz/marinette34

Now i'm thinking at the next boat and i would like a sailboat to do
coastal navigation and even trans-atlantic crossing and long distance
travel. Since it will take me some years to get to this next boat,
suppose i'm 50 years old and i finally have that big 43-45 feet
sailboat. What are the chances i could use it for 15-20 years ? Could
it be my last boat or will my last boat invariably be a powerboat ?

André

... I see my father at 77 he is in great shape but i'm wondering if
around 70s it is still feasible.

I've followed the Dashews for the last 20 years and to see them go onto
powerboating while they had the biggest and most weather built sailboat has
been a shock to me.

The Dashews will do what works for them, and so should you. I have a
friend in his mid 70's who sails his 40 foot boat from New Zealand to
New Caledonia and back every year. He takes crew along for the
passages and his wife flys but they run the boat themselves when on
soundings and he is always very much in command. I've met lots of
folks in their 60's who do similar things or are working on
circumnavigations or long cruises. So, it is certainly something that
people can do late in life and you can probably make it happen, too, if
you want to. Of course, cruising in a motor boat can be nice or you
might want to join a chess club with a view of the ocean or whatever...


-- Tom.