"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Bravo, well said.

Some of us here, like me, would enjoy knowing more about your boat and
plans.

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Roger Long

Oh, no real plans. Just putting it into the record. lol

My boat is a Rawson 30 ketch, built in 1963, called "Escapade." I'm her
second owner, original owner having died a few months before I bought her
from the OCC Sailing School in Newport Beach CA about 6 years ago. Moved
from Long Beach CA to the Green Bay WI area in 2003, now I sail Green Bay
and Lake Michigan, with an eye toward getting back into the salt some day.
Green Bay (the bay itself) develops exceptionally nasty short-period waves
with little provocation, which can make for some very hairy sailing
experiences. Even 15 knots can be challenging if it's blowing from the
northeast for very long. I do miss the Pacific rollers. Here it's all waves,
no swells.

But I've got lots of sailing destinations within easy reach -- islands,
coves and bays, nice protected anchorages and access to great cruising
grounds if I have the time to visit them. Planning to take a week in July
for a nice long sail up to Beaver Island, down the eastern shore of Lake
Michigan, then back to Marinette via the Sturgeon Bay canal.

Karin