"BeeRich" wrote in message
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Hi folks.

I wanted to get the opinion of the sailors in the group. I have an
option of getting back into sailing this summer full-time as I need to
sell a house and ... move somewhere. I'd like to be able to get onto
a sailboat and do what I need with my business, which is mobile (I
write software).

I used to sail Lasers up until the age of 16, and I grew up on an
Alberg 30 as a kid. Sailing doesn't intimidate me, and I want to be
able to eventually go there. Maybe this is my ticket to doing so.

What is the best way to catch up on sailing, especially on a boat
larger than a Laser? What services can I get in Toronto (where I
live) that might train me for sailing? I want to be able to be on a
boat singlehanded, which I can take down the Erie Canal system down to
Florida, etc.

Love to hear your input.

Cheers

Although I had only lived in Toronto for a short 5 months while attending
school in 1968/69, a number of the Sandpiper 565 owners I converse with live
in the greater Toronto area and elsewhere in Southern Ontario. Some seem
to like the Toronto Canoe & Sailing club for smaller boats.
http://www.tscc.net/tsccjoomla/