On Jul 9, 4:21*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:39:46 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I'd put it up for sale too!

The problem with 75 ft sail boats is that it takes a bunch of people
to sail them properly. *Racing boats in that size range typically sail
with a crew of about 26 people. * You can reduce that number
considerably with automated sail handling systems and power operated
winches but if any of that equipment becomes disabled, and eventually
it will, you still need a bunch of folks to take over and do it the
old fashioned way. *We met a couple last year in he Caribbean who had
sailed around the world on a 35 foot sloop. *They claimed it was the
ideal size because the sails were still small enough to be handled by
two people in any conditions.

i can believe that. i know some people who have a 35 ft'r (or close
enough) and it's handled well by a guy and his wife. 75? er.... i
could handle it fine sitting in the slip.