On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:24:33 -0400, HarryKrause
wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 08:14:19 -0400, DSK wrote:

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Sounds like a great trip... you missed a lot of scenery in between. But
smart to skip going around Cape Hattaras outside. You picked a good time
to get out of Florida, Dennis is still deciding which way to go and
there's E,F, & G waiting out there in the on-deck circle.

Speaking of slow boats, you seem to be the sail guy around these here
parts - what's a good, no frills, sail boat that isn't hard to sail
for somebody with some movement and strength problems - large enough
to carry, say four/five people in relative comfort for just day
sailing?

Gaff-rigged, Cape Cod catboat. Single sail, large cockpit, no need to go
forward or jump around the decks, typically a centerboarder, and for
your crowd, you probably want a 18-20 footer. There should be some small
shop builders in your area. Easy to put a small outboard on the stern,
in case you run out of air.

I actually had one of those once when I was a kid - I sold my Townie
to a guy at the Boston Yacht Club and bought the catboat that the next
door neighbor had for sale. Took some repair, but I sailed that boat
for a summer before I went into the service.

That's a good thought - I might look around for one.

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:58:21 GMT, Red Cloud©
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:10:45 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 08:14:19 -0400, DSK wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Sounds like a great trip... you missed a lot of scenery in between. But
smart to skip going around Cape Hattaras outside. You picked a good time
to get out of Florida, Dennis is still deciding which way to go and
there's E,F, & G waiting out there in the on-deck circle.

Speaking of slow boats, you seem to be the sail guy around these here
parts - what's a good, no frills, sail boat that isn't hard to sail
for somebody with some movement and strength problems - large enough
to carry, say four/five people in relative comfort for just day
sailing?

Trailerable, or kept in the water?

Either.

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:56:33 -0400, HarryKrause
wrote:

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They're really easy to handle.
There's a guy where you boat, if he's still alive, that makes a small one:

http://www.stur-deeboat.com/sturdeecat.htm

The old guy who owns the place was one of my father's suppliers. I
talked to him a couple years ago, and he remembered my dad. In those
days, though, Stur-dee only offered wood dories. They were nicely made.

I've seen those boats somewhere. As I remember, they were nicely made.

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
Speaking of slow boats, you seem to be the sail guy around these here
parts - what's a good, no frills, sail boat that isn't hard to sail
for somebody with some movement and strength problems - large enough
to carry, say four/five people in relative comfort for just day
sailing?

The catboat is a good call... there are a lot of them out there, my pick
would be either a new ComPac (easily trailerable)
http://www.com-pacyachts.com/com-pacsuncat.php

.... or a Sanderling (not so trailerable, but you can bring it home at
the end of the season). BTW the cabin looks bigger than it really is,
the cockpit is huge.
http://www.smallcraftadvisor.com/boa...anderling.html

Another trailerable choice would be a Flying Scot.
http://www.flyingscot.com/

A little bigger and not trailerable:
Sea Sprite 22
http://www.affordableyachting.com/archives/E443.HTM

Ensign
http://www.ensignclass.com/graphics/...ifications.gif

The last two might be the best choice for a person with movement &
strength problems, they will be much steadier on the water and easier to
work... especially if some attention has been paid to the running
rigging. It will still presnt some challenges.

If you really want the first-class option, easiest to sail with least
likely pain & difficulty, good performance, and don't mind spending the
money, put one of these under the Christmas tree
http://www.wdschock.com/harbor20/

I haven't sailed one myself, but have sailed in company with them.
They're very easy to handle, intelligently rigged, stable, and capable
of fun sailing in a wide range of conditions... more so than any boat
listed yet. There is a one-design fleet of these racing down near
Wilmington, I watch them when I'm J-24 racing.

Hope this helps... it would be interesting to hear what you decide and
how it works out.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

wrote in message
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Here's a link to an op-ed piece about the philosophy of slow-boating.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...5618b7fc9c9df7


It's a trend. There's a slow eating organization that originated in Italy,
of all places.

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:03:05 -0400, DSK wrote:

Hope this helps... it would be interesting to hear what you decide and
how it works out.

Thanks man - I'll check them out.

Appreciate it.

It was a good trip, weather was good to excelent the entire way, and we
had no major boat issues.

We were very impressed with the scenery in North Carolina above
Beaufort, almost made me reconsider our retirement plan in SWFL but
that is just about written in stone at this point. Oriental is a
wonderful little town that we are glad we stopped at, likewise
Charleston, SC. We had a fantastic, albeit expensive dinner at the
Charleston Grill right in the downtown area that was the equal of
anything I've had elsewhere. The Charleston City Marina is also a
first class operation which I would recommend to anyone.

Thanks. We made it just fine, even had a chance to get reacquainted
with ham radio along the way via Winlink/Airmail/APRS, etc. APRS was a
real crowd pleaser with the friends and relatives back home who could
track our progress and position along the way. Meanwhile I've worked
about half a dozen countries from the boat in the last couple of weeks
on 20M SSB.

Winlink, Airmail and APRS are all fantastic systems and a real credit
to the guys who put it together and made it work.

If I am going to be slow boating, I prefer sailing. It is the most
economical and the quietest.


wrote in message
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Here's a link to an op-ed piece about the philosophy of slow-boating.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...5618b7fc9c9df7

On 6 Jul 2005 13:38:10 -0700, "
wrote:

Thanks. We made it just fine, even had a chance to get reacquainted
with ham radio along the way via Winlink/Airmail/APRS, etc. APRS was a
real crowd pleaser with the friends and relatives back home who could
track our progress and position along the way. Meanwhile I've worked
about half a dozen countries from the boat in the last couple of weeks
on 20M SSB.

Winlink, Airmail and APRS are all fantastic systems and a real credit
to the guys who put it together and made it work.

They did a hell of a job didn't they?