On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:26:05 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:


"druid" wrote in message
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As for Islanders, I haven't found ANY in the PNW (where I can sail it up
to Vancouver), and it will cost $4000CDN to truck one up from CA (even
more from the East Coast). (That's from TWO independant quotes) I'm hoping
to find one at least in Seattle area, but most I find are East Coast, and
over $15K CDN. Another option is a Crown 28, which ARE relatively popular
here, but my Lady wouldn't like the head in the same "room" as the
forepeak where we sleep.


Sail the Islander up from Calif. Watch the weather window, and take a week
or two and have a nice sail.

Thought of that. The Nice Folks over in rec.boats.cruising considered that
idea somewhere between "tough slog" and "insanity". I would think it would
be do-able, but I wouldn't be used to the boat, and there is that long
slog, upwind and against the current, from Astoria to Juan de Fuca.
Another thing brought up was the amount of wear-and-tear and damage that
trip would cause.

So: sailing up from Seattle (or even Olympia) OK, but on the "outside" -
no. And CERTAINLY not from anywhere on the East Coast.

druid
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