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I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...



What's so damn hard about sailing, anyway? Pull on a line that raises the
sail, sit back, grab the tiller and wait for the wind to blow.

Power boating, on the other hand, takes some serious expertise. You better
know gas and/or diesel engine mechanics, shaft seal adjustment/repacking,
ethanol impact on your fuel tanks, single or twin engine close quarter
handling and, above all, a credit card with a huge available line for
refueling.

Blowboaters ..... pansies ...

Eisboch

On Nov 2, 4:44 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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ups.com...



I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...

What's so damn hard about sailing, anyway? Pull on a line that raises the
sail, sit back, grab the tiller and wait for the wind to blow.

Power boating, on the other hand, takes some serious expertise. You better
know gas and/or diesel engine mechanics, shaft seal adjustment/repacking,
ethanol impact on your fuel tanks, single or twin engine close quarter
handling and, above all, a credit card with a huge available line for
refueling.

Blowboaters ..... pansies ...

Eisboch

LOL

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...

Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion. There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:44:37 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Blowboaters ..... pansies ...

And you should hear what the sail boaters have to say about us....

:-)

On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...

Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.

There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/

On Nov 2, 6:28 pm, wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...

Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.



There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh Crap, his was a Lazer.. I will bring my boots It was made in
Old Lyme too, same yards, Essex Ship Yard.. But it is a Lazer, not a
Bluejay. Same boat really, just 5 feet longer.. ooops

wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.

There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/




Your bud might have a "Lightning" sailboat, which looks like a Bluejay
but is larger.

On Nov 2, 6:32 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.

There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/

Your bud might have a "Lightning" sailboat, which looks like a Bluejay
but is larger.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, made in Old Lyme too, I screwed up, I will bring my boots and
swabbie hat

I know a guy up here who is begging for someont to tak ea CS 22 off his hands
- swing Keel, very trailerable... (Up here is Toronto area) in any case do
take a look for CS22's they are a dime a dozen an are supposed to be a great
learner boat. I say that on the recommendation of a bout 30 guys at the
sailing club. I went and bought a Catalina 25 and Pee'd them all off.

wrote:
On Nov 2, 12:04 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Nov 2, 10:58 am, wrote:
My wife has always wanted to learn to sail, and have a sailboat, this
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Nice choice though.

I was wondering about that. It certainly doesn't look like it'd be as
easy as launching my bass boat! So that means at the very least I'll
have to spring for seasonal storage at the lake, and tow it to the
house for the winter.

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On Nov 2, 6:33 pm, wrote:
On Nov 2, 6:32 pm, HK wrote:





wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.

There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.

http://www.flyingscot.com/

Your bud might have a "Lightning" sailboat, which looks like a Bluejay
but is larger.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, made in Old Lyme too, I screwed up, I will bring my boots and
swabbie hat- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
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