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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 02 2004 - 13:52:05 EDT
On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:24:52 -0000, you wrote:
>If I was as reckless as some seem to think, I'd not be here asking
>for advice on a broad range of issues. I guess some old-salts/farts
>would like us newbies to think it is an ART rather than something
>that can be readily learned. <sigh>
Sailing can be learned and even self-taught. But it isn't the only
thing that must be learned. Weather, communications and boat systems
are other things that must also be learned. The boat systems are
probably not going to be as hard for you as they would be for me.
Experience can't be self-taught in advance. The idea is to benefit
from the experience of others. Even when people say that they think
what you are proposing is a bad idea, that's a result of their
experience, so there's probably some truth in it.
The problem with asking for advice here is that it is difficult (at
least for me) to be sure I've thought of everything that you might
want or need to know about. It's far easier to say NO than it is to
try to explain everything so that a person can do it safely.
I have heard of a guy who bought a sailboat in the Virgin Islands - he
had only done day sailing. And he and his SO and two friends who had
no boating experience whatever were going to try to bring the boat
back to the states. It didn't work although they didn't die in the
attempt or even sink the boat. They eventually had to hire a captain.
In general, I am the kind of person that if someone tells me that I
cannot possibly do something, then I look for a reasonable explanation
of why they think I can't. And if I don't get it, I do my damndest to
prove them wrong. So I understand where you are coming from (sort
of). And what you have to do is to figure out what reason is behind
the naysayers. Some of the reasons are good ones.
In my case, my husband knew a lot about boats and even some about
sailboats.
We took the very low cost Coast Guard Auxiliary courses one on sailing
and one on coastal navigation. You pay for the books but the
instruction is mostly free. If there is something like that where you
are, I'd advise that you take it.
grandma Rosalie
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