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From: squidsrus85 (no email)
Date: Fri Sep 03 2004 - 19:00:01 EDT
--- In , "Ken James" <nautikat at g dot dot dot >
wrote:
Ken, all good stuff in your response and I wish you well with the
business.
>starting with less challenging short term goals and building to
>the bigger ones. You could start with costal cruisng, then make
>longer and longer hops. That would be sensible. Then you can in
>a way "have your cake and eat it too". As long as you learn.
I think you have lost memory of some of my earlier statements
where "the plan" is to scoot to FL or TX and buy a suitable blue
water cruiser, then spend 3 to 6 months learning to sail it and THEN
bob off to the Bahamas or wherever.
Why do you think I am asking here? I have already learned that the
boats I was looking at were totally unsuitable for what I intend. I
now have a shortlist including westsail, baba, ingrid and southern
cross to mention a few thanks to the group wisdom. I suspect I'll
finish up with a westsail, not because I like it particularly but
because it seems to have the best reputation for strength and safety
with a novice at the helm.
I think if you look back through the posts I am coverng a lot of need-
to-know questions and will be acting upon the collective wisdom of
this group. That DOES include a learning time of 3 to 6 months. I
have no dilusions about being an "expert" at the end of said time,
but I'll know how to safely aim the boat somewhere and actually
arrive. I am not new to boats and the sea, just sailing.
Since I have no deadlines and do not intend to adopt any, storm
sailing will be by surprise only. <g> I'll take the lesson then! :-O
Dave
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