Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[CapnK]

Did you stumble across the site, or were you referred? An interested webmaster wants to know....

Thanks for visiting, stay a while and join in!

[Captain Smollett]

Invitation

[CapnK]

"Finest kind."

[CapnK]

Introduce yourself in this thread, if you'd like. Tell us who you are, where you sail, what kind of boat owns you, and maybe what your cruising plans are - let's get to know each other.

[Zen]

Yo ho ho, nice looking site here.

I just dropped by the Ariel Forum and saw the link here. Good idea!

I'll be back!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

T'was the night before Christmas, I swung on the hook
With snowflakes a'landing, asleep with my book
When up on the deck I heard footsteps and stuff
"I've been boarded!" I thought, and I tried to be tough
Then down the companionway hatch came a dude
He was dressed like a nut and I thought, "I'm so screwed"
But he laughed and he hummed as he surveyed my junk
So I figured he must be the resident drunk
His eyes were lit up like a junkie on speed
But he gave me a whole bunch of stuff that I need
Like rum and cigars and new charts and a dinghy
And some kind of fancy electrical thingy
I knew it was stolen but I wasn't telling
I just hoped he was giving and wasn't just selling
And I poured him a grog which he downed with a wink
Then I poured one for me (Lord I needed a drink!)
 Then he staggered above to the dark snowy night
As I peeked I beheld an incredible sight
Eight tiny dolphins and a beautiful sleigh
And the dude hopped aboard and prepared to make way
The dolphins were ready to power the sled
But the guy raised a genny and mains'l instead
With a burp and a chuckle he gathered the breeze
And called to the dolphins, now swimming with ease
"Hey Stalker and FEMA and Cancer and Nixon!
Or Stinky and Pepper Spray, Mason, and Dixon!
Or whatever your names are, you cute little fishes,
Here's to every last sailor, my best Christmas wishes!"
As he sailed away leaving a wobbly wake
I hoped he had not many stops left to make
He got close to shore and he soon was aground
But the dolphins proceeded to pull him around
And I heard him exclaim as he sailed out of sight
Happy Christmas to all... and to all a goodnight"

[s/v Faith]

Link from the 'Ariel' site.

[Iceman]

Ariel link
Iceman

[Zen]

Greetings, I post this in the correct place this time.

Good timing on my part to see the grand opening of this site. Looks to be interesting I will add my 2 cents from time to time.

 I am located in The SF Bay Area. I am still a fairly new salior, about 6 yrs. My first boat was an Ariel. I just sold her to another new sailor this summer.

more elsewhere...

I have yet to make any long passages but have plans...

[Adam]

Howdy gang... I'm Adam, and I live on Ramrod Key in the FL Keys... I've done a fair bit of cruising... currently between boats but am going to look at a 27' Albin Vega this afternoon... Previously cruised on a 29' Morgan (not O/I type) and a 35' Coronado (little too big, too much maintenance)...

Interested in hearing from others in my area!

Adam

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Adam! Glad to have you here.

Those Vegas are supposed to be some good cruising boats. They were one of the types I was looking at when searching, based on recommendations of a few people I know who have done some extensive cruising aboard boats both large and small. I hope she turns out to be a good one for you.

[Amorous]

Hello everyone, I'm Jim.  I live in North Pole, Alaska....yes, really!  I just brought Amorous, my Columbia 29, here from the Chesepeake this past spring and will launch her in Valdez this coming spring. 

[Amorous]

Someone posted the url on the "Renegade cruisers" site.

[dasein668]

Plastic Classics Forum

[s/v Faith]

Cool!  <== (Pun intended) 

  Valdez, AK from the Chesepeake?!? I am thinking there is a story there.  Looking forward to heaing more!

  How did you get (the boat) up there>?

[CapnK]

Hi, Jim!

Hey, since your from North Pole, do me a favor? Have the fat guy in the red suit bring me another knot of hull speed, and 5 more degrees to windward when pointing.

Oh, and a windvane, too.

I've been good, I promise.

Welcome aboard!

[Skipper Dave]

Hey Folks,
I have a Cal 2-27 in Marina Del Rey.  Wife and I like sailing over to Catalina (Two Harbors) and the channel islands. Adam are you the same Adam from Lat & Atts?  Thought you were on a job cruising.  Anyway good to hear from you.  Looking forward to chattin with you all.

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This morning it looked so nice out I thought I'd leave it out.

S/V "Tina Marie" Cal 2-27

[Skipper Dave]

Adam,
Are you the Adam from Lat & Atts board?

Skipper Dave

[Skipper Dave]

Posted on Lats & Atts board.

Skipper Dave

[Iceman]

Iceman here from Middlebury Vermont

New owner of Voyager 26
New name of vessel will be Kaikoura, once weather warms up and letters will stick to the hull

I have owned too many boats
and lived aboard a couple of them

Here goes
Coronado 25
Jet 14
Lightning
J22
Tartan 30 (lived aboard for 5 years in New Bern North Carolina and for a summer at Block Island Rhode Island)
Pearson Commander, for sale
Windy 9800 stinkpot (lived aboard for 2 years)
Voyager 26, Maybe the last?

Wife and I did intercoastal from Lake Champlain to New Bern
with both the Tartan and Windy boat

Grew up at New Jersey shore..Many trips to Block Island and surrounding areas

I also worked 3 (6 months contracts) down in Antarctica
Wife did 1 season
Im an electrician by trade

More info as replies to this start evolving and rum strts flowing

Ice

[CapnK]

I wanted to say "Thanks!" to all of y'all who've already joined, and to those of you who've spread the word about the site! Yesterday, I figured that by now there'd be me and a couple of friends here, while instead there is 10 times that many members already, and much better postings than I would have expected!

I am very pleasantly surprised to find that there is interest in a site for "Small boat, Long distance" cruisers like us. What we want to do seldom gets notice in any of the glitzy publications, all too often we seem to fall through the cracks in the dock of what most people think of as "the cruising lifestyle". Here's hoping that more like-minded folks find out about this place, and join us in the near future.

I do want emphasize that I've been really pleased at the content I've seen posted already, on only the 2nd day since the site went "live" - keep up the good work!

Props to "Captain Smollett" (John) and Triton218 (Jason) for helping out as Moderators!

Please let me know what you'd like to see here - I've tried to give this vessel a shove in the right direction, but if you think the helm needs a little correction, don't be scared to say so.