Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[Ssullivan]

oh im really hoping so lol!

[tomwatt]

Am I ever glad I slipped in under the wire before that lil' test arrived. I'd have been so stumped by the question, that I'd have sat down like a mule and still be pondering a possible answer!
On a more positive note, I feel a boat coming my landlocked way soon. Y'all keep your fingers crossed!

[astrorad]

   Hi all...Thanx for approving my membership in the forum.  I found this group thru my Chrysler Sailors forum.
I thought that I would check out the info and ideas posted here.
    I am new to sailing...took course at local Yacht Club here 2 years ago...Kenosha, Wisconsin....Lake Michigan.
I bought and sailed a 1978 Newport 16 for the first season...My wife decided we needed something a little bigger for Lake Michigan.
    I am now working on a 1976 Chrysler 22...Halsey Herreshoff designed...swing keel...sloop rig...3000 pounds...trailerable.
I will post some pics this summer when the snow melts.
    Doing a lot of reading and studying...need some practical sailing experience...hope to do some overnight trips in the future.  I have been interested in sailing since I went out on a 30 footer when I was 17...finally got around to actually learning and getting a boat at age 60...will be 62 in April....thats all for now....Bill

[Frank]

Welcome aboard Bill. Never too late to start. Have fun.

[Ulladh]

I have been reading this site for some time now, it was about time I joined.

I have a Havsfidra 20, 20ft full keel double ender that I sail on the Delaware Bay and River.

Sailfar has lots of practical knowledge for small boat cruisers and day sailors.

Colin

[Frank]

Welcome aboard. Would love to see a picture or 3 of your lil dble ender!

[Ulladh]

Photo just before haulout this past November.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_sZSfW5AnVPU/TNbL3lPgefI/AAAAAAAAR18/OeyBBB6Pelw/s640/PB061830.JPG

On the hard for the winter.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_sZSfW5AnVPU/TTB72BTKU6I/AAAAAAAASVA/tg6MyMkBigg/s640/P1012004.JPG

Sunrise on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal this summer.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_sZSfW5AnVPU/TJeonHJC1SI/AAAAAAAARxA/UOs9hqu5ILU/s640/P9191713.JPG

[Oldrig]

Welcome aboard, Colin.

She's a handsome little double-ender!

--Joe

[Ulladh]

Thanks Joe

I took the 40 year old inboard diesel out two years ago, and added a 6hp Tohatsu.
The Tohatsu is more than enough for the Delaware, and removal of the inboard prop has increased boat speed under sail in less than 15kn winds by about .5 kn to 5.5kn. That may not appear to be much but 10% can make a difference.

This spring I infill the prop slot.

Colin

[excavman]

One of the guys on the Chrysler owners site recommended your site and I am really glad I stopped by. I bought a Chrysler C-22 last October and am new to sailing, haven't even had her in the water yet. I came down to south Texas to escape the Missouri winter and work on my boat in anticipation of good sailing weather this spring.

I have been spending the bad days reading all I can about cruising and the better days doing cedar woodwork inside the cabin and cockpit. The salty sailors site (saltysailors.com) has lots of cruising stories, mostly Carribean and points south but I am most interested in the beautiful lakes and rivers right here in this country. The Texas sailing site (sailingtexas.com) has stories and video of the Texas Lakes and they are many and beautiful. I hope it rains some so they can fill this spring.

I am sorta planning a little trip this spring, doing a feasibility 'study', if you can call it that. I have already reaped a wealth of information from the posts on your site and I am very grateful. Thankyou,

Larry

[tomwatt]

Ulladh, that's a sweet little boat. Congratulations...
(and envy, since I'm boatless at the moment)

[jotruk]

excaveman welcome to the site I am sure that you will find a lot of good info and if not already in print just ask again welcome aboard

[ScarberiaSailor]

Hi.  This site was recommended in a thread on Sailnet.  I joined because a small sailboat travelling large distances *might* be part of my future.   I don't have a boat now.  I've sailed on Georgian Bay with friends and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've camped in every province of Canada and two territories, and for me getting to the destination is most of the fun.  

I am hoping to find out more about sailing small boats and see if sailing is for me  :).

Colin

[Namaste]

Hi All!

I have been frequenting the sailfar forum for a few years now.  I have been thinking about cruising for over a decade and have been doing research and learning as much as I can.  You guys have been my inspiration for quite some time and I have read and reread some threads about your adventures many times.

I finally bought a sailboat a little over a week ago.  She's only 24' but I think she's about perfect for my current and near-term needs and goals. 

I am going to be fitting her out and thought that time had come to reach out to all the knowledgeable folks here in the sailfar community.  I am hoping that you all might offer your collective wisdom and advice so I don't make stupid (and costly) mistakes.


Anyway, just wanted to check in and introduce myself.  I will update my profile asap.  It's great to be aboard.


Grog to ya!  ;D

[Captain Smollett]

Welcome aboard. 

Congrats on the new boat!   :)

[Jim_ME]

Let me join John in welcoming and congratulating you.

Would you be keeping the boat on Lake Erie?

Look forward to hearing more about your sailboat and refit plans.

Grog to you, too,

-Jim

[Don]

The site was recommended by a fellow member of Sailboatowners site. I am happy to become a member of Sailfar. Reading the "Content thread" brought back memories of why I love sailing and the sea. Over fifty years ago a boy in St Augustine Fl was allowed to participate in a summer pram sailing program. By the end of the summer and second place in the pram race I could never be far from the sea. Boats, especially sailboats are wonderful and a part of me. I hope the boy in me never leaves. I currently own a 1974 Irwin 25 SV C'est Moi, that will be trailerable after the restoration. I plan on sailing the Nature coast of West Florida and possibly other destinations. My wife and I restored a 1972 37 Irwin CC ketch and lived aboard for 3 years after I retired from the Navy. I am a certified Marine Technician, HVAC&R, and Commercial cooking equipment mechanic. I try to learn every day, and that is why I am happy to be aboard.

Don
SV C'est Moi
Crystal River Florida

[Chabot]

Hi All. Was obsessing about getting out of the snow, and started to obsess about sailboats. Started to surf around Yacht World and decided that I needed more information about what I was looking at. Surfed some more and came across James Baldwin's site " Atom Voyages" and liked what I read very much. Linked over to SailFar.net and have been lurking for a few days. Everyone seems nice and has interesting opinions, and are willing to share their wisdom with newbies, such as myself. I'm tired of dreaming about getting over the horizon and am putting a plan together to make it happen. Grog and Good Cheer to you all.

[jotruk]

Glad to have you aboard and feel free to ask any questions and chip in with any knowedge you have on any subject welcome aboard

[Namaste]

Thanks for the welcome!

I made a promise to myself that I would not join sailfar until I actually bought a boat so it is still a little hard to accept that I'm finally here; but it sure feels good.   ;D

Jim -
      I've decided to keep the boat in Florida for now.  Although it would be great to have her closer to home, she's is in a nice position for the next phase of my plan after the refit (which is to cruise some tropical waters).  Luckily, I will have this summer off so I should have a fairly decent window of opportunity to work on her; but I really just can't wait to get started!

cheers!