Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[22 foot WL]

Hello All,
               First time here and I just wanted to say hello and thank everybody involved with this great site.

[s/v Faith]

Welcome!  ;D

  Why don't you take a minute to tell us a little about yourself,  where you sail, and what your plans are...

  Jump right in, the water is fine..  ;)

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome 22... what do you sail?? and where?

[22 foot WL]

Hello Adrift,
                    My first boat was a 26' Tanzer and I sail on the upper Chesapeake. Just below the C & D canal is the Bohemia River where I now have a 32' Bristol.

[22 foot WL]

    The Bristol is just a 26' boat with overhangs. The same waterline as my Tanzer, which is 22'. I had the same wants as others on this site, diesel, auto pilot and roller furling. Then add the beautiful lines of a Bristol and BANG. I am a small boat sailor in my heart.
     A DelMarVa trip is planned this June which should be around 10 - 14 days. Another trip is being tossed around to Maine later on in the summer.
     I have 58 months left before I retire from the Phila. Fire Dept. I have two daughters in college now and a rich man I'm not.  But like many others, as long as I can remember I was drawing sailboats, Islands in the sun and seagulls in my school books when I should have been paying attention. But as a kid in a urban school 100 miles from the sea,I had a calling that lasted for 40 years bringing me here.
    In 58 months after 28 years of dedicated service I am heading south.
     

[Captain Smollett]

   
     A DelMarVa trip is planned this June which should be around 10 - 14 days. Another trip is being tossed around to Maine later on in the summer.
     I have 58 months left before I retire from the Phila. Fire Dept. I have two daughters in college now and a rich man I'm not.  But like many others, as long as I can remember I was drawing sailboats, Islands in the sun and seagulls in my school books when I should have been paying attention. But as a kid in a urban school 100 miles from the sea,I had a calling that lasted for 40 years bringing me here.
    In 58 months after 28 years of dedicated service I am heading south.
     

Grog to ya, Mate.  Here's to long lived dreams and planning retirement!

Both of those east coast trips sound like a blast.  I've got my eye on Maine, too, but I'm not as 'centrally' located as you.   ;)

And welcome aboard SailFar.  That Bristol 32 will fit in juuuussst fine.   :)  Feel free to post some pics for us!

[gigglingdolphins]

Hi, we are Jack & Sue
we purchased our Hans Christian 33 Dec. 27th. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday (Jan.23 & Feb. 23,  we are gulp 51) We plan to leave March 1st. 2008 for the caribbean and then Central America until we creek when going up and down the companion way... ;D  right now we are on a mooring.   Here is what we look like...more photos will come, but we needed a new head with all new hoses...(digital camera...don't you love priorties) now for some more up-grades... ;D


here is our new "home"


and here we are when we were bringing her home and the engine decided to go to sleep... ;D fixed now...

[s/v Faith]

Welcome s/v Giggling Dolphins!

  Pretty boat, great pics.  Look forward to monitoring the progresss of your voyage!  ;D

[CharlieJ]

Fifty ONE!!! Nobody is that old  :D :D

Actually you two are mere babies. My birthday is in January also and Laura's is Feb.  Mine's the 31st though and I just hit 66- 15 years your senior-

You got LOTS of miles left in ya I bet- I sure do ;D

Seriously, welcome to the board. That Hans Christian is a great boat.

[Captain Smollett]

Man, you gotta love those bulwarks on the side decks - I feel secure just thinking about going forward there!

Welcome aboard.

[gigglingdolphins]

 :) Thanks everyone,
captain smollett yep haven't stubbed my toe yet..on her bulwarks...which is a good feeling when running forward...
Charlie, my dad is 83 and really got bummed at 80 when he had to give up sailing his own boat. so looks like we will be seeing you out there for the next 20+ years 
We plan to do her re-naming ceremony next month...looking for someone or some place that will do a nice job on her new name.

[Roger]

First post! Thanks for this site. I was referred here from a link on another site, registered and just came on board within the last couple of hours. Great to be here!

I sail a 20' Sundance built in the mid 70's  by a now defunct company in Michigan, (El-Mar Boat Co.). It has a swing keel, 12" to 48" draft and disp of 1300#. I slip it at a small marina (35 slips) on a 10 x 1.5 mile lake in southern Manitoba, Canada.

I have been sailing for over half my life, (I'm over 50) in various small boats on various small lakes. I love to putter on my boat almost as much as sailing her.

I just moved up to this boat last August, having sailed an O'Day DS II for 4 years prior to that.

I am looking forward to joining in to the discussion.

[AdriftAtSea]

Hello to Gigglindolphins and roger... and welcome. 

[skylark]

Hello;

I found this site from the trailer sailor forum.  I sail Lake Michigan and about this time of year I surf the net wishing I was sailing elsewhere!

My boat is SV Skylark, a Tanzer 28. Canadian built, very roomy and a good Great Lake boat. It is a real hill climber, it handles steep waves well.  I pulled the inboard out and use a 6hp outboard, which has done well for me. There are some more mods, like a dodger and various other things to make it comfortable aboard.

My longest singlehanded trip has been a nonstop double crossing of Lake Michigan, Holland, MI - Milwaukee - Holland nonstop, about 160 miles as the crow flies.

Some more pics here. http://www.cruisenews.net/tanzer/22V2005/

[s/v Faith]

Welcome aboard Skylark.

  The pictures really add to your intro, your Tanzer looks like a nicely set up boat.  I like the idea about incorporating the hard dodger into a sea hood.  Makes for a good solid structure and building the sides in common should make it strong, with lots of area to attach to the cabin top.

  Look forward to hearing more from you.   ;D

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome skylark-

Did you make the dodger/seahood out of Starboard?? or is it just painted white?

[CharlieJ]

Howdy Skylark- welcome to this board. It's a pretty good spot and there are more than one or two TSBB  folks who also hang out here

[coffeebean]

Hello, i saw a link on trailersailor.com so i guess you could say i was referred or stumbled across the place.

I'm Dave, I live in the Inland Empire of southern California.

I am currently owned by a Sabot, my first boat. bought it for 350.00 from a guy in channel islands harbor through Craig's list. redid the wood and the paint and i love it.

I am also currently owned by a Janus Ghost 13 which i am in the process of making sea worthy. almost done with repainting the trailer and about to start on the hull. already bought some of the parts i needed off of ebay. THis one was also found on craigs list.

If anyone has a ghost  or pics of one please send them my way, as the centerboard housing is incomplete and i need to know what is missing.

oh and i have only sailed on lake perris so far. as my skills develop i'll move on to better places


dave

[maxiSwede]

Hi folks. If I remember it right, I found a link to this fine spot at the SSCA forum. I felt immediately at home here, even though I am faaaar away geographically.

I am in southern Sweden, and have two love affairs going. One is a woman and the other is a Laurin-32. GRP built 1965 at Malmo Aviation Industry. Designed by the legendary Arvid Laurin (born 1900) who among lots of other boats, designed quite a few Int. R yachts. The fore-goer to Laurin -32 was ¨Capella II¨ which was built in 1957 in wood. Participated in that year´s Bermuda Race (as the smallest boat) and also the Trans Atlantic Race afterwards with a crew of four.

The woman mentioned above, was designed by an even greater master designer, yeah, you all know who I am talking about.  ;D

Anyway, I am currently contemplating the issue of how to get rid of all land-based belongings, and cut off those dock-lines for good.

I have been sailing for more than 30 years, and this is the largest boat I have had; and will have. Bought her a year ago to make her my future home.


No fridge- no worries.

I´ll try to upload a pic or two, gotta work right now!

See you on the water sometime!

Maxi

[Captain Smollett]

Welcome aboard Coffeebean and maxiSwede:

Coffeebean:

Love the avatar, by the way.  We are also former "lake sailors" and have begun making our first steps into coastal (then farther??) sailing.  I've found this to be a wonderful and exciting transition, but am not ready to give up my trailerable just yet!  :)

maxiSwede:

No fridge- no worries.

Right on, brother!  Looking forward to some pics of the Laurin 32.

I had the opportunity to visit Sweden when I was younger.  Sadly it was only for a couple of days, but have since longed to go back.  My memories of Sweden are of a beautiful country with friendly folks.