Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

dnice · December 31, 2008, 10:00:30 PM

Quote from: cajun on December 31, 2008, 09:11:27 PM
My wife and I sail a com-pac 16 here in colorado. Would love to have a bigger one, but alas, need more youth or more money. We do love it so. Love just sitting on the boat on the water, at the dock or on the trailer in the backyard in the winter. Got the bug bad.

cajun

Welcome aboard...
Cajun? any relationship to new orleans?

The com-pac 16 is a nice boat, after being part of this site, you might find out that you don't need a bigger boat afterall... just need to get her out of Colorado!!!
on the trailer...in the backyard... I know the feeling!!!

anyway, welcome home!

erm... the same welcome to anybody else, sorry I just don't keep up on introductions :) see ya's around.

captain cajun · December 31, 2008, 10:35:42 PM

Yes some in new orleans, I was born and raised about 30 miles south of there, on the bayou. My mother, now pass on, was born on a houseboat (at little temple), all washed away now. The kids and grandkids live and work here. Land locked or on a lee shore, for sure.

dnice · December 31, 2008, 10:47:40 PM

terrible thing, being all washed away...

I worked in buras and grand isle quite a bit...

I am not from there, but spent almost 5 years in and around NO, so I feel pretty connected... funny thing, it never leaves your soul...

well, glad you're here now... we'll have to work on that whole colorado thing ;D

Pablo · January 01, 2009, 08:43:13 PM

Opps, I didn't see this thread, when I did my intro.

I was told about this website by Mkechris.

AdriftAtSea · January 01, 2009, 10:20:28 PM

Pablo—

Welcome to Sailfar. Do you currently sail a Javelin??? My friends just bought one last season, and I'm in the middle of refitting it. :)

Pablo · January 02, 2009, 09:06:16 AM

It's amazing how that works out isn't? They buy it and you refit it. ;)

I just bought mine last winter and did some upgrades during the spring. I really enjoy sailing this boat. I am still waiting to get some good pictures of her sailing but alas I am always on the boat.

Here I am with my son while setting it up last spring.

She is still without a name but thus far nothing has come to me.

AdriftAtSea · January 02, 2009, 10:22:08 AM

Not that surprising...after all, I'm the person who got two of her three kids hooked on sailing. :)

captain cajun · January 02, 2009, 01:06:41 PM

Pablo, nice boat. I thought of learning to sail one of those. My boy could help, but I think he is to old to hold in my arms like that, he 40 years old. Nice picture, great time ahead. ::)

ComPacJohn · January 04, 2009, 01:35:59 PM

This web site was mentioned on the ComPac site and it sounded interesting.

captain cajun · January 04, 2009, 03:52:58 PM

It's a very great site with wonderful sailors. Weclome aboard. My wife and I have Com-pac 16. Welcome again.

cajun

Tingira · January 06, 2009, 07:03:28 PM

Hello everyone, I found this site while researching electric motors. Love it! I am currently in souther Ontario on Lake Ontario, outfitting my Islander 29 for a trip south in the few years to come. Anyone else out there on an I 29? Love to hear from you.

Frank · January 06, 2009, 08:20:20 PM

Welcome Tinigira. Where abouts are you? I'm in Pembroke...cold tonight !

j d · January 08, 2009, 11:54:23 AM

Seems like the place to introduce my self. This is my first post. My name is John Davis I sail a Cape Dory 27 out of Morro Bay, CA. I am rather new in this sailing business and so far just love it. I also enjoy doing my own maintenance which is good, as like allot of us, my boat budget isn't always as large as I would like.

The extent of my cruising so far has been bringing my boat up from the ship yard in Long Beach where I launched to Morro Bay and thin sailing locally here. I plan to go back and take in the Channel Islands as I passed them by on the way up and thin move on up to the S F Bay area for a while.

sure like this forum. Seems every place I put in I have the smallest boat.

Thanks for taking me on board. j d

jotruk · January 08, 2009, 12:27:47 PM

Welcome aboard. You will find that this is a great group of sailors that are dedicated to sailing small boats and that there is a great knowledge base here to tap into again welcome aboard

Tim · January 08, 2009, 01:14:50 PM

Welcome j d, You are in a great sailing area there.

Make sure you have a radar reflector though, as the fog does drop in there. ;D

Tim

Frank · January 08, 2009, 03:54:31 PM

Welcome aboard here. Great boat. Lots of Alberg lovers here. (sorry CJ ;D) Have fun

j d · January 08, 2009, 05:39:57 PM

Thanks for the welcome. I'm sure I'll enjoy this site allot. Yes it does fog up here big time.

CharlieJ · January 08, 2009, 07:14:43 PM

Hey- I like Alberg deigns also- I think they are great. The Ariel is one of my all time favorite boats.

I just think Rhodes drew a prettier sheer line.

Frank · January 08, 2009, 08:51:36 PM

I know. Just looking for that Ford-Chev thing ;D I really like Rhodes as well.He certainly drew some of the prettiest out there. Seems that whole 'art form' is lost. Ok...now back to the 'welcome aboards'

AdriftAtSea · January 09, 2009, 05:55:08 AM

Welcome to sailfar Tingira and JD. :)

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