Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[roybaots]

 Hi all, found ya guys  through another forum. Iam the proud owner of a Cape Dory 25. Sailing the Delaware bay, Mid atlantic and Chesapeake. Looking forward to being part of your forum

[Tim]

Welcome Roy, A grog to ya! A CD25 is a nice boat, share a picture when you can

Tim

[roybaots]

Will do, I just have to resize them.

[svsoutherncross]

Hello all,

I'm Kyle, currently residing in New Bern, NC. Working on restoring/upgrading a 1971 Grampian 26. Hoping to get it outfitted well enough for some coastal cruising/weekend sailing in the near future, with dreams of a more seaworthy bluewater boat in the further future. Hope everyone is up to fielding some questions... :)

[s/v Faith]

Matt, Royboats, and Kyle,

  Welcome aboard!!!

Kyle,

  We used to sail in your neighborhood, great place to be.  The Grampian is a great cruising boat too, lots of stowage, and sails well too.  Our Capt. Smollet (John) now has his Alberg 30 there in NewBern too.

[AdriftAtSea]

Matt/Royboats/Kyle

Welcome to the small boat asylum guys...

:)  Its nice to find people who believe you can cruise long distances in a boat that doesn't cost $250,000+. 

If you haven't checked out   James Baldwin's, of Atom fame, list of boats... you should. You can find it here. 

[Captain Smollett]

Hi Kyle,

Welcome aboard Sailfar.  I sent you a PM with some contact info.  Look forward to checking out your boat there in New Bern.

---JR

[thistlecap]

Hello to everyone on SailFar.
I'm Jim.  Found the sight after seeing it recommended by a participant of the Trailer Sailor forum.  I've been reading the exchange for about a month, and look forward to joining the community.  For me, sailing is not merely a sport or passtime, but a philosophy or state of mind.  It's all about the camaraderie. 

Grew up on the Chesapeake.  Raised on powerboats, but graduated to sail when my wife and I got married.  When I proposed, the deal was get the house, basic furniture, then our first sailboat.  She went for the deal, became a great sailor, and we've been at it for 45 years.  Retired from running ships out of the Gulf Coast in January, and looking forward to sailing again.

[s/v Faith]

Jim,

  Welcome aboard SailFar.  Glad you found us,

For me, sailing is not merely a sport or passtime, but a philosophy or state of mind.

  Your first Grog is no me.   8)

[Greenman]

Hey all,

Just a (not so) quick introduction. I have been reading and lurking a bit, and decided it was time to post an intro.

I do not have a sail boat, and I live in Halifax NS , hopefully retiring in Sep 2014 (will have my 25 years in the Military then). So, that gives me 6 years to see if I love sailing, learn to sail and as much as possible that goes along with Cruising, buy a boat, outfit it, sell all my worldly poop and cut the lines. After countless hours pouring over yacht world. com and other cruising forums along with several trips to some of the local marinas I have pretty much decided I will not be looking for anything larger than 35' but most likely the 30'-32' range (I really like Endeavour 32's for some reason, even though they apparently are heavier than heck for a 32 footer). If I go any smaller I will be going solo with my Kitty cut in half. My wife is on board to give cruising a shot for at least one full year after retirement before we decide if we can stick it out longer, but I will need to make some sacrifices (as in more stuff on the boat than I need). So for the next couple years it's getting as much time on the water as possible, and a couple charters, then boat buying time.

Oh and I found Sailfar.net from Cruiserforum.com I lurk there a lot, but do not post much because I feel like it is impossible to ask questions without people;
a) reading way too much into the question;
b) hopping up on a soap box; or
c) doing an interrogation of the OP without answering the question in any way shape or form.

For example;

Question: Do you like blue or yellow?
Answer: Well, that's a very vague question, maybe you should get some more experience with colours and then give more options......or;

It all depends on what the colour is for? Blue shades made before 1985 are good but after the colour fades. Yellow is great, but if you want to sail around the world Yellow is out of the question, you must go with my personal favourite "periwinkle".

LOL anyways I am doing an intro and a rant all at once. So, that's it, I found sailfar.net, lurked a while, read some blogs and trip reports, thought it was a cool place where people treat other people like adults and have yet to see a condescending reply (that wasn't clearly in jest).

Great forum BTW.

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome to sailfar. Greenman...

There are quite a few good boats in the 30-33' range that you might want to look at.  If you're interested in doing any bluewater passages,  some of the better, and proven ones are:

Southern Cross 31
Westsail 32
Allied Seawind 32
Hallberg Rassy Monsun 31
Elizabethan 31
Eastward Ho 31

While many of these will be  a bit smaller than the Endeavor 31 in terms of space, they're probably a good deal more seaworthy IMHO.

I'd also recommend getting the book Changing Course, by Debra Ann Cantrell.  Read it and then give it to your wife. :)

[Greenman]

While many of these will be  a bit smaller than the Endeavor 31 in terms of space, they're probably a good deal more seaworthy IMHO.

I'd also recommend getting the book Changing Course, by Debra Ann Cantrell.  Read it and then give it to your wife. :)

Thanks, I will likely spend an enourmous amount of time looking before I do any buying, I am a bit odd that way. Kinda like a super cautious impulse buyer. I will look for months, research every aspect I possibly can, then once I am satisfied there is no stopping me.

As for the book, got it, read it (a couple times) and my wife is into it now.

Thanks very much.

Shawn

[CharlieJ]

So, Greenman- is that a pre 1985 green? or is it gonna fade?

;D ;D ;D

Welcome aboard

[Greenman]

LOL Thanks, you must know what I mean, I pretty much refuse to post on the other boards anymore.

Also, I read Laura's solo trip blog, absolutely fantastic, I printed it off so my wife (also Laura) could read it. She (your Laura) is a very talented writer.

[s/v Faith]

Welcome Aboard Greenman,

  Great post;

Oh and I found Sailfar.net from Cruiserforum.com I lurk there a lot, but do not post much because I feel like it is impossible to ask questions without people;
a) reading way too much into the question;
b) hopping up on a soap box; or
c) doing an interrogation of the OP without answering the question in any way shape or form.

For example;

Question: Do you like blue or yellow?
Answer: Well, that's a very vague question, maybe you should get some more experience with colours and then give more options......or;

It all depends on what the colour is for? Blue shades made before 1985 are good but after the colour fades. Yellow is great, but if you want to sail around the world Yellow is out of the question, you must go with my personal favourite "periwinkle".

LOL anyways I am doing an intro and a rant all at once. So, that's it, I found sailfar.net, lurked a while, read some blogs and trip reports, thought it was a cool place where people treat other people like adults and have yet to see a condescending reply (that wasn't clearly in jest).

Great forum BTW.

;D

  Your first Grog is on me.   ;)

[Iceman]

Im Back
Just bought a Freedom 21 in Monmouth Beach NJ
Doing a winter rental in Manasquan NJ
Havent sailed it yet, gotta wait till spring

I lost my way for awhile

Ice

PS No Antarctica This Year

[AdriftAtSea]

Iceman-

Glad to see you made it back.. :)

[Iceman]

Thanks Adrift
Not much to report yet,
but I will post pics soon.

Ice

[AdriftAtSea]

Iceman-

Look forward to seeing the photos and reading your post. :)

[ORION1]

We discovered SF on another forum, and it sounded very interesting.  After looking around we were impressed, and here we are.

Myrna and Earl living in Slidell, La., both retired since 2006.  Just finished rebuilding house and boat after KATRINA.  Have been sailing and boating since 1961, mainly on the Gulf Coast.

Our current boat is "ROSA", a William Atkin cutter.  She is @ 35' on deck with a beam of 10' 6" and she draws 5'1".

We are planning a trip to the Keys shortly, and then down to Guanaja, HND, in the spring, or wherever the winds blow.