Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[Frank]

Hi Mike. Welcome aboard!!!

[s/v Faith]

My name is Mike Mallory. I met D. Franklin and C. Amos in Grand Turk and they gave me a SailFar sticker.. so here I am.
My yacht is a 28' Bristol Channel Cutter. I bought a semi-complete boat from the factory in 1994  and finished it myself in Bothell, WA. It was christened in July of 1998 after which I took a leave from my job as an airline pilot and sailed to the Bahamas via the Panama Canal. I lived aboard in the Bahamas during the winter for the next 11 years, storing the boat in Indiantown, FL for hurricane season. In 2011 I took another leave and have just completed a solo circumnavigation (Mar 11-Mar 13)

Cheers,
M

Ahoy Mike! 

  Glad to see you are here!   Welcome aboard.

Craig

[cap-couillon]

Hello all, tks for permission to come aboard the board.   

Found sailFar while looking for sheet steering setups for small craft. Long story short, after 25 years of full time cruising (15 years with 2 kids, 10 years single hand) on an elderly Tripp designed 45 I swallowed the anchor.  2 years later, I realized that was a giant mistake (first one ever!... really! ...well maybe) and hooked up another boat. As I will be single handing, and the bigger the hole in the water the more money it takes to fill it, a 25' Coronado will work just fine. And, it fell ihto my lap. Sometimes when the universe hits you up side the head with a wet mop, you oughta listen.

So now I am scuffling to get the cash together to do what I can to get her underway by Labor  Day.. Fortunately she is sound, with a decent set of rags. Needs electroncs, lighting, new running rigging.

Anyway, this site should provide a great source of information and inspiration. I might even be able to contribute a few odds and ends of my own.

See you in the funny pages.
Cap' Couillon

[Frank]

Welcome....ya otta fit right in   ;)

[Adodero]

My bride and I are restoring a 1977 Cape Dory 27 that we bought about a year ago. She's our first sailboat and it has been quite a learning experience, but we've learned a lot about sailing and working on boats, which has been great. We've both enjoyed working on Mariah and getting her back up to shape. We're both n00bs, but we're try to learn as much as we can from those around us.

We keep a blog on our progress at http://missionmariah.wordpress.com/, we haven't had any major sailing adventures yet, but the boat is starting to come together and we hope to have more real soon :)

[Jim_ME]

Welcome Bow & Shelly. I've glanced at your blog [and look forward to reading more]. Good choice of a boat. Congrats on getting the boat in the water. Grog to you.

[Frank]

Welcome and great boat!!

[Tim]

Welcome aboard Bow and Shelly. I think "Mariah" is a great name for an Alberg design. ;)

[CharlieJ]

I think "Mariah" is a great name for an Alberg design. ;)

Or any other boat- "they call the wind Mariah" remember.

Welcome aboard from me also. Strangely, I was just in both spots you mention- Jacksonville, and Melborne during June.

Wish You had joined a month ago- I'd stopped to visit

[Adodero]

Thanks for the welcomes folks, seems like a great community.

Welcome aboard Bow and Shelly. I think "Mariah" is a great name for an Alberg design. ;)

heh, yes! I saw your signature a while ago.

Unfortunately, I can't take credit for the name, it was the name she was giving by her original owner in 1977. We have the original documents, I've actually tried to hunt down prior owners a few times to learn more about her history and naming, but had no luck so far. I haven't gotten bold enough to cold call the prior owners yet.

I think "Mariah" is a great name for an Alberg design. ;)

Or any other boat- "they call the wind Mariah" remember.

Welcome aboard from me also. Strangely, I was just in both spots you mention- Jacksonville, and Melborne during June.

Wish You had joined a month ago- I'd stopped to visit

Bummer! If you pass through again, please let us know!

[CharlieJ]

Probably not soon. Was on a trailer cruise. West Coast Trailer Sailor Squadron affair in Melborne (actually Sebastian Inlet, or just south) and visiting son and grand kids in Jax.

But this is a great group, with some serious sailors. You'll like it here.

[shadowraiths]

I have been living on a catalina c27. Am learning to sail, mainly on an 8' walker bay sailing dinghy. It's been both fun and challenging. Esp since we have had very light to no wind days.

Not sure how I found this forum but glad I found it. :-)

[CharlieJ]

Welcome board

[s/v Faith]

I have been living on a catalina c27. Am learning to sail, mainly on an 8' walker bay sailing dinghy. It's been both fun and challenging. Esp since we have had very light to no wind days.

Not sure how I found this forum but glad I found it. :-)

I am really glad you were patient!  Waiting since the 20th of july is too long.  There has been a delay in registrations approvals, I am workng on that...  Glad you waited for us to get back to you... 

Have your first virtual grog on me!

Welcome aboard!

[Johnnie]

I was surfing the web 5 years ago and I had zero interest in being a boat owner. My wife and I were do working numbers about 6 years ago and we figured we could retire in 5 or 6 years. So the thought of replacing working tonnage to a place where I  believe I will have time to smell the roses. That's were the idea of being a sailor hit me as a good way to start  play again. Took some lessons looked at 1000's of boats and bought a Nordica 16 to learn on 3 months ago.  Hurt my back at the gym 2 and 1/2 years ago now I find out if I can it can take sailing without causing pain.  So here I am a old trailer sailor on the forum hoping  age doesn't  catch up with my dreams.

[CharlieJ]

Welcome aboard- and don't let the age thing get you. I'm 72 and I don't think I'm the oldest on here.

And on my dock, up until one guy left to go cruising (single handed), I was one of 4 sailors in their 70s, a couple of who live aboard.

[Cattail]

I do not recall, at this time, how I stumbled onto sailFar.net, but I was probably looking for recipes that could be prepared on a Forespar Hot Spot Mini-Galley.  We trailer sail a Com-Pac Suncat from our homeport near Lake Harris in Central Florida.  I hope to be retired by the end of September and soon thereafter to begin exploring the nooks and crannies along Florida's Gulf Coast.  We have sailed off and on for the past 40 years or so, mostly as guests on other people's boats or bareboat cruising (Chesapeake Bay, The Abacos, BVI, Desolation Sound, Tampa Bay), but we sailed our own San Juan 24, Sea Sprite 22, and Laser (#4041) from our homeport in Oriental, NC, back in the 70's.  Before that, we were active in the sailing program at the University of Tennessee.  My wife's parents completed an 11 year circumnavigation aboard the Carib 41 "Kennemer" in 1988.  Sailing is in our blood.  I look forward to sharing ideas with the members of this forum.  Fair winds....
Tom and Els Reed             

[jotruk]

Welcome aboard and we are looking farward to hearing about your sailing past and I know that there are members here that can assist with any questions that you may have again welcome aboard.

[CharlieJ]

Well, you two have just GOT to hook up with Tom Ray in Punta Gorda if you haven't already. He's the SunCat nationals guru. The Suncat racing is for FUN!!

Take a look at this link-
http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/catboat/index.cgi

Oh, and welcome to Sailfar

[lance on cloud nine]

Hi- I am Lance. I am like an old cat lady, except I am a man, and my cats are really boats laying around my yard in various states of health.
I have read and learned so much from you folks that really I just wanted to check in and say THANK YOU!
My wife and I live in Indiana, and sail midwestern lakes and also Florida's west coast.
It was chartering larger boats that let me know my heart was really into smaller and less complex craft.
We are currently messing with an O'Day 23, an AMF Sunbird 16, and a Hobie Wave.
Not sure we will ever cross oceans, but we love several day cruises, and also camp cruising.
See you around!