Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[PrairieSailor]

I live in Boone and work in the East Village.  I have sailed Big Creek since the first year I believe.

[Pappy Jack]

Hi Marc,

Welcome to the site. My wife Sandy and I live up in Decorah, Iowa and sail near LaCrosse, Ws.  Small world , is it not?

Fair winds and full sails

Pappy Jack

[Marc]

Nice to meet you Pappy Jack, yes it is a small world

[AdriftAtSea]

Hello Marc-

I've been to  Britt and Des Moines... when I used to live in Missouri. Your neck of the woods is a bit far from me now, since I moved back to New England.  Gotta have an ocean. :)

[Marc]

I hear you on that gotta have an ocean part,  I have mentioned to my wife Suzie several times but she won't go, my daughter I think would go in a heartbeat.

[liberty28]

Hey all!

Just signed up today for the forum. We're in the process of buying a little Liberty 28 Cutter after being boatless for a couple of years. We used to live down in the Florida Keys and had a Baba 30 that we took up the ICW to the Chesapeake. We ended up selling the boat and our home in Key Largo and moving up here to Wisconsin to be closer to my wifes family. However, I started flipping out at the thought of not having another boat and, hence, our next boat is on the horizon. We're going to have her shipped down to Florida where we can splash it in fall and avoid these high latitude winters!!!

Anyways, love little boats and the cruising life. In the mean time I'm leaving  tomorrow to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my older son! I think I was born a couple centuries too late. I would have loved to have joined Darwin on the Beagle (I'm a retired Marine Biologist). Ah well, there still be dragons out there, I hope!!

Cheers  ;D

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome to sailfar.net. :)

Have a safe flight to Africa, and please do post photos and such when you get back.

[maxiSwede]

Welcome to the forum!  This is a friendly bunch of people with a common 'minimalist' philosophy re. boats. Are you the same guy who wanted input on the Liberty 28 on another forum?

[liberty28]

Yes, I posted some info requests on the SSCA board. We joined the SSCA again after a two year hiatus. The "minimalst" comment is appreciated. I was reading  Thoreau (and Emerson) back in the sixties when I was a very young man. His "simplify, simplify" comment hit a chord with me that I've never forgotten. The small cruising sailboats, for myself, are the epitome of adventure, self-reliance, and simplicity. I find myself at odds with the general public concerning lifestyle, but I've also learned not to expect too much from the general public.

Anyways, I'm killing time here on the computer before I can do my electronic check-in for tomorrows flight. I've been working out at the YMCA in anticipation of the trip and to keep in shape for any future adventures that may come my way. I look forward to participating in the Sailfar forum.

Adios!

[Captain Smollett]

I was reading  Thoreau (and Emerson) back in the sixties when I was a very young man. His "simplify, simplify" comment hit a chord with me that I've never forgotten... I find myself at odds with the general public concerning lifestyle...

You'll fit in here juuuusst fine.   ;)

Best wishes on your climb.  I'd like to hear all about it when your return (I did some climbing YEARS ago).

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Liberty! Grog to ya! :) I agree that it sounds like you'll fit right in here, lol. :)

Have a good trip, we'll look forward to hearing from you after you return from your successful summit bid! ;D

[maxiSwede]

I did my Thoreau- Walden Pond myself in my late teens. My copy of that book is literally falling to pieces. I have been reading it a couple of times since then. (I am 50 y o by now) I did some minimalist travelling on land those days, dreaming of that circumnavigation...

Then the stream of life took me in other directions, but I am closer than ever to take off by now.  Six months from now I'll be underway. The only thing worrying me right now is the US subprime house loan crisis, if it spreads to Europe it will probably be difficult to sell the house... :-(  ... just imagine to be 'imprisoned' in your own house, just because you can't g :-[et a decent price....    :-\

[CapnK]

Then the stream of life took me in other directions, but I am closer than ever to take off by now.  Six months from now I'll be underway.

Woot!!! :D Grog!  ;D

[TJim]

Found the board from a  Trailer Sailor link aRetiredbout Heather and been lerking for the last couple of weeks.  Interesting stuff gets posted here.  Bit about myself.  Retired Navy Master Chief.  Retired 36 years ago the 3rd of this month. Looking back, that 20 years was the best of my life and my best friends all came from that era....I have always had boats but didn't get into sailing until 6 years ago.  I have a Balboa 26, a Pearson 28 and a Pearson Triton.  The Pearson 28 was not built by Pearson according to Bill Shaw.  The Triton is one of the 2 (of 707) that were built with an extra 1500 pounds of lead in the keel for the San Francisco Bay and weighs 9660 basically empty (maybe a couple hundred pounds extra) on a scales.  She carries 64 gal of water in the keel tank and I built and installed 20 gal fresh water tank just forward of the bulkhead under the V-berth stbd side and a 20 gal holding tank same place port side.  She is berthed in Berkeley CA and I live in Salt Lake City.  The other two are taking up parking space in my driveway.  I suppose, like most of you, I'm trying (keep loosing crew) to get out and go sailing and it's one thing after another that keeps me from heading out.  At my age, I'm not looking for the pleasure of getting the stuff knocked out of me so I won't be single handing and I still do enjoy female company.  Next current date for leaving (for Mexico) is the first of March. I have (exempting the stuff that always comes up) one more upgrade and we're ready to go....got to install a solar panel.  I had a wind generator but it flew away in about 55 knots of wind.  I'll be able to take the solar panel down and stow it below so it shouldn't blow away.  I won't be putting a wind machine back on a a grand a throw....Oh by the way I frequently get a bit obnoxious (as CJ can tell you) and Triton headroom is 6'2".....TJim

[Tim]

Welcome Jim, Anonymous no longer ;)  I am willing to come down and day crew, (but I ain't going to Mexico  ;D)
Tim

[CharlieJ]

...Oh by the way I frequently get a bit obnoxious (as CJ can tell you)

;D Now com'on Jim- you aren't THAT bad- there are many on there who are worse ;D

Welcome to Sailfar.

[BobW]

Welcome aboard Jim.

Charlie is right, there are many more who are much more obnoxious than you!  :D

[TJim]

Yeah I know, the liberals....See what I mean!

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard to S/V "Artful Dodger" and her cap'n Patrick , who sent us this picture when he joined. :) I know how y'all like pictures. :D

(Patrick - I cropped it a bit. :) )

At Present I'm a new sailor, this now being four years, since I bought my boat a 33 Morgan O/I, I sailed out of Ottawa the Nepean Yacht club, but on September one left there sailed out the St Lawrence, to Halifax the first year then on to Newfoundland now being just over a year.  My plans are to leave Newfoundland in July of 2009 and head out sailing over oceans to where ever.  It is also my hope to join such sights as yours and better increase my knowledge of what is out there for me to face, as well interact with other sailors.  I am living aboard my boat even now in the winter and have been since leaving Ottawa.  My boats name is the Artful Dodger, which she earned.

Patric Collins
S/V The Artful Dodger

[Frank]

Sounds like you're havin fun already Patrick.Keep us posted with your adventures (misadventures too) I'm from 'just up da valley' in Pembroke.Welcome.