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Artful

#600
January 25, 2008, 11:09:26 AM
Found this site when I visited Heather Neil's site, and so far just reading some of the comments think I'm going to enjoy hanging out here.  I'm a new sailor of just four years and been living aboard since 2005, out of Ottawa, Canada.  Left September 01/2005 sailed out the St Lawrence, and have been sailing the Eact coast of Canada to gain some sea legs, at present in St. John's Newfoundland, tided up the a brewery in the Quidi Vidi Gut.

The Artful Dodger
The Artful Dodger
www.theartfuldodger.blogspot.com

Captain Smollett

#601
January 25, 2008, 02:30:17 PM
Welcome aboard SailFar!  Have some grog.

What kind of boat you sailing?
S/V Gaelic Sea
Alberg 30
North Carolina

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain

AdriftAtSea

#602
January 25, 2008, 02:43:23 PM
Welcome to Sailfar.net.  What kind of boat do you have?
s/v Pretty Gee
Telstar 28 Trimaran
Yet we get to know her, love her and be loved by her.... get to know about My Life With Gee at
http://blog.dankim.com/life-with-gee
The Scoot—click to find out more

Artful

#603
January 25, 2008, 03:53:59 PM
I own a 1974 33 Morgan O/I, purchased her from a fellow who had her stored on the hard for 11 years beside his house.  Bought her in April 2004, then launched her in May, with no engine, as was rebuilding the Atomic bomb ( Atomic 4 ).   Was an interesting season learning how to sail and as well figure out to handle the boat, hence came the name The Artful Dodger as it was quite a year of dodging. Put her in a warehouse for the winter of 2004 - 2005 and completely refurbished her to the tune of 90,000. 

Patric   note on (K)

The Artful Dodger
The Artful Dodger
www.theartfuldodger.blogspot.com

Antioch

#604
January 25, 2008, 10:19:56 PM
I noticed someone had posted a link to my old website for the Newport 20 called the Hard Knots, and my new boat, the Paceship Eastwind, The William Bligh.  I've had to postpone my voyage for a few months due to cracks that were found just minutes from launch in Portland, Maine on Wednesday.

The site looks great, I'm going to explore it now.

Robin

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Captain Smollett

#605
January 25, 2008, 11:21:19 PM
Welcome aboard!
S/V Gaelic Sea
Alberg 30
North Carolina

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain

AdriftAtSea

#606
January 26, 2008, 08:31:15 AM
Welcome to Sailfar.net Robin.  What kind of cracks did you find?? Where were you planning on voyaging to?
s/v Pretty Gee
Telstar 28 Trimaran
Yet we get to know her, love her and be loved by her.... get to know about My Life With Gee at
http://blog.dankim.com/life-with-gee
The Scoot—click to find out more

CapnK

#607
January 26, 2008, 09:07:31 AM
Welcome aboard, Robin, and a free Grog to you. I looked at your site(s) a bit last night. I watched part of the cat bath battle, too, lol. Will have to go back and read your longer stories.

Feel free to post the links to your site, if you'd like. :)
http://sailfar.net
Please Buy My Boats. ;)

CharlieJ

#608
January 26, 2008, 10:11:56 AM
Welcome aboard Robin. I read ( and commented) your previous thread about the Hard Knots attempt. Sorry that didn't work out. LOTS of small boat experience on this board- good luck on the next voyage.

Charlie J

Lindsey 21 Necessity


On Matagorda Bay
On the Redneck Riviera

Artful

#609
January 26, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
Have been watching this site for activities and haven't seen very much, might I ask of the history of this site and what are the main goals.  Was wondering is there a count as to the number of members thus far and their world positions.

S/V The Artful Dodger
The Artful Dodger
www.theartfuldodger.blogspot.com

AdriftAtSea

#610
January 26, 2008, 01:29:41 PM
CapnK started this site about two years ago.  It's dedicated to the art and science of sailing long distances in small boats... which you might have guessed from the masthead logo on the website. :) Most of the boats discussed on this site are <30' LOA, and a fair number are <20' LOA... There are a few odd ones out that are >30' but the idea of sailfar.net is more a mindset and a philosophy than it is a limitation of the boat size.

As I said on a previous thread, for a giant, a 60' boat may very well be a small boat, and for a lilliputian, 5' might be too big. :) Of course, we're not quite so diverse a bunch. 
s/v Pretty Gee
Telstar 28 Trimaran
Yet we get to know her, love her and be loved by her.... get to know about My Life With Gee at
http://blog.dankim.com/life-with-gee
The Scoot—click to find out more

Auspicious

#611
January 27, 2008, 09:25:15 AM
Quote from: AdriftAtSea on January 26, 2008, 01:29:41 PM
There are a few odd ones out that are >30' but the idea of sailfar.net is more a mindset and a philosophy than it is a limitation of the boat size.

That would include me. Definitely odd.
S/V Auspicious
HR 40 - a little big for SailFar but my heart is on small boats
Chesapeake Bay

Beware cut and paste sailors.

Antioch

#612
January 27, 2008, 07:53:41 PM
Yeah, that's how I found the site.. still haven't had time to really check it out, but I hope to do so tonight.
Thanks,
Robin

Quote from: CharlieJ on January 26, 2008, 10:11:56 AM
Welcome aboard Robin. I read ( and commented) your previous thread about the Hard Knots attempt. Sorry that didn't work out. LOTS of small boat experience on this board- good luck on the next voyage.



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Antioch

#613
January 27, 2008, 07:55:05 PM Last Edit: January 27, 2008, 07:57:06 PM by Robinsvoyage
They were in the spreader mounts.. I'll see if I can add a pic to this post..  I think this might have been the only thing on the vessel I missed... there were so many other broken items.  I will be sailing to Bermuda later this year when I can pay for everything and have the money to take off three months from work. :)





Quote from: AdriftAtSea on January 26, 2008, 08:31:15 AM
Welcome to Sailfar.net Robin.  What kind of cracks did you find?? Where were you planning on voyaging to?

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Antioch

#614
January 27, 2008, 07:55:50 PM
You know I got death threats regarding that "cat bath" video. LOL

Robin

Quote from: CapnK on January 26, 2008, 09:07:31 AM
Welcome aboard, Robin, and a free Grog to you. I looked at your site(s) a bit last night. I watched part of the cat bath battle, too, lol. Will have to go back and read your longer stories.

Feel free to post the links to your site, if you'd like. :)

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Antioch

#615
January 28, 2008, 04:38:31 AM
I've had a chance to look around the site and I really, really like it.

It seems that someone is finally taking smaller sailboat's seriously!!!!

Robin

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Lynx

#616
January 30, 2008, 08:04:26 AM
Welcome, I am doing the same but a little less open water. OK, a LOT of less open water. I wish I was sturdy enough to do that much open water. Enjoying it here.

Good winds and fair seas. Lynx
MacGregor 26M

vinegarj

#617
January 30, 2008, 11:29:45 AM
hello out there/in there....
have been lurking for about a month and have really enjoyed reading the various discussions.  i sail on lake michigan out of milwaukee.  my boat is an alberg 29 which i've had since 2000.  prior to that i had a albin vega and befoe that a cape dory typhoon.  like most here, i singlehand 90 plus percent of the time and would like to take my boat way over the horizon some day.   can't wait for spring.  vinegar joe

Tim

#618
January 30, 2008, 12:29:05 PM
Welcome vinegarj,
This is a great group, both friendly and helpful with quite a bit of knowledge.
And always nice to have another Alberg design ;)

Tim
"Mariah" Pearson Ariel #331, "Chiquita" CD Typhoon, M/V "Wild Blue" C-Dory 25

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
W.A. Ward

skylark

#619
January 30, 2008, 02:39:51 PM
Welcome to the S/V Vinegar Joe!

:)
Paul

Southern Lake Michigan
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