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06/06/2006 01:31:57 PM · #1 |
ok, arms in the air now now, everyone...
let's all do rod stewart now...
I am sailing, i am sailing....
woohoo!
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06/06/2006 01:34:25 PM · #2 |
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06/06/2006 01:36:50 PM · #3 |
Awesome! Makes me miss my boat in the caribbean. Give us some stats (model/size/etc)?
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06/06/2006 01:40:38 PM · #4 |
I plan to retire to a sailboat and travel the world. Assuming my wife does't get seasick and squash the idea.
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06/06/2006 01:41:18 PM · #5 |
Wow - Sailing and Photography; Now you just need to Ski in the winter to have all the expensive hobbies covered :-))
Congrats! |
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06/06/2006 01:44:15 PM · #6 |
Whoot! That's some size of a boat... Give us the specifics, will ya? And sail it on down to Cape Cod (Harwich Port) for a visit; I'm only 1/2 mile from the harbor :-)
FWIW, for most of my life I was a serious sailboat racer, and I used to be a sailmaker with North Sails, so I'm officially jealous. I can no longer afford a boat, sad to say. But I'm a hell of a crew if you ever need one :-)
Robt.
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06/06/2006 01:47:00 PM · #7 |
Hell with the boat. Did you see her boots???
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06/06/2006 01:48:03 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Whoot! That's some size of a boat... Give us the specifics, will ya? And sail it on down to Cape Cod (Harwich Port) for a visit; I'm only 1/2 mile from the harbor :-)
FWIW, for most of my life I was a serious sailboat racer, and I used to be a sailmaker with North Sails, so I'm officially jealous. I can no longer afford a boat, sad to say. But I'm a hell of a crew if you ever need one :-)
Robt. |
So Bear, when Amanda and I get our charter boat in a couple more years you gonna come down and sail with us (translated to read: give us sailing lessons)?
D |
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06/06/2006 01:50:18 PM · #9 |
 
she's a 32 footer ontario - small blue water cruiser. we've heard of norht sails - hmmmm - ya still got connections there? just kidding!
we got her at a great price, and now just have to learn how to sail her properly. with a toddler!
ooo, yeah, baby - them boots are...men's size 7.
i tried skiing, but managed to shut down an entire ski lift, and decided that was an omen.
Message edited by author 2006-06-06 13:53:29.
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06/06/2006 01:52:15 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
But I'm a hell of a crew if you ever need one :-)
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we'll stop by on our way down the coast. that won't be until next year, as the man is not canadian, so he needs a passport. next year he'll have canadian citizenship, so will be more mobile...
editted as i can't type...
Message edited by author 2006-06-06 13:58:01.
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06/06/2006 01:55:19 PM · #11 |
Congrats. The Ontario 32's are nice and spacious for the size, with what I've always thought to be a nice layout.
Nothing like the freedom of being at sail... sigh. |
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06/06/2006 01:55:25 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by xianart:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
But I'm a hell of a crew if you ever need one :-)
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we'll stop by on our way down the coast. that won't be until next year, as the man is not canadina, so he need a pssport. next year he'll have canandian citizenship, so will be more mobile... |
I'll be here. When I was much younger, I was a sailing instructor for several summers. If anything's confusing you about "sailing", wing me a message; I might just have the answer. I've spent half my life on the water, sailing or fishing, although I'm now an official "washashore"...
R.
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06/06/2006 01:56:41 PM · #13 |
this is ...not our house.
amazing the variation of houses in a 2 mile radius from ours. what would you do with all that room?
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06/06/2006 02:02:08 PM · #14 |
Ontario 323's an exceptionally nice little blue-water cruiser. Her designers, Cuthbertson & Cassian, have an extended track record of excellent designs. You chose well. At 11 feet of beam, she's about as beamy and stable as anything in her class.
R.
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06/06/2006 02:02:24 PM · #15 |
Congrats! You're sure to have a ton of fun now!
And oh, major jealousy here! As soon as I'm out of college, I'm buying a sailboat to live on and cruise down to the islands in. I'm mad about sailing, even though I'm totally green at it.
At some point in the next few years, I'm going to build myself a little 13 footer, since the big toys are too expensive just yet ;-)
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06/06/2006 02:07:12 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Ontario 323's an exceptionally nice little blue-water cruiser. Her designers, Cuthbertson & Cassian, have an extended track record of excellent designs. You chose well. At 11 feet of beam, she's about as beamy and stable as anything in her class.
R. |
plus, she has 6'2" headroom, and the man is 6'1". perfect. no ducking. and the sprog seems to like it so far, although we did have him on a dog leash, snapped to his harness, yesterday. he seems to have forgiven us...
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06/06/2006 02:13:23 PM · #17 |
this is her. ain't she lovely?
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06/06/2006 02:22:19 PM · #18 |
Lovely indeed. C&C draw some of the nicest sheer lines in the business, don't they?
Robt.
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06/06/2006 02:29:31 PM · #19 |
yeah. we looked at a couple other c&cs, but this was the best all 'round. needed no work, ready to sail, and under $50,000 canadian, including taxes.
maybe not the one we'll take off around the world on, but a very good start indeed...
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06/06/2006 02:56:20 PM · #20 |
Oh man, are you in for it now.
boat n. 1. A hole in the water into which money is thrown.
Seriously though, enjoy. |
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06/06/2006 03:06:12 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by xianart:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
But I'm a hell of a crew if you ever need one :-)
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we'll stop by on our way down the coast. that won't be until next year, as the man is not canadina, so he need a pssport. next year he'll have canandian citizenship, so will be more mobile... |
I'll be here. When I was much younger, I was a sailing instructor for several summers. If anything's confusing you about "sailing", wing me a message; I might just have the answer. I've spent half my life on the water, sailing or fishing, although I'm now an official "washashore"...
R. |
Don't mean to hijack Xianart's thread (what I know about sailing I could put in my eye and it wouldn't hurt me, as my Okie dad would say), but Robert, is there anything you haven't done? I'm not being facetious, I'm amazed and impressed. You should write a book, I'd read it.
OK, carry on with the sailing discussion now. Sorry to interrupt. :)
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