Any sailors onboard?

Sunroof · 10-08-2002, 04:42 AM

Just curious folks..............I have seen posts on aviation to Doctors so I thought I would ask the big question that has me curious..............anyone sail, own sailboats or liveaboard?

I lived aboard for several years after selling the house, cars and a giant give it away garage sale..............it was fantastic and I continue to sail this day, but sadly in a lake!!! You California folks are lucky.

Sailing goes with the independent Porsche spirit.............like Bogart said, "ya want to experience god?, go sailing".

Regards
Bob
73.5T

Lake Allatoona, Georgia

jluetjen · jluetjen's Garage

Yup - I'm a sailer. Strictly fresh-water though. I've got an old Force-5 and recently a Hobie 16. I just haven't had time to take the Hobie out yet. I guess my taste in boats is like my tastes in 911. Older models with racing a racing lineage are a lot more fun then modern, easy to live with types. The important thing is that have to love it when you're using them "on the edge".

Jim Richards · 10-08-2002, 04:58 AM

I'm another one. This past spring I downsized from my J/22 to an Albacore so that my wife and I can sail/race on the Potomac River. That's much closer to our home and work than Annapolis.

724doorE · 10-08-2002, 05:07 AM

I used to run the powerplant for a power cruiser that was 1100 feet long and had four screws at 78,000hp each, but then again I signed a piece of paper that said I can't remember that

any guesses?

DByers · 10-08-2002, 05:10 AM

Havent sailed in a couple of years but my Dad used to take us all the time. Sabots when we were young then graduated to Nacra 5.2s. Sailed alot on my Dads Wilderness 21. Plan on getting back on the water now that my son is old enough. Good thing about Santa Barbara, pretty much year round sailing.

Jim Richards · 10-08-2002, 05:15 AM

Bob (Sunroof), I noticed that you sail on Lake Allatoona. I used to live in Norcross and sailed/raced my J/22 on Lake Lanier. Lots of fun but sometimes not much wind, but that's lake sailing for you!

Sunroof · 10-08-2002, 05:19 AM

I am selling my Hunter 26 to move up to a Catalina 30 or 34 then heading back to the coast to cruise again. Anyone in the southeast looking for a sailboat?

If you ever want the experience of a lifetime.........cruise the intracoastal waterway from Florida to the Chesapeake. Or just drift in the Florida Keyes and get your fill of lobster!

Fair Winds

Bob

10-08-2002, 05:20 AM

I used to crew on Prindle 16's and 18-2's for races all over TX. That was a rush. I've owned a Prindle 16, Catalina 22, and a couple Daggers. I have the best of all worlds now. Two of my best friends own nice boats - a Catalina 30, and a San Juan 28. All the sailing I want, none of the maintenance or cost.

David McLaughlin · David McLaughlin's Garage

I used to be a sailer.

When my Dad past away, I inhareted the 25' Seidleman Sloop that he purchased a year before. I had plans of rebuilding the boat to be a more comfortable cruiser, but after I had my first boy, my wife and family figured it was time to sell the boat. They said that a boat was no place to raise a family... despite the fact that I spent much of my childhood onboard a power cruiser. The way I saw it, I had to do what I thought my Dad would do if he sold the boat (and still had some eye sight left); I had to buy a sports car. Thus the reason why I now own my Porsche.

When my boys get older, I'll buy another boat. I want something a bit bigger than before though, maybe something in the 35' range that is small enough to be a day sailer but large enough to cruise to the BVIs and West Indies. I really want a Beneteau First or Oceanis series boat if I had my choice.

"Mother mother ocean, I have heard you call..."

Overpaid Slacker · 10-08-2002, 05:35 AM

I race yachts weekends and a couple of weeks a year.
Currently I'm the mastman for a Swan 51, which is a beautiful boat to begin with, and this one is a particularly nice specimen. I don't own the boat, obviously -- I'm not obscenely overpaid.

I do some day racing, some blue water stuff, mostly out of Greenwich or Newport. I used to race dinghies and catamarans while in school, but now the smallest boat I race is an Echells, which is about as much fun as you can possibly have in foul weather gear.

Dennis -- CVN 65 or 68-76? Probably running MFI with that kind of power...

JP

Lothar · Lothar's Garage

I too am a sailor, but not recently. I owned a '72 Morgan 27 that I raced on Lake Norman (just north of Charlotte, NC). Unfortunately, Hurricane Hugo sent that boat to Davy Jones' Locker. I then bought a 1981 Olson 30 that I raced in a PHRF fleet out of Beaufort, NC. 1981 was a year when Olson's were still being built in Santa Cruz as an ultralight racing boat.

I sold the Olson in 1994 and have sailed a bit in smaller boats.

Here's a pic of the Olson and crew from the 1992 NCYRA Championships held in Beaufort, NC

724doorE · 10-08-2002, 05:53 AM

JP, my dad was on CVN-65, I was on CVN-70... You'd be surprised what that monster can do....

BTW, he was an airdale and I was an MM in the reactor plant. We do enjoy the associated ribbing

Sunroof · 10-08-2002, 06:12 AM

Hey Dave.....
Do not be reluctant to raise a kid onboard. Part of the liveaboard equation for me was to take my 2 year old son and live aboard for several years. When I abruptly quite my job and took off (on a 35 Coronado ketch) in St. Augustine, I learned to be an electrician, plumber, marine diesel mechanic and sail maker VERY quickly!!! My son loved it and it was FANTASTIC. We met dozens of kids living aboard and they were as steady as ever. Talk about building character and self-reliance.

We are primed and ready to do it again 15years later, but unfortunately, selling the 911 will be part of the new equation.

Bob

"no cannons to thunder, no treasure to plunder"

ttweed · ttweed's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by Sunroof
Just curious folks..............I have seen posts on aviation to Doctors so I thought I would ask the big question that has me curious..............anyone sail, own sailboats or liveaboard?

Yowser, been sailing off and on since age 12. San Diego is a perfect place for that (witness Dennis Conner, et al....)

Built my own cruising cutter back in the late 70s, and a couple years ago, I took my scrapbook digital and put up some web pages documenting the 5-year project. The direct URL is http://members.rennlist.com/tweedt/boat.htm if you're interested.

If you look closely, in the first pic, my '67S is parked in the garage behind my old Dodge truck. This was when it still belonged to my father, who bought it new in 1967, but when my stepmother had stupidly had it painted RED from it's original white (to which it has been restored since).

Also, there's a world class sailor here in SD named Tim Hahnke who races a Cup car in PCA and POC events. I think he even raced briefly in the Speedvision GT series. Here's a pic of him at the CA Speedway event last May.

Pauli33 · 10-08-2002, 06:18 AM

although not an experience sailor, i've definitely done some and enjoyed the hell out of it... if you ever have the chance i'd highly recomend the british virgin islands.... some of the best sailing in the caribbean - absolutely amazing.

cheers...

PeteBrown · 10-08-2002, 06:20 AM

Used to sail with my inlaws on Lake St. Clair and the North Channel on their Bristol 43.3 which was the most beautiful saillboat I've ever been on. Unfortunately a double hip replacement forced its sale.

Sunroof · 10-08-2002, 06:37 AM

Wow TT..........that fantastic! Reminds me of the Stonehorse. I have read and heard so many stories about building your own boat, especially wood, and for cruising. It takes a special talent and I have to congradulate you a beautiful vessel.

Check out the movie "coaster" sometime.

Bob

osidak · 10-08-2002, 06:44 AM

I have a 26 foot Pearson One design. Great boat and I try to spend as much time in the water as possible during fall and spring. Lothar I keep the boat at lake norman as well.

JeremyD · JeremyD's Garage

How cool is this - Porsches and Sailboats... Been sailing ever since I was six - 39 now. I forgot what number boat I am on (#9 I think) - but my current boat is a San Juan 24 that I totally rebuilt. Here is a picture in my back yard.

I have found that sailing (especially racing) is great for driving, you learn to be smooth through the curves, carry momentum, etc...

BTW - Catamarans are straight line fast but not maneuverable enough IMO to be compared to a 911 – try a 505 on a “fire hose” plane with the chute out and on the trapeze in 25 knots of wind. Then you will find god…

MotoSook · 10-08-2002, 07:07 AM

How timely. I just read Peter Egan's article in Road and Track about the thing that attracts us to our cars and sailboats. In it he talks about the beauty of cars and sailboats.

Although not a sailor, I have been fantasizing about the day when I can own a sailboat on Lake Michigan. For now the the 911 will do.