[Sunroof]

I have been a sailor since I was twelve years old (over 60 years now) and had the pleasure of cruising and living aboard a sailboat (35 foot Coronado sloop) for three years. I have owned eight sailboats over the years and cruised the Bahamas, ICW and the Gulf, but never made a blue water crossing, aside from crossing the gulf stream.

Sailors are a special breed, but blue water sailors are on the top of that list because the risks are great, knowledge is demanded and having the right vessel is important. Their are dozens if not hundreds of books about blue water sailing from heavy weather sailing to how to deploy a drogue chute to sailing the farm (harvesting seaweed).

If you have an interest in sailing, some great websites are available that gives you great insight into everything sailing, voyaging and living aboard. Check out: sailboatownersforum, the magazines: Latitudes and Attitudes, Cruising World and Sail.

Once you sail, you are hooked and it becomes a religion!! Give it a try when you can.

"nothing but nothing beats messin about in boats"

Fair winds

Bob
30 Catalina Mark II
Georgia