[gatotom]

tevake, well said.

there is no comparison of sail to powerboat, as you said I would hope that the new owner considered the cost to use the boat. My cruising speed is 6kt @ 1800rpm @ 4/10's gph, yearly consumption about 40 gal.

Coastal cruising would be a good intro to test those skills out before taking on a lengthy trip out to sea.

As one good sailor told me long ago, if it hasn't happened to you yet, it will eventually.

Myself after owning a sailboat now for over 6 yrs, sail in the san juan islands which is coastal cruising at its finest, the hardest thing is still bringing her into the slip. It creates the biggest anguish because so much can go wrong in a short period of time. You have lots of boats to bounce off of, you can have jerky boaters that will squeeze you in the lane when the winds or current are not helping, having a bad hair day or the wife is freaking. For the most part bringing her in is easy but.................... I dream of having bow thrusters.