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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckterrier
What Paul said. I learned to sail at Mystic Seaport here in Ct. in a 9' dinghy. Basically a bathtub with a sail. If you can sail a small boat all others will come easy.
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I meant to say basics of sail trim...better learned in an unballasted centerboard dinghy than in a ballasted "keelboat"...In the dinghy, you'll swim unexpectedly from time to time, but that is a great teaching tool in it's own right.
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