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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
Jack, I've never heard of anyone learning this in one day. That's like drinking from a fire hose.
And there's no substitute for developing a reasonable level of experience.
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Boy Howdy! Right after I bought it, I was pretty clueless about our little Mutineer 15. Light weight, 150 sq. feet of sail. The real breakthrough was when we invited a banking co-worker of Cindy's and her hubby Brian along. Brian an Aussie from Brisbane who cut his teeth on a jib sheet. He taught me how to make that little boat dance, how to read the catspaws on a mountain lake, how to FEEL the wind with your ears, how to...well, the list was long.
I sure miss sailing, but when it became too much for Cindy (MS), we gave the boat to our daughter...she then sold it after never using it. Still a minor sore point with me.
How much do I miss sailing? One HELL of a lot more than I miss having a P-car.
We recently spent some time near the place we used to sail. I teared up watching a young couple sailing what looked like an O'Day dinghy...