My sailing experience started in my youth when crewing on my Father's 32' Acadian Yawl. Took the beginner's CYA course at around 15 or so. We used to race over a few seasons. Bought my own small day sailer for a season before hitting the hippie backpacking trails and leaving sailing behind for some time.
Thought it would be a good hobby to return to in my retirement years. When searching the internet after reading about countless boats one caught my eye in Scarboroug, Ontario. Came up to Scarborough from my home province of Nova Scotia and purchased a Cabot-36.
Sailed for a weekend with an instructor and then he and his fine Lady sailed with me from Scarborough to Kingston over three days where more crew joined me.
We have been sailing pretty much everyday since leaving Scarborough with her. There was a layover in Kingston for some sail repair. We are now a day out of Quebec city.
That's great you have all that sailing experience. Sailing is a truly wonderful thing to get involved in. Are you still on the boat? Do you kind of live on it for part of the year?
I live in an area with a lot of water around me, and I am always seeing the yachts and cruisers sailing in and out of the marina to and from the estuary. It makes me very envious, I so desperately want a boat!
It's quite a unique experience being out on the water, I don't need to tell you that. For me there is a freedom on the water that you can not get anywhere else.
In July a boat attracted my attention on the internet. It was for sale in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. There was such a connection to the boat, as she was from the vintage which was the same time as most of my previous sailing had been done. Coming from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scarborough due diligence was made to have a survey done; yet it appeared obvious to me at first sighting that this was the boat for me.
My house just closed on its sale yesterday so this is my floating condominium now. 😃
It would be nice to sail south after hurricane season is over in the Caribbean. That will depend on the crew that can be mustered.