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• First launch in the spring, last haul of the season, never seen in glossy magazine shots,...
  • Sunny and 44* here. Got the hose thawed out and just finished winterizing the skiff outboard
    • Foggy and 20* here If it was as warm as forties I'be be laying down epoxy on Jaunty.
  • Even thought I sail year round...
    • Do year round sailors sail more? Do they want to?
      • I doubt I would sail more
        • An awkward question for boat owners, how many miles do you sail in season?
          • Yeah, but how much of that was "sailing" and how much was
            • Last season quite a bit. I'm sure I motored twice your season distance.
              • It's having a schedule that promotes so much engine use
                • I see traveling under power in a sailboat all part of coastal sailing.
                  • day sailing vs. coastal cruising
                    • That is one of the reasons I bought a power boat
              • "Speed floor"
                • When I am on the sailboat my "speed floor" is
                • I like the term
                  • Never heard the term but overnight I'm happy to sail at 4 knots.
                • "speed floor" makes sense if you have a destination...
                  • "sailboat represents it's own destination..."
              • Sailboat makes a great power boat.
                • I agree. A sailboat with an auxillary is a near perfect combination.
        • When I lived in Seattle I sailed year round...
          • While I don't ski, I do have to admit that day sailiing...
            • I used to love those warm spells in the winter in Seattle
              • Had a wonderful Christmas day sail...
                • Good to hear!
                • Managed to get out myself
                • Sounds great. Where's your camera Gene?
                  • guilty as charged... especially considering the dolphin escort.
        • "I guess we have adapted to a short boating season? " Good question.
      • I would think YES!
      • Dual Sailing Seasons ... One Design in the Summer, Cruising in the Winter
  • Nice light!