Best day of a sailor's life

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel happy? I
wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still have a canoe
and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK, don't flame me.
I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

Oh oh, there are TWO best days of a Sailor's life - are we to assume
this was the second?

--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

hpeer

2009-02-14 00:47:02 UTC

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

P. Drummond

2009-02-16 02:01:13 UTC

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel happy?
I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still have a
canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK, don't
flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

Ah, so true. Thanks for the laugh.
We are selling a very solid boat and down the road not looking forward
to looking at other people's boat full of problems. Now, if I can just
stop the other half from reading boat ads!

--
Pat Drummond (delete INVALID from email address)
Boating in Canada http://boating.ncf.ca/

hpeer

2009-02-16 18:16:56 UTC

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel
happy? I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still
have a canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK,
don't flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

We are on the other side of the pendulum. Got one boat (Newfoundland)
and looking at a second. Long story there but two very different purposes.

AND it was my wifes idea. Hell hath surely frozen over, in February to
boot!

P. Drummond

2009-02-17 19:19:21 UTC

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel
happy? I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still
have a canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK,
don't flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

We are on the other side of the pendulum. Got one boat (Newfoundland)
and looking at a second. Long story there but two very different purposes.
AND it was my wifes idea. Hell hath surely frozen over, in February to
boot!

You say that like it's an odd idea a) having 2 boats and b) a wife who
likes boats. Mind you, I am pretty familiar with the legions of former
women boaters - should write an article some day about what it takes to
interest your family in boating. Or what not to do. i.e. My brother's
wife had her first sailboat "experience" when the waves were higher than
insanity, and my first sail experience was in the Windward Is. in
perfect weather. Guess which one of us is still boating?!

--
Pat Drummond (delete INVALID from email address)
Boating in Canada http://boating.ncf.ca/

hpeer

2009-02-18 13:03:18 UTC

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel
happy? I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still
have a canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK,
don't flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

Ah, so true. Thanks for the laugh.
We are selling a very solid boat and down the road not looking
forward to looking at other people's boat full of problems. Now, if
I can just stop the other half from reading boat ads!

We are on the other side of the pendulum. Got one boat (Newfoundland)
and looking at a second. Long story there but two very different purposes.
AND it was my wifes idea. Hell hath surely frozen over, in February
to boot!

Wife gets seasick easily. I'm convinced there is a strong psychological
component to this. Anyway she has something against monohulls. I think
it is because you go DOWN into the cabin. She has only been out a few
times, most were very pleasant, once was a little (and only a little)
more brisk. Then she got queasy.

In early March we are going to look at a big old cat in Miami. We will
help the owner move it to Key West. Pray for nice weather.

We live in center city Philadelphia and over the last year have come to
see our situation as currently comfortable but it could deteriorate
quickly if things get much worse. We were spooked by how fast the
financial system went down last year. We are surrounded by
neighborhoods of folks far less fortunate than ourselves. We are hardly
rich but there is a LOT of poverty and reliance on services by others.
With a One Billion dollar shortfall the Mayor has required all City
districts to provide 10%, 20%, and 30% budget reduction plans. 20% is
likely, 30% is possible.

Wife's idea is that, by living on a boat (this big old cat, still in CC
Philly)we have the instant option of casting off if things get rough.
She is hoping she can tolerate the cat better than the monohull.

It does not all quite add up to me. But, hey, its moving in the right
direction. I would prefer we quit working now and take off cruising, at
least part time. She wants to work a while longer. Leaving now would be
a BIG stretch for her. This may be a transition period. We will see.

P. Drummond

2009-02-22 01:06:14 UTC

Post by hpeer
Wife gets seasick easily. I'm convinced there is a strong psychological
component to this. Anyway she has something against monohulls. I think
it is because you go DOWN into the cabin. She has only been out a few
times, most were very pleasant, once was a little (and only a little)
more brisk. Then she got queasy.
In early March we are going to look at a big old cat in Miami. We will
help the owner move it to Key West. Pray for nice weather.
We live in center city Philadelphia and over the last year have come to
see our situation as currently comfortable but it could deteriorate
quickly if things get much worse. We were spooked by how fast the
financial system went down last year. We are surrounded by
neighborhoods of folks far less fortunate than ourselves. We are hardly
rich but there is a LOT of poverty and reliance on services by others.
With a One Billion dollar shortfall the Mayor has required all City
districts to provide 10%, 20%, and 30% budget reduction plans. 20% is
likely, 30% is possible.
Wife's idea is that, by living on a boat (this big old cat, still in CC
Philly)we have the instant option of casting off if things get rough.
She is hoping she can tolerate the cat better than the monohull.
It does not all quite add up to me. But, hey, its moving in the right
direction. I would prefer we quit working now and take off cruising, at
least part time. She wants to work a while longer. Leaving now would be
a BIG stretch for her. This may be a transition period. We will see.

I'm amazed your found this group from the USA. But the cat idea for
keeping level is a solid idea. I imagine Philly in the winter has
challenges all it's own. (I remember viewing a boat for sale in the
water near Toronto in January. It had heaters, phones, and insulation
unlike any boat I'd ever seen!) Most people who want to live aboard to
save money try doing it in Florida - of course Florida figuered this out
and started passing all sorts of laws and taxes to stop the trend. I
wonder if that has changed since the recession. Maybe there are boat
deals in the south. Oops, I didn't say that.

--
Pat Drummond (delete INVALID from email address)
Boating in Canada http://boating.ncf.ca/

hpeer

2009-02-23 01:20:56 UTC

Post by hpeer
Wife gets seasick easily. I'm convinced there is a strong
psychological component to this. Anyway she has something against
monohulls. I think it is because you go DOWN into the cabin. She has
only been out a few times, most were very pleasant, once was a little
(and only a little) more brisk. Then she got queasy.
In early March we are going to look at a big old cat in Miami. We
will help the owner move it to Key West. Pray for nice weather.
We live in center city Philadelphia and over the last year have come
to see our situation as currently comfortable but it could deteriorate
quickly if things get much worse. We were spooked by how fast the
financial system went down last year. We are surrounded by
neighborhoods of folks far less fortunate than ourselves. We are
hardly rich but there is a LOT of poverty and reliance on services by
others. With a One Billion dollar shortfall the Mayor has required all
City districts to provide 10%, 20%, and 30% budget reduction plans.
20% is likely, 30% is possible.
Wife's idea is that, by living on a boat (this big old cat, still in
CC Philly)we have the instant option of casting off if things get
rough. She is hoping she can tolerate the cat better than the monohull.
It does not all quite add up to me. But, hey, its moving in the right
direction. I would prefer we quit working now and take off cruising,
at least part time. She wants to work a while longer. Leaving now
would be a BIG stretch for her. This may be a transition period. We
will see.

Don't be so amazed about me finding this group. Mom was a Newfie. All
my family is in Canada, I'm a dual Citizen. The boat I have is a Murray
33 built outside Toronto, bought in Shelbourne, NS, Canadian Registry,
and on the hard in Bonavista, NL.

What is amazing is that I find MYSELF here in Philadelphia.

Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

2009-02-20 01:56:04 UTC

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel
happy? I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still
have a canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK,
don't flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

We are on the other side of the pendulum. Got one boat (Newfoundland)
and looking at a second. Long story there but two very different purposes.
AND it was my wifes idea. Hell hath surely frozen over, in February to
boot!

I read your post a few days ago but didn't reply. I didn't know what
to say.

I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad for you. Are you really going
boatless?

All the best Pat and thanks for keeping the newsgroup going.

hpeer

2009-02-20 02:55:32 UTC

Post by Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Post by P. Drummond
Just had the best day of a sailor's life - so why don't I feel
happy? I wonder what life without a boat looks like. Oh yes, still
have a canoe and dinghy. And what to do with the extra money?! OK,
don't flame me. I'm just trying to find a silver lining.

You have a decent deposit on your dream boat.

We are on the other side of the pendulum. Got one boat (Newfoundland)
and looking at a second. Long story there but two very different purposes.
AND it was my wifes idea. Hell hath surely frozen over, in February to
boot!

I read your post a few days ago but didn't reply. I didn't know what
to say.
I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad for you. Are you really going
boatless?
All the best Pat and thanks for keeping the newsgroup going.

Maybe he's just looking to crew on someone else's boat? Hint, hint?

P. Drummond

2009-02-22 01:00:06 UTC

Post by Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia