Thinking of taking up Sailing

[Hawk]

squirrel must have found his Village People greatest hits cd!

[Squirrel]

Cool.

 

If you live near a lake or inland waterway there will be a Yacht Club. They probably do lots of social stuff and also organize education. I would check one of those. See if you can get invited to a Friday social.

 

Half of the benefit of sailing is sitting around and talking about sailing afterwords.

 

 

Does the Pacific ocean count? :lol:

 

In Hawaii.

 

But nah seriously thanks for the info. Their are a couple of Yacht clubs here. Been checking their websites out and their fees and stuff. Really would like to do a week long course but dont know if it would be better to do that or just take them 1 at a time. Been pricing classes and one starts you off in a 2 man boat the other in a bigger boat. The smaller boat seems better as you learn one on one and then you can move up to bigger boats. The other class has 5 people per class.

 

Going to go check one out either today or tomorrow while Im off.

[thefuzz]

seriously bro - is that the best boat you could come up with?  big, gigantic,  piece of heavy, flat bottomed, poor handling.  gas guzzling jizz?

 

Those words do not fit when talking about a Carolina Skiff.

 

I was trying to keep his budget down.

 

I have a 24 center console, and a skiff.

 

And no, it's not the best I could come up with, but if you are starting...it's not a bad place to start.

 

What do you have?

[Creep59]

Those words do not fit when talking about a Carolina Skiff.

 

I was trying to keep his budget down.

 

I have a 24 center console, and a skiff.

 

And no, it's not the best I could come up with, but if you are starting...it's not a bad place to start.

 

What do you have?

 

 

Yeah - that was a bit harsh - best remembrance I have of a Carolina Skiff is several years back -  I was tooling up the ICW near Figure 8 Island and coming from the other direction is a Carolina Skiff - - baby blue gelcoat  and looked brand spanking new - boat was loaded with 5 absolutely stunning girls wearing bininis and tans -  - I wanted to turn my rig around and follow them but the gf wasnt having any of it.

 

Think for a starter boat a plain old johnboat would be cheaper to buy and power.

 

I built my own boat - just a simple carolina type 16 footer with just enough v to make her smooth riding.  Powers cheap and easy with a 25 hp motor- gets me everywhere I want to go and I can pull her off a sandbar at low tide by myself.

 

 

[Happy Panther]

Does the Pacific ocean count? :lol:

 

In Hawaii.

 

But nah seriously thanks for the info. Their are a couple of Yacht clubs here. Been checking their websites out and their fees and stuff. Really would like to do a week long course but dont know if it would be better to do that or just take them 1 at a time. Been pricing classes and one starts you off in a 2 man boat the other in a bigger boat. The smaller boat seems better as you learn one on one and then you can move up to bigger boats. The other class has 5 people per class.

 

Going to go check one out either today or tomorrow while Im off.

 

I was thinking you were in CLT.

 

When i was living on an island sailing 101 was on the 2 man boat and is a blast. Sailing 201 was on the J21 and good for 5 people like you say. We did 3 times a week after work. Very fun and you will know if sailing is for you or not after a few classes.

[SCP]

I grew up sailing. Learned on a Sunfish at Wrightsville Beach then had a 9' Hobbie Holder.  Used to sail it out of Masonboro Inlet and dodge shrimp boat traffic (when Wrightsville actually had shrimp boat traffic).  Fun sport.  Definitley take lessons and rent at first.

[Captroop]

I too have always wanted to learn how to sail.  Sailing up and down the coast is how I'd like to spend my retirement.

 

There is actually a sailing club that meets near me and does Social Sails on Thursday.  As soon as my work slows down, I intend to go regularly.

 

But the physics of it just don't make sense to me.  On three separate occasions I've had people explain to me how you can sail into the wind, and I still don't get it.

[4Corners]

the best kind of boat to have is someone elses. my friend's wife just made him sell his mastercraft towboat and I am still pissed about it. 

[thefuzz]

Yeah - that was a bit harsh - best remembrance I have of a Carolina Skiff is several years back -  I was tooling up the ICW near Figure 8 Island and coming from the other direction is a Carolina Skiff - - baby blue gelcoat  and looked brand spanking new - boat was loaded with 5 absolutely stunning girls wearing bininis and tans -  - I wanted to turn my rig around and follow them but the gf wasnt having any of it.

 

Think for a starter boat a plain old johnboat would be cheaper to buy and power.

 

I built my own boat - just a simple carolina type 16 footer with just enough v to make her smooth riding.  Powers cheap and easy with a 25 hp motor- gets me everywhere I want to go and I can pull her off a sandbar at low tide by myself.

 

Skiffs aren't bad boats at all, I actually love mine, but it's not for rough water or long rides.

 

The 24 is much better on the ICW.  However to fill that puppy up it's $600 every time.

 

Love it, but it loves money.

 

Selling the big girl and sizing down to an 18 or 19.

[thefuzz]

I too have always wanted to learn how to sail.  Sailing up and down the coast is how I'd like to spend my retirement.

 

There is actually a sailing club that meets near me and does Social Sails on Thursday.  As soon as my work slows down, I intend to go regularly.

 

But the physics of it just don't make sense to me.  On three separate occasions I've had people explain to me how you can sail into the wind, and I still don't get it.

 

Zig Zag.

 

It takes practice, and you will likely get runover if you are in the ICW, but it's possible.

 

I usually have to tow a sail or two home every year after sunset when the wind all but stops.

 

Last year it was a family of 4 with two very small children just stuck.  The woman was crying and the kids were in a bad way.  Not sure how long they had been out there, but I am sure that guy didn't get laid for a LONG time.

 

I ended up have to pull them along side and let the kids and mom in the boat with me.

 

Bad bad situation.