A dream come true

[Kiss2016]

Hi everybody,

After having dreamed of having my own sailboat and being able to fix it in exotic places, the dream came true. I just spent 3 months in Malaysia and 5 months on the hard in the north of Phuket, Thailand fixing my cat ketch aluminium copy of a Freedom 40 equipped with wishbones. I am now at anchor, still fixing it.

Yes, I know, its a wierd rigging but I love my boat and enjoy everyday on it. It's now my house and there is no going back shoveling snow for me.

So, I just wanted to say hello to the members of my new community of fellow cruisers and sailors.

By the way, I am a quebecer (french canadian), english is not my first language, so please excuse my sometimes shaky english.

Have a nice day, enjoy the ride.

Jacques

[Steadman Uhlich]

Howdy and Ahoy Jacques! Welcome aboard CF!

The Freedom 40 is one of my favorite boats to see. Back in the 1980s I thought of buying one, went aboard one and looked it over carefully. This was after seeing it sail on San Francisco Bay.

Since then, the Freedom boats and others with Free Standing Masts have interested me. In CF I started a thread or discussion on the topic of Boats with Free Standing Masts. I invite you to look it over and add something to it.

Here is a link to that topic discussion:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ts-150283.html

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[Don C L]

Welcome here! "Weird rigging?" Not at all. I think you are headed for a lot of fun sailing! Send photos!

[30yearslater]

Bonjour Jacques,

What is the matter with snow? Shoveling and snow blowing are a regional obsession around these parts. Glad one of my northern neighbors have found some place warm. I am down on Lake Ontario near Rochester. Getting ready for another season of snow and cold. Enjoy your boat and may the fixes serve you well.

Regards,
Joe

[ErikFinn]

Welcome to CF Jacques.

[ontherocks83]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on the fruition of your dream

We would love to see some photos of the boat. Good luck and happy sailing!

[Celestialsailor]

Bonjour Kiss2016. Je tire mon chap au a vous pour venir ici et de le faire. Beaucoup de personnes viennent a ce forum et ne jamais acheter un bateau d'aller n'importe ou'. J'espe're vous voir a' port benetot. Je suis de l' Ontario Canada moi-meme. Mais a' gauche il y a 37 ans