Hi! Long time reader, first time poster.
When I'm not on the
water, I get my fix by reading about sailing and dreaming about full-time cruising. I read every forum I can find, this is the first one I am inspired to register and post to. CruisersForum certainly seems to be a lovely bunch of folk. And I'm delighted to be joining in.
I don't own a
boat (yet?) so my sailing time is with friends or on charters. Mr D and I got serious about sailing while living in
San Francisco. We joined friends for day trips in the Bay, and did two
ASA courses to get charter-ready ourselves. In addition to lots of hours I never bothered to log there, I've sailed in the
BVI and in Corfu on week-long
monohull charters. We had the good fortune to meet the Alpha Crucis in the
Ionian, and that lovely couple were an inspiration. And they served a wicked delicious breakfast with a perfect 'flat white' (do only kiwis know what that is?).
We're living in
Amsterdam now, and so far have been enjoying cruising around the canals and Het IJ in our little
electric dinghy. I'm looking for a local sail club or
race team to join for more time on the
water under sail.
Learning Dutch is going slowly, so they'd have to be willing to take me as I am, English-speaker and all. (Mais, je peut parler français. Kaj, mi parlas la internacia lingvo - malbone.)
I'm in prep now for a week
cruise in
Croatia the first week of July. We'll be on a
Bavaria 36 out of Trogir for a week, Mr D, myself, and two first-timers. I'd be delighted to have all sorts of recommendations. I'll start a thread in the 'Europe & Mediterranean' section for more details.
Warmest regards to kindred spirits!
Ahoy Hoy
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