Greetings all

[johnpr]

hi all,
I'm just peeking my head in to say hi and tell you all a little about me.

I'm 24 years old, married to a wonderful lady. we've traveled quite a bit, both when i was in the army and after i got out. I am retired due to medical reasons. i am originally from WI and have lived in quite a few places when i was in the service such as NC, GA, and MO. after i retired my wife and i moved to Fort Lauderdale FL and lived there until this past February.
We made the mistake of moving back to Wisconsin to be close to family. I am currently in school for mechanical engineering and am interested in expanding into naval architecture.
We are moving back to FL next summer, I am planning on going to a sailing school over the summer as i have always been fascinated by sailing vessels and wish to spend a good amount of time on the ocean. my wife was in the navy and messes being out to sea and visiting foreign ports.

we're looking forward to getting to know some of the many cruisers out there and we are always interested in any thoughts or ideas for people who are new to sailing and the cruising lifestyle.

John and Elizabeth
currently residing in Neenah, WI

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by johnpr

i am originally from WI ...NC, GA, and MO. FL

John and Elizabeth
currently residing in Neenah, WI

Hi John and Elizabeth,
Wherever WI, NC, GA, MO and FL are, I bid you welcome from Sydney, Australia. I have found this forum excellent. Good avice and good fun

I gotta tell you MO sounds like the best place to live! I live in Mo!

Mark

[johnpr]

thanks for the greeting, i should have actually said the places instead of postal codes, i normally post on sites that aren't very international. anyhow for those of you who may not know i currently live in Wisconsin, and have previously lived in North Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida.

thanks again for replying.
john

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by johnpr

i currently live in Wisconsin, and have previously lived in North Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida.

I would love to go to Wisconsin because I loved the laura ingles wolder books when I was a kid. Love Florida, especially Key West that place is cool! Love the Maidens balconies on the roof tops.

[Celestialsailor]

Welcome to the forum. Any questions you have about anything boatwise or not can usually be answered here. Aloha...

[Therapy]

Welcome.

It takes about six months to "read backwards" and catch up.

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by Therapy

"read backwards"

So many new skills to learn... thats why I'm having problems! LOLOLOL

[kath&john]

Hi to you both & welcome, hope you get to know your way around- this place is great...so many view points, and helpful hints.
good luck and happy chatting.