new to the forum..Vancouver

haulback · 18-10-2008, 00:28

I sail a old Spencer 35 cutter-headed sloop by the name of Haulback - I live in the Vancouver B.C. area so do some local sailing up and down the coast and over into the Gulf Islands quite a bit.
However, my main interest is in ocean sailing - have done a number of crossings from British Columbia to Hawaii and return, as well as a 2 year circumnavigation ...all singlehanded. 3 of the Hawaii trips were as a competitor in the Singlehanded Transpac race from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay
So I do have some experience as to what does and does not work....at least as far as my boat, and my manner of sailing her is concerned.....but am always on the lookout for new ideas and opinions.
Now that I am back home and having to work for the next while, maybe I can 'go cruising' on this forum with all of you!!!

Jim

Pelagic · 18-10-2008, 01:25

Welcome to the Forum Jim…..your kind of experience is a great asset to us all here and we look forward to your comments

**GordMay** · 18-10-2008, 05:16

Greetings, and WELCOME aboard Jim.
Hope you enjoy your virtual cruise, and look forward to your knowledgeable contributions.

Talbot · 18-10-2008, 05:19

Greetings.

I would be very interested in your specific single handed thoughts.

**Hud3** · 18-10-2008, 05:37

Welcome to the Forum, Jim. Your experience will be appreciated here.

SkiprJohn · 18-10-2008, 11:43

Aloha Jim,
Welcome aboard! Isn't Hanalei one of the grandest places on earth? Of course you live in a pretty nice place yourself.
Good to have you and your experience here.
Kind regards,
JohnL

imagine2frolic · 18-10-2008, 14:31

haulback,

WELCOME, and your input will be a great addition to the forum. My first signature pretty much covers it................i2f

Lancerbye · 19-10-2008, 04:38

Welcome aboard. I am moored in Victoria not too far away.

18-10-2008, 00:28	#1
haulback Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Boat: Spencer 35 Posts: 9	new to the forum..Vancouver I sail a old Spencer 35 cutter-headed sloop by the name of Haulback - I live in the Vancouver B.C. area so do some local sailing up and down the coast and over into the Gulf Islands quite a bit. However, my main interest is in ocean sailing - have done a number of crossings from British Columbia to Hawaii and return, as well as a 2 year circumnavigation ...all singlehanded. 3 of the Hawaii trips were as a competitor in the Singlehanded Transpac race from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay So I do have some experience as to what does and does not work....at least as far as my boat, and my manner of sailing her is concerned.....but am always on the lookout for new ideas and opinions. Now that I am back home and having to work for the next while, maybe I can 'go cruising' on this forum with all of you!!! Jim

18-10-2008, 05:16	#3
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,728 Images: 232	Greetings, and WELCOME aboard Jim. Hope you enjoy your virtual cruise, and look forward to your knowledgeable contributions. __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

18-10-2008, 05:19	#4
Talbot Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Boat: Last boat was a Catalac 9m Hi-Jude Posts: 2,082 Images: 23	Greetings. I would be very interested in your specific single handed thoughts. __________________ "Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors - and miss." Robert A Heinlein

18-10-2008, 05:37	#5
Hud3 Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevis, West Indies Boat: Island Packet 380 "The Belle of Virginia" Posts: 2,325 Images: 13	Welcome to the Forum, Jim. Your experience will be appreciated here. __________________ Hud s/y The Belle of Virginia, IP 380 Nevis, West Indies

18-10-2008, 14:31	#7
imagine2frolic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Florida Boat: Simpson, Catamaran, 46ft. IMAGINE Posts: 2,117 Images: 112	haulback, WELCOME, and your input will be a great addition to the forum. My first signature pretty much covers it................i2f __________________ BORROWED! No single one of us is as smart as all of us! SAILING is not always a slick magazine cover!

18-10-2008, 01:25	#2
Pelagic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Boat: Van Helleman Schooner 65ft StarGazer Posts: 1,143	Welcome to the Forum Jim…..your kind of experience is a great asset to us all here and we look forward to your comments

18-10-2008, 11:43	#6
SkiprJohn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kea'au, Big Island, Hawaii Boat: Cascade, Cutter, 42 - "Casual" Posts: 3,922	Aloha Jim, Welcome aboard! Isn't Hanalei one of the grandest places on earth? Of course you live in a pretty nice place yourself. Good to have you and your experience here. Kind regards, JohnL

19-10-2008, 04:38	#8
Lancerbye Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle East in the winter, West Coast of Canada in the summer for this year. Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer Posts: 609 Images: 28	Welcome aboard. I am moored in Victoria not too far away. __________________ The basis of accomplishment is in never quitting Mengzi Meng-tse

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