Regards from Texas

[Vale]

Hello All!

My father and I are planning to go cruising after I finish highschool so I figured I would join and try to soak up as much knowledge as I can while we are still on shore. Haha! I'll begin with a bit about myself or (us).

I am 17 years old and currently a senior in high school. We bought a 23' Sovereign Sailboat to learn on a couple years ago. My dad has been sailing since he was younger than me, I, however, have not.

At first I was scared of the heel and was not overjoyed with this idea. However, as everyone eventually does, I got used to it and thought this was a great idea! Eventually i got to the point where I could man the 'vessel' (haha, If I can call it that. ) by myself. Now, we couldn't go cruising for real in a 23' Sovereign, but it made for a nice learning boat. We got our baby a few months ago, *cue the chorus of the angels*, it's a 39' Landfall Vagabond made in '81. All teak deck and a gorgeous interior. Now, we got it for a steal so it currently requires a lot of work.

Currently it is sitting in a marina at the local lake while we work on it, and then in a year, we will move it to Houston or Galveston to set off.

Anyways, I hope that didn't sound too egotistical! Haha!

*Ahem*

Anyways, I'm off to post a slew of questions! Feel free to shoot me some tips about cruising in particular. I love charts, graphs, and that sort of thing. Even before sailing, so anything in that area would be nice.

[scook1]

Glad that you are here! Good luck with the slew of questions and make sure to update us on the work that you are doing on the vagabond!

Spencer

[Vale]

Originally Posted by scook1

Glad that you are here! Good luck with the slew of questions and make sure to update us on the work that you are doing on the vagabond!

Spencer

Thanks for the welcome! And I will be sure to post before and after pictures. We are going to re-caulk the deck in the coming month or so; hopefully, I can grab some pictures.

However, we will not be sanding the deck. My dad want's to retain the character and just fix the leaks and things. I totally agree. Makes it look more pirate-y. lol

[Waterway Guide]

Welcome aboard! Sounds like a great cruising boat, and a great adventure!

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Congratulations on the boat and good luck on the deck project.
kind regards,