Well, I have signed up for a mid-April
ASA 101, 103, 104 combined course (6 days at sea -
anchor out every night)
I had already taken
ASA 101 (Basic Keelboat Sailing) - but it was on the Chesapeake and although we had a day of 20+ winds with gusts to 33 knots the seas were under 4 feet and my goal is to sail in more southern waters.
I was all set to just go and buy the cruising
boat I want. But after reading so many posts here as well as feedback from my spouse, it seemed that most say 'sail on as many boats as you can, and
charter some, before you pick the one you want to buy' to get more experience to see what you like and not just be an armchair researcher. Good
advice?
I may still
wind up
buying the
boat I want (Intracoastal
East Coast, cross Gulf to
Bahamas and south to
Caribbean and/or Gulf across to Yucatan), but I figure more
training cant hurt and it will also enable me to
charter one or two boat types that i may want to buy...such as in a
monohull an
Island Packet 27 or 29/31 (affordable) or a used
Gemini cat (less affordable)-
Now, some are telling me to get a much bigger boat in order to make it comfy for my spouse (actually Bruce Van Sant told my spouse would not want to
liveaboard anything less than 40+) but the bigger boats have such a higher expense and plus I would like the idea to be able to
single hand it sometimes. Sorry to keep rambling on......
So, I am excited about my upcoming
sailing lessons and experience and
Blue Water School of Sailing which I know will move me forward in my sailing/cruising dreams and goals!
Thanks for reading- any comments really welcome
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