Another Noob

[Welti]

Starting to learn sailing. Finished 101/103. I somehow got permission from the "Admiral" to buy a boat and can even afford a modest one. I've been looking at boats for a couple of months now. I'm not in any hurry, just want to know what is available and when a really good deal comes along, maybe i'll be ready. I'm thinking around 28-30 foot, no more. One thing is that my wife (the Admiral) is not the most comfortable on water. So I want to find a boat that she might go out in it with me. Maybe something with a deeper cockpit or just generally more stable. I'd love a catamaran, but that is probably out of reach.

I'm wondering is there is anyone out there from Oxnard or Channel Islands area. Which marina would be good to try to line up a slip at. I may end up buying a boat from Marina Del Rey, or Long Beach just because there are more boats available there, and transport to Oxnard or Channel islands. There are a few different marina up there though. How to choose?

[mijogu]

Hello welti welcome here from also a newbie. I am feeling very nice to be with you. Best wishes for your sailing training. Hope everything will go to your side very smoothly.

[JoeRobertJr]

Welti and Mijogu, to the forum!

[Welti]

Thanks for the thought!

[Adelie]

Welcome.

I would suggest updating your profile with your general location and your boat make & model or “Looking” in the "Boat" category. This info shows up under your UserName in every post in the web view. Many questions are boat and/or location dependent and having these tidbits under your UserName saves answering those questions repeatedly. If you need help setting up your profile then click on this link: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3308797

I would happily help more if the link above is not enough.

[SSgtPitt]

Welcome aboard.

"50 and Shoving Off" was our first thread... basically where you are now. Since then we've crossed the Gulf of Mexico, made it to Oriental, NC and back to FL then the Bahamas twice and are working on our third trip.
Moral of the story....GO! Get out and sail. Buy, beg, borrow, steal, rent, charter and try some boats out. What I like you might hate. What is comfortable to me may suck for you.


Just have fun.

[Welti]

Thanks, I will update bio. Going to look at a Cal 25-2 today. Looks interesting!