Hello everyone!
I used to have a
Catalina 25, 5-6 years ago. Lived on it most the time when I wasn't in my VW. Learned to sail thanks to the
internet and some practice on the
Great Lakes on a Sunfish while I was stationed up there for
school (former
Navy Corpsman.) Bought the
Catalina when I moved to the coast and learned a bit more down there.
Wanted to take her, or similar, at least across the Atlantic.
Cruise around for a few years after getting out of the
Navy, but as life goes I had a son,
sold my vessels of travel and became land locked. Life's good no regrets, but as my son ages I'd love to share with him the joy in sailing.
This summer, I would like to be able to acquire a vessel at least worthy enough to cross the Pamlico Sound, NC, to
Ocracoke Island. Just kind of an objective, it would also be nice to
cruise around the
Outer Banks, generally. Maybe if the right
boat pops up at the right time use it for perhaps a 2 week (or so) cruise wherever she took us.
So I'm here to join the community, as I don't really know anyone in real life into this, especially since I moved inland. Learn what I can and maybe one day share that as well. I'm spending the next few months while I save up and start
provisioning, looking at local classifieds and maybe even calling some harbormasters. There's some excellent deals (I think there may have been a rash of divorces) and many of them are in great condition. Then there's always the fixer upper, which is always a fine line...eek.
So yea, that's me! Nice to meet everyone!
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