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Originally Posted by Arlee2.0
I appreciate the sailing club tip! It wouldn't have occurred to me that they'd be interested in teaching a complete newb...;-)
And yes, that's me in the pic... I wouldn't have an issue with finding the next great love of my life on the high seas but I'm not interested in a "cruising couch" scenario. Not into quid pro quo or F'ing my way onto a boat. 
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Many sailing clubs double as
ASA schools. And usually beginners' courses are not that expensive, if anything boat connected can be labeled "not that expensive". And
classes normally include time on the
water. While myself I started out on a 39' (long story why) I would've loved to start as most people do -
learning on small sailboats, moving up to solings, then to J24/27/29s etc. And you may find your s/o during such course or two.

I know several couples who met at sailing clubs and few
kids later are still together and still sailing together.
Here in MA there are a few clubs which are worth joining just for the active social life alone - Wed/Sat races followed by post
race parties - free
beer, wine and BBQ. Basic memberships start at about $700 with trial ones at around $500. And 2 people can split a
membership making it dirt
cheap. Not to mention that the post-race free
beer and wine parties alone are worth the
price of that
membership.

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