Hi guys!
Rick South here, South as in
South America, way south!
I grew up in
Sweden, and started sailing when I was about 10-11.
Sailed every summer until I was 20-21.
1987 I went on
vacation to Uruguay, where I was born. Long story short, I met a girl, went back to
Sweden, packed up everything, quit job and moved to Uruguay. Fast forward, today I´m 52, been married to said girl since 1991 and have a 25 year old son.
Soon after moving to Uruguay, I started to realize this country was quite different from Sweden, to say the least... But you don´t plan very well when you´re young and in love...
One of the things I realized, was that sailing was out of the equation... Although we have a beautiful several hundred miles long coast line, sailing is not very popular and very expensive.
But, I always dreamed of a come back. Finding your forum and reading your posts, brought back many memories, and I´m really hoked up on starting sailing again.
Pls. understand
English is my third language, being Spanish and Swedish first and second, so I might write weird sentences or misspell...
Oh, to clarify I was a dingy sailor, (actually, even a sailing instructor and certified windsurfing instructor!) but that was many years ago, (feels like it happened in a past life..) and I never sailed a
keel boat...
Now, as I first step to get on the
water again, I was thinking of taking one of those "live-aboard" courses, to get the feeling and to certify my self in
ASA 101-102 and 103 to start. Would very much appreciate if you could recommend a good
school. I was thinking south
Florida or the
California coast. Any thoughts?
So, don´t know if I will be able to afford a
boat some day, but definitely want to keep in touch with the sailing community!
I´m going to stop ranting now! Thank your for your time!!
Hi Sailors!
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