Houston Tug/Barge guy says hello.

[CHUCKERS]

I'm in the Houston area and am becoming more and more interested in the sailing experience. I've worked on commercial vessels on the Gulf Coast and inland waterways (Mississippi, Ohio, Tenn-Tom, Etc) for nearly 20 years. I know red from green and bow from stern but I know very little about sailing.

I've been lurking for a few months and enjoy the discussions. I'm looking to buy a sub-30 ft monohull at some point but I want to become a little more knowledgable before making the commitment. If anybody wants to take a novice sailing some time, I'll bring beer and splice all the three strand you give me.

If anybody has questions about the commercial side, I'll answer them the best I can.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, CHUCKERS.

[Sailmonkey]

Welcome from the Houston area!

[redhead]

Welcome to CF - Gawd I wish I was closer I have so much 3 strand....

Anyway, have fun!

[HighTemp]

Welcome!
The sailing community around Galveston Bay is awesome!

[Diesel Bill]

Welcome CHUCKERS, I've Been up the Houston ship channel many times to pick up M.T.B.E. for refineries back in Los Angeles. Used to run on a 65,000 DWT tanker converted to haul clean product.
We used to joke that if you fell in the river you would melt, not drown. People there were the best.

[CHUCKERS]

I'm very familiar with HSC. I'm sitting in Port Arthur on 45,000 bbls of crude right now.