Hi,
I am a recently retired merchant seaman looking to get into sailing and buy my first
boat. I worked as a
marine engineer on U.S. flag ships, mostly large container ships in the Pacific for almost 30 years. As an
engineer I really didn't pay too much attention to the
deck department so now have to learn
navigation, rules of the road, etc. I've retired to
Costa Rica but will probably buy a
boat in the U.S. and live on it in
Florida while
learning to sail. My plan is to sail the
rum line in the
Caribbean for a few years.