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13-11-2012, 17:21
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: 4 corners, New Mexico
Boat: None Yet
Posts: 5
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New from NM
I get an overpowering desire to sail, and I live in NM. Ain't that a hoot. 
Fortunately we have a decent sized lake nearby so I have a spot to learn. I am in the process of looking for someone to teach me but it seems I have a bad sense of timing as well as geography. Oh well. 
I am shoppong for a Sunfish, so come spring I have something to learn on. Then I plan on getting a 20'-25' as a phase 2.
I have a lot of reading to do, but I accept any and all advise as long as you understand I may ignore every bit of it.
Thanks for a good forum, hope to learn a lot and see a few of you on the water. 
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13-11-2012, 17:59
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New Mexico, USA
Boat: International Etchells USA 125 Black Magic, Santana 20 475 Ghost, Hobie 33 3100 Bruja, dinghies,
Posts: 1,118
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Re: New from NM
Welcome aboard!
Pat -- from Albuquerque -- sail at Heron Lake during the summer, near Chama, NM, and have visited Navajo at Arboles.
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14-11-2012, 06:03
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 51,584
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Re: New from NM
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, NegativeIon (anion?)
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14-11-2012, 06:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Heathsville, VA
Boat: Gemini 105Mc 34'
Posts: 1,457
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Re: New from NM
Welcome aboard!
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21-11-2012, 12:19
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
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Re: New from NM
Aloha and welcome aboard!
Sunfish is a great boat to learn on. Get the version with stainless steel fittings at the stern. I recommend a basic sailing course too if you can find one close enough. Try to find the book "Start Sailing Right!"
kind regards,
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21-11-2012, 18:59
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Toronto
Boat: Bombardier 7.6
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My first boat was a Sunfish and not only was it easy to rig up and sail it was TOTALLY AWESOME! Just go out and do it, you will get the hang of it by making mistakes, nothing to really break on a Sunfish!
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21-11-2012, 22:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: 4 corners, New Mexico
Boat: None Yet
Posts: 5
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Re: New from NM
Which years had the stainless fittings?
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22-11-2012, 02:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Israel
Boat: Colvic Watson 23'9"
Posts: 81
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Re: New from NM
I spent many happy hours sailing Sunfish and other very small boats. Welcome aboard! Enjoy the new obsession!
Don
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22-11-2012, 02:50
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: At sea somewhere in the Caribbean
Boat: Jeanneau Sun Fast 40.3
Posts: 6,564
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Re: New from NM
A sunfish is GREAT! When you capsize, just right her up again. Lots of fun and lots of speed.
You'll love it. And as a side benefit, you'll learn to sail.
Used to live in NM (in another life)
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10-12-2014, 16:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: 4 corners, New Mexico
Boat: None Yet
Posts: 5
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Re: New from NM
Well, had a few setbacks. 2 years later I am back in the chase!
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11-12-2014, 00:48
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New Mexico, USA
Boat: International Etchells USA 125 Black Magic, Santana 20 475 Ghost, Hobie 33 3100 Bruja, dinghies,
Posts: 1,118
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Re: New from NM
Welcome back... and there are some sailors on Navajo last I checked.
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12-12-2014, 05:53
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: 4 corners, New Mexico
Boat: None Yet
Posts: 5
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Re: New from NM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rgscpat
Welcome back... and there are some sailors on Navajo last I checked.
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Thanks rgscpat!
There are some sailors on the CO side of Navajo lake, out of Arboles. I would like to meet them but with 0 knowledge and 0 boat I am hesitant. Moot point until spring though, maybe by then I will have at least a Sunfish and they will watch me flailing and take pity on me. 
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