When I left the
Navy, I planned to buy a
boat. Considered
power which I was used to. Deep down though,
sails always drew my attention. My dad raced sailboats back in the 60's and 70's and he had friends with that would take us out and about when I was very young. Sort of got into my blood I guess. Friends and I used to rent small sailboats in the bay and mess around when we were in port. Finally decided to trip the trigger and buy my own. That was in 1995...it just took a bunch of years to actually make it happen.
I am still
learning sail trim. Not hard to get it moving, but getting things tuned well takes a lot of practice. The piloting aspect is easy enough. Have experience on the
water. What is different for me is the
keel. Thirty Six Seas will turn inside of its own length. Freaked me out a little the first time I threw the
helm hard over. Never had any of the
motor launches react that way.
Okay, life story there...sorry
How about you? Do you have experience, or are you starting fresh?