I have been sailing for 40 years, I started in dinghys and later a
catamaran. When I was 30 I
sold most of my worldly pot and purchased a 42’ Endurance which I sailed with my my wife and 2
children from Victoria BC to
Hawaii and further down to the line islands about 160 nautical miles north of the equator.
Since then I have raced on a
c&c 33 as well as cruised an
Irwin 37 in and around the bc coast. I have recently
sold the
Irwin thinking it was time to look at other travel which has been fun but...... once a sailor always a sailor, it’s a curse I believe.
So..... I recently purchased a
wind rose 18 swing
keel sloop to hopefully curse my grandchildren with the sailing bug. I purchased this
boat on a whim , though I have read some good things about her sailing characteristics, she is pretty clean and lightly used, but I am interested in anyone who may have info on
rigging,
sails handling characteristics or whatever because I know little about this
boat
Don