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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-08-2020, 16:14
Replies: 4,502
Views: 1,187,191
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

Nice! I bought one and installed it in 2010, before I even knew who Yves was. Just chose it because of the reviews. I used it to sail from Grenada to Jacksonville, FL and I think it worked pretty...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-08-2020, 14:41
Replies: 4,502
Views: 1,187,191
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

If you call that a "daysailer" I highly recommend you watch the excellent film With Jean du Sud Around the World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mupd3-w9qfQ) It is well worth the rental price. Yves...
Forum: Meets & Greets 04-08-2020, 09:46
Replies: 0
Views: 289
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Looking to sail in San Diego

Hi Folks!
I'm not new to sailing or the forum, but I have just moved to San Diego a week ago. I see a lot of sailboats out on the bay and I would love to meet some local sailors and help crew their...
Forum: Other 02-08-2020, 18:01
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

After all that, we ended up moving to San Diego, CA this month. Took a 12 day road trip to get there so I could show the family some of the sights of the west. Hoping to find some folks to sail with...
Forum: Other 26-06-2020, 13:37
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

Well I have reserved an Airbnb in Tampa for 3 weeks starting in mid-July and then I'll go from there. Still no luck on the job hunt, but I'm going to keep working on it and hopefully something comes...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-06-2020, 20:02
Replies: 21
Views: 6,303
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Paraplegic woman rowing solo from California to Hawaii found dead at sea

I wonder what the heck happened to her? Got into the water for some repair and never got back in. Maybe, being a paraplegic, she couldn't manage to get back into the boat and died of...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-06-2020, 19:58
Replies: 21
Views: 6,303
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Paraplegic woman rowing solo from California to Hawaii found dead at sea

https://www.kitv.com/story/42281179/paraplegic-woman-rowing-solo-from-california-to-hawaii-found-dead-at-sea
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Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 24-06-2020, 19:48
Replies: 19
Views: 3,032
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Owner selling boat guidelines

I remember when selling my last boat, a Cape Dory 31, the buyer sent his "well reviewed" surveyor. I was a bit shocked. The guy didn't take a close look at the sails, or much of anything. He had me...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 23-06-2020, 21:05
Replies: 1
Views: 1,852
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Waiquiez Centurion 32, 1975

Did you end up selling her? I've been focused on the Centurion 32 lately, I like the design. I really like the Wauquiez Pretorien 35, but I think realistically due to costs it's probably better to go...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 22-06-2020, 21:30
Replies: 183
Views: 24,432
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Trying to pick my dinghy poison

I hated my deflatable dinghy the last time I went cruising. Last winter I built a nesting dinghy. She's 10' long assembled, 5'5" when nested. I built a version I could sail, so now that I have kids...
Forum: Other 13-05-2020, 15:21
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

I may very well do that if it comes down to it. I've never actually driven as an occupation. I was General Manager for an outfit recruiting, training, and managing school bus drivers for a school...
Forum: Other 13-05-2020, 14:16
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

Thanks to everyone who gave advice. I'll keep researching the areas mentioned and jobhunt online there.



That's very nice. I'm enjoying that same perk here in Tennessee. But best of all for me...
Forum: Other 12-05-2020, 15:14
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

Thanks for the ideas everyone! I'm job hunting, but it's tough with the current world situation. I'm also in a position where I have to move homes no matter what in July. My lease is ending and the...
Forum: Other 11-05-2020, 18:29
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

Yeah, I started there, that led me to the desired region. I just was hoping someone who actually lived there would drop some recommendations. Maybe make some good contacts out of this post as well....
Forum: Other 11-05-2020, 15:37
Replies: 61
Views: 9,990
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Recommendations for places to move on Florida's gulf side?

Hi everyone. I lost my job at the end of march due to COVID-19. I've been a school bus transportation consultant for 7 years, spending the last 3 years in Missouri and Tennessee for work. Now I...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-05-2020, 08:15
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,650,591
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: The New Joke Thread

Before the surgery, the anesthesiologist offered to knock me out with gas or a boat paddle...

It was an ether/oar situation.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 15-04-2020, 12:35
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,650,591
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: The New Joke Thread

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Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available 28-02-2020, 12:37
Replies: 16
Views: 4,497
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Who can give us Sailing lessons onboard catamaran

You know those videos are released like 6 months after the fact, right? Sean's instagram shows him surfing in Panama right now it seems like. Cool thought though!
Forum: OpenCPN 28-02-2020, 12:14
Replies: 9
Views: 804
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Armchair Navigator

I usually just use https://map.openseamap.org/ to plan routes from home. Basic and free.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-02-2020, 10:42
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

JOSHUA was swept ashore by a big storm in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in 1982. Bernard sold her on the beach, and her new owners re-floated her and got her sailing again. In 1990 she was sold again and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-02-2020, 09:32
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

Thanks for your story, Chuck. I wish I could have met him. sadly he passed in '94 when I was only 11, and I didn't even know who he was until 14 years later. I've posted about him in a couple places...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2020, 15:00
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

That would be his last boat TAMATA. Built in 1983 and 32' long. Last I heard his last wife still keeps it on the hard there. I wonder what will become of it. JOSHUA is in France, they still sail it. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2020, 11:52
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

:facepalm:
HAH! See, this is why I don't attempt celestial navigation. :biggrin:
Credit to fatherchronica. I posted this on Facebook and Reddit too, and he's the only one who's pointed out my...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2020, 10:57
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

You're most welcome. I'm always surprised how many people don't know him at all. My dad got me started reading his books. Dad would have been in his mid 20's when that race happened, but when I asked...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2020, 10:37
Replies: 41
Views: 6,079
Posted By TheSandPebbles
Re: Bernard Moitessier Rounds Cape Horn

Hey hey, he only beached the 3rd boat, not sank. Sold it for $20 and a couple guys had it back sailing again in short order.

I did some of the math recently on who would have won. (If that's the...
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