I miss sailing!

[darroch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdrLXDjsTY0

[James McMullen]

Me too. All three of my regular sailboats are hauled out right now. Makes me feel vaguely uneasy and anxious. :(

[darroch]

I know! I had everything cleaned out and oiled up by the end of November...but I was going to paint the bilge so I left everything out...but it's been too wet and cold to do that. I just hate to have to take a week or two out of the summer to paint. I'm just going to have to put her back together and get out there.

[jsjpd1]

You could always start new boat to help you cope. It works for me.

[Rich Jones]

I haven't set a sail in over three years and am missing it! I sold my 20' sailboat years ago and then raced weekly on a friend's boat. After several orthopedic surgeries, I'm no longer agile enough for racing, so haven't done that for two years, now. But, I WILL finish the sailing rig on my 15' skiff and hopefully haul on a halyard by summer's end. Until then, rowing and paddling will keep me happy. That two feet of ice and snow outside isn't helping things, though.

[James McMullen]

Hey Richard, I'm probably heading to NYC at spring break again this year, so could you hurry up and finish that skiff before summer's end so you can take me sailing? :D

[Rich Jones]

Hey Richard, I'm probably heading to NYC at spring break again this year, so could you hurry up and finish that skiff before summer's end so you can take me sailing? :D

James, I still regret missing you during last years visit to Long Island. Let me know when you'll be here. Bring a sharp hand plane and you can help me finish rounding up the spars! And with your skill at making Rowan's boat cover, you should be able to slap togeher a sail for me, also!

[darroch]

...another one from the rail.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8RaHg6ykQ

[mgmckenzie]

I couldn't agree more. I got so desperate for a sail, I went out on the Mystic River last month just before the New Ice Age hit us. No other boats, nice wind, warm sun; just a few mooring stakes to dodge. A friend of mine pulled up as I was breaking down and said, "I was wondering who would be crazy enough to be out there today." Crazy, perhaps, but I got a sail in in mid-winter. How crazy can that be. A bunch of us used to go winter kayaking around Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and really liked it. If you pick your day, and keep it un-adventurous, winters on the water, I feel, are far better than in the summer. No yahoos and chowder heads.

Pitchers and catcher report in two weeks; we'll make it, everyone, we'll make it.

[johngsandusky]

I try to get out at least once a month in winter. So far so good. James, if you come back I'll take you and Rich out in WS.