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[TitusTiger]

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[Staredge]

I've been wanting to learn to sail for 35 years. Living in the desert made it a little difficult. Moved to Maryland 24 years ago, which made it a bit easier but still never managed it. (got to go out on a couple, though) Every Spring, I start dreaming of getting my own boat.



Finally managed it this year.



Ain't much to look at, but for what I need right now I think she'll be ok. I need to build a daggerboard for her, as the one they included is a piece of unsealed plywood with a peg through it. Suppose I could have quibbled, but it was a 2 hour drive each way. Plan to learn on her, and hope to build something a little bigger someday (A Scamp is looking REALLY good right now).

[lustyslogger]

I've been wanting to learn to sail for 35 years. Living in the desert made it a little difficult. Moved to Maryland 24 years ago, which made it a bit easier but still never managed it. (got to go out on a couple, though) Every Spring, I start dreaming of getting my own boat.



Finally managed it this year.



Ain't much to look at, but for what I need right now I think she'll be ok. I need to build a daggerboard for her, as the one they included is a piece of unsealed plywood with a peg through it. Suppose I could have quibbled, but it was a 2 hour drive each way. Plan to learn on her, and hope to build something a little bigger someday (A Scamp is looking REALLY good right now).

My first sailboat was a $75.00 forerunner to the Sunflower I bought from a mail order department store in Chicago. It was little more than a Styrofoam block with a slot for a dagger board and a lateen rig sail. It taught me the fundamentals of sailing.

By the way, I sailed it in the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis. Don't know that I would do that again. As Small Craft Advisor likes to say "The smaller the boat the bigger the adventure.

[TitusTiger]

Ain't much to look at, but for what I need right now I think she'll be ok. I need to build a daggerboard for her, as the one they included is a piece of unsealed plywood with a peg through it. Suppose I could have quibbled, but it was a 2 hour drive each way. Plan to learn on her, and hope to build something a little bigger someday (A Scamp is looking REALLY good right now).

I've had two boats, and so they wouldn't be jealous of each other, I put 25 years between then.

Looking at your boat Star, I can say, you probably spend about 1/10th of the time I do getting it rigged up and ready -- and that doesn't include backing your trailer into the 'no parking' sign at the launch

[Friends with SCAMPS]

Our boat that gets to go sailing is a '97 WWP19. We've been on a steep learning curve with this boat, and she is very forgiving.

[TitusTiger]

beautiful

[lustyslogger]

What equipment do you carry on board, other than the usually required lifejackets, signalling device, anchor etc. A friend just told me if I were to get a Garmin handheld GPS I could eliminate the stuff I carry and save 50 lbs! I have enough equipment to allow navigation to at the very least The Great Barrier Reef, none of which I ever really use except to keep me busy when becalmed. The truth is, I like knowing how to use all those things. Whether I need them or not is secondary.

A few of the things I carry are
Log Book - every "voyage" gets an entry, even if only "Went sailing"
Parallel Rule
Dividers
Hand Bearing compass
Map (chart) of the lake
Kestrel 2500 Weather Station (got this for Father's Day)
VHF handheld radio
Pantry with week's supply of freeze dried food (you never know)
Home made "Galley Box" made from plans supplied by SCA
At least a half dozen bottles of water.
A Meerschaum pipe and tobacco
and other items as fashion dictates!

[JohnT]

A knife and a couple of yards (meters) of string. You can fix a lot of things with these. I prefer a sheath knife, but any knife will do if it is sharp.

[TitusTiger]

I thought one had to say duct tape, even if they didn't have it on board.

Edit: I have a whistle attacked to my lifejacket, incase I wanted to hail a cab

[Friends with SCAMPS]

Always too much! My challenge is to pare down.
-Always a chart of the area even though we have a handheld GPS & use it like a crutch.
-MREs are a good idea, b/c you really do never know.
-Lots of water.
-Chocolate.
-A handheld VHS.
-I keep my knife, phone, a twenty dollar bill, compass, and my ID in my PFD on me.
**Color me jealous of your weather station!! It was just pointed out to me that day sailing with in sight of land like I do now a barometer would be much more useful than a compass.

I've never been very consistent with log books and often regret that. Maybe that will be a goal for the little boat.. I'll start a log book with my first sail and keep up with it.