And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A rather beautiful racing sailboat. Low hull makes for less windage but makes for a pretty wet ride when in action. I've crewed one quite similar on the Boston to Bermuda regatta. We carried minimal kit, even our toothbrush was cut in half to shave a fraction of an ounce off.
I lived on a 2 cabin sailboat with a full kitchen and shower bath for 3 months. The first month was an adventure. The second was endurable. The third was like a jail sentence.
My chick/wife loved it , as did I ! We lived and cruised aboard a 28 ft sailboat seven years and traveled all over the Caribbean. No regrets but eventually we did return and retired onshore in Floriduh.
I was on a sail boat for four days. The first day was an adventure, the second day was endurable, and the rest of the time was me spent counting the minutes until I could get off. I will say the fresh crab was nice.
Living aboard is a whole lifestyle of its own. An awful lot depends on where you are moored or docked. Living anchored out is a whole different ball game. Commuting by dingy ads levels of excitement, and nothing beats the adrenalin rush of coming home from work to discover your sailboat has dragged anchor across the bay.
I lived on a 30'er for years, and still miss it. It had its pros and cons, but life on the water was a joy except during jet ski season. Now I'm in the jungle of West Africa and it's more humid than the boat was on the Sacramento River.
Just replaced the chain and wire rope on my old Pearson yesterday. Today in recovery. Control cables next. Astonishing how much dirt accumulates in little crevices under decks. Practicing boat yoga and sometimes boat Pilates.
That's definitely a racing boat, prolly VERY spartan living below deck. I lived onbd a Morgan 43 at St Katharines Dock for three years while working full time. It was cold, inconvenient and great fun at the same time. Helps to be in good shape and be young...
A rather beautiful racing sailboat. Low hull makes for less windage but makes for a pretty wet ride when in action. I've crewed one quite similar on the Boston to Bermuda regatta. We carried minimal kit, even our toothbrush was cut in half to shave a fraction of an ounce off.
ReplyDeleteBut the bar crawl in Bermuda was worth it :-)
All that rope and you cut your toothbrush in half?
DeleteI am a full time RVer and that rig looks like way to much work for my lazy body. But it is a very pretty rig.
ReplyDeleteDoes it have a galley?
ReplyDeleteI lived on a 2 cabin sailboat with a full kitchen and shower bath for 3 months. The first month was an adventure. The second was endurable. The third was like a jail sentence.
ReplyDeleteI did a summer on a large sailboat in the great lakes. The same. By the end of the summer it was horrible. (Chicks love sailboats though)
DeleteMy chick/wife loved it , as did I ! We lived and cruised aboard a 28 ft sailboat seven years and traveled all over the Caribbean. No regrets but eventually we did return and retired onshore in Floriduh.
DeleteI was on a sail boat for four days. The first day was an adventure, the second day was endurable, and the rest of the time was me spent counting the minutes until I could get off. I will say the fresh crab was nice.
DeleteLiving aboard is a whole lifestyle of its own. An awful lot depends on where you are moored or docked. Living anchored out is a whole different ball game. Commuting by dingy ads levels of excitement, and nothing beats the adrenalin rush of coming home from work to discover your sailboat has dragged anchor across the bay.
ReplyDeleteChuckle, yep. Or finding when you fire up the engine that somebodies lousy rope work has you going over the side to clear that rope from the prop.
DeleteI'll stay on dry land thank you
ReplyDeleteDon't want to think about the $$$$$$$ need for near constant maintenance
ReplyDeleteI follow S/V Delos and that guy is alway working on their sailboat. He's very competent, it'd cost a fortune to hire out all the work he does.
DeleteThe 2 best days in a boat owners life is the day he bought it and the day he sold it.
ReplyDeleteA boat is a hole in the water you throw all of your money into.
truth
DeleteI lived on a 30'er for years, and still miss it. It had its pros and cons, but life on the water was a joy except during jet ski season.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm in the jungle of West Africa and it's more humid than the boat was on the Sacramento River.
Stay in Africa, Sacramento is a hellhole.
DeleteI repair boats, I don't live on them. He'll , I don't even like them. And come august I won't be messing with them anymore.
ReplyDeleteProbably not very...
ReplyDeleteJust replaced the chain and wire rope on my old Pearson yesterday. Today in recovery. Control cables next. Astonishing how much dirt accumulates in little crevices under decks. Practicing boat yoga and sometimes boat Pilates.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a racing boat, prolly VERY spartan living below deck. I lived onbd a Morgan 43 at St Katharines Dock for three years while working full time. It was cold, inconvenient and great fun at the same time. Helps to be in good shape and be young...
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