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I love that it’s my place to share with my family and friends. I love that it’s an affordable slice of heaven. I love that she was well cared for by the previous owners and that I’ve been able to maintain her in great shape. I love that she’ll heel over to 20° and go 5.2 knots in a 12 knot breeze. What’s your experience?
Ok, Mmm love the fact that it's returned us to the dock so far without sinking or breaking down, So far. Love the tiny fuel bill. Love the smiles it's given me.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688 Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound
My C25 was my first boat that stayed in the water when not in use. When I first bought her, I was pleasantly surprised whenever I returned to the slip and saw that she hadn't sunk.
This is a great question, Bruce. It really is nice to be prompted for positive thinking.
I love getting away on a weekday during the spring or fall when wind and temperature are so very pleasant. A day sail in fair weather with no other boat nearby is idyllic. I am fortunate to have a somewhat flexible schedule and a couple of friends who have the same, especially the retired guy who sponsored me into the boat club - at 78, he's still a healthy old rogue who can lift and carry my toolbox off the boat, and likes the rail in the water and a glass full of black rum. For me, there's nothing better than someone else prompting you to take off and go sail.
I love taking the kids (and sometimes my wife) on overnight or weekend trips. We anchor near a protected and secluded beach. I enjoy testing the ground tackle. My wife and kids swim and walk the sand while I cook on the grill and drink rum in the cockpit.
I love upgrading the systems on my boat, and knowing where everything is and how it works. I also love having most of the tools I might need and many spare parts aboard.
I love the few times that my wife and I have been able to cruise for a week while my mom keeps the kids. Our cruising goals for each day were only to sail to a new restaurant for lunch or dinner, then sail to a new anchorage for the night.
ALL of the above...plus - for me - it is the one place on this good earth where NO ONE else can tell me what to do...I am a benevolent skipper, but I never need to negotiate when aboard ship...
...it is the one place on this good earth where NO ONE else can tell me what to do...
You haven't been boarded by the USCG.
As a P.O. of Bruce's Passage, I loved all of those things!
As a current owner on the Dark Side, I love exploring more places on day trips of even a few hours, being able to "sleep two and party 10", being able to go out in almost any conditions, running the windshield wipers as needed, taking folks for tours and cocktail cruises on the Mystic River, knowing most of the bridge operators and commercial captains in Mystic via VHF, getting home through a fog bank via GPS and radar, and even sitting in the cockpit in my slip outside my condo watching sunsets, egrets and herons fishing off our dock, and ospreys hitting the water (and wondering how they survive it). My challenge these days is to burn enough gas to be able to refill most of the tank once before winter haul-out.
Sarge approaching her home.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
if the CG tells you to heave to, should you actually heave to?
I wouldn't expect them to assume you know how to heave to, and it might not make it easier for them to board. I've been boarded twice, in the traffic channel with moorings on both sides and a tidal current on the Mystic River. (The CG Academy and a base are nearby.) They stepped on and off while I was under way to maintain steerage. I've never seen them do it to a boat under sail in open water, but you could probably negotiate the best move with them, like starting the motor and luffing up. When they're aboard, they'll ask where everything is and find it--you can keep driving. From my experience and that of various friends, they're always respectful and professional--as long as you're respectful and cooperative. (The same can't always be said about local marine cops.)
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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