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PZell
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 09:46:55

Straddling that ol' E-F line but still going strong. Built my first boat, a punt, when I was in the 8th grade. It was called Sho-Nuff. I figured at the time that if it worked....Sho-Nuf it floats. Used it in Half Moon Bay before they built the breakwater. No flotation, no life jackets. Life was cool. Which brings back memories. In those days there was an old wooden pier there that the fishermen tied up their dingys to. Their boats were all anchored out. We kids used to get in them when they weren't around and have water fights by facing them stern to stern and skipping the oars off the water.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 12:52:28

I'm 56 years young.

Started sailing at age 24. Built a 16 foot fiberglass daysailer at age 26. Bought my first keel boat, my current C25 TR Gallivant, at age 39.

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 13:08:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 HI C.S., it would be cool if you could find and buy your dads boat back. Cheers.
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Yes I would buy her up in a second. I have been searching for her but have come up without any luck. The was a boat down in the Dallas are that was named Mr. Bills Dog racing PHRF, I called the owner and it was another boat. My quest will continue. As for my father, this is funny to us, After his death he wanted to be stuffed and tied to the helm of a boat, with us drilling a hole in the bottom of the boat, and setting him out to sea on a broad reach. Well the stuffing part was not going to work. His last wish was for us to have him cremated, then taken down to Corpus Cristy, out threw the bay and out to sea. We made all of the arrangements, and on his birthday September 30th we put him out to sea. As part of the deal we had the crew of Mr. Bills Dog with us. These guys you could say are now "Rock Stars" in the sailing world. Curt came over from Italy, He is the man in charge of everything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean. Mark who lives in the Corpus area has won several J22 and J24 Nationals and Worlds. There was a huge party waiting for us when we arrived, and when we got to the house that we were staying in, It was fully decked out with food, wine, beer. It really was a nice way for us as a family to let our father go.

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RickStevens
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 14:09:15

D! First learned to sail in the mid-70's off Waikiki in a CAL 20. I fell in love with sailing then, but was on active duty in the Navy (go figure

), got transferred, got married, got older, etc., etc., etc.

I'm finally picking it up again and loving life right now.

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bear
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 14:25:34

E. Bought "Brandy" in June 2001 as a retirement present to myself. Never had been on a sailboat before, but it sure looked like fun.
Did my own pre-purchase insp and pre-purchase shakedown with P/O.
Took a weekend sailing course on Lake George on a 22ft Tanzer the next summer. Many kudo's to Arlyn, Brian Beamer and Don Peet among
others who were always willing to give an honest opinion or help.

"Bear" C-250 WB #089

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 16:15:20

Chris, what a cool idea!

I'm a old C at 43.

Grew up water skiing. In Junior College I house sat for a teacher that spent the summer in Euorpe. In the back yard was a small fiberglass sailboat with a wooden mast buried in the weeds. I did not have a way to communicate with the teacher so it just sat there. The next summer he asked me to house sit again. This time I asked if I could use the boat. Sure but no time to teach me how to sail. So I read up and then learned by trial and error, lots of error. First trip out on the Finn gave me fiberglass splinters on the backs of my thighs. I cleaned, polished, and varnished the boat and then used it for that summer and the next towing it behind my Corvair. On one trip to the lake a friend from school was there with her brother and his Hobie 16. Her brother noticed my car and said "Isn't that your friend from school? You should go find him and take him out on the Hobie" So my friend did just that. Eventually my friend and I got married and purchased our own Hobie 16. We raced the Hobie all through college then kids came along. We sold the Hobie and started chartering bigger boats up to 28' on SF bay while the kids slept in the v birth or played in the cabin. Then we took a weekend trip to Folsom lake and chartered a C25. From then on our goal was to get a C25.

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rich
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 16:31:27

Had my first sailboat experience with my uncle on a sunfish when I was 25. I went home and promptly sold my powerboat:) About a year later Bobbi and I bought an Aquarious 23 which we used for many years. Sold it when we became to busy to use it--went out one year only 2 times. After about a 8 year span boatless went to the lake one day and was hooked again. We have owned our Catalina 25 for about 5 months now. I am 60 and look forward to many years with this boat--I love it.

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frank679
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 19:10:01

F. 74 today!!. Started sailing in Ireland far tool long ago to remember.

sorry poor memory

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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 19:39:44

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dblitz
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 21:33:21

D-51 for another few weeks anyway.
Bought a 22 ft Oday seven yrs ago and loved it.
So exhilarating to be out there on a perpetual motion machine (if there's wind).
Don't think I actually get out more than 6/7 times a season what with work, work, work and time spent with family (which comes first for me) but I'll take whatever I can get and am thankful for it.
Bought my C-25 in December hoping that we would be more comfortable on those days that we do get out.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 21:52:40

E-57 today.
Joined the Royal Navy at 15 (1964) They taught me sailing. First the Foreland Dinghy, then Whalers and Cutters, finally Bosuns. Moved up to Laser(1). Sailed a variety of boats from 'Fairy's to British Steel. Chartered a few bigger boats in Germany and Egypt. Then last year, 18 years after leaving the RN (pensioner after 25 years of service :) we bought Joint Decision.. Can't get enough sea time on her. We both love it and constantly plan future trips.

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jtbarrett
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 22:46:39

B/34 yrs..

This is actually my second boat. I had a 17.5 foot inboard/outboard power boat I bought off my dad that I TRADED even up for mine. The guy was moving and wanted a boat with trailer, easy to handle, fish from, and MOst important something his grandkids would have fun with. I got the better of the deal. I have to give thanks to a good friend on Sea Dog 84 tr fin keel #4232 for setting the deal. I had sailed before with my dad on his cape doray typhon, and then on his cape doray 25d, but I didn't get interest really into sailing until I learned racing on #3047. I then caught the bug. Boy what a great 4 years, thanks Doug.. many awards! This year I think I am gonna use my boat more, explore and dream. I always think I will go back and race more, but I need to explore the southern chesapeake bay, a very historical and beautiful place.

Jonathan T Barrett
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 00:31:31

'D'

Grew up on the windy prairie hearing stories of the sea from my two uncles who were sailors in WWll.
Bought a windsurfer in 1980 and learned that a day without wind was day wasted. I've been moving up in size ever since and now am completly, utterly and unashamedly in love with my C25

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JJM
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 12:53:19

D. Parents had ski boats when I was young. They then moved up to a small cruiser. I loved it and being on the water!! Grew up, moved out, married, divorced, married again. Second wife (I got it right this time) had sailed when she was young turned me on to sailing. Took lessons - absolutely loved it - so then bought myself a new 250 in 2004 which I love!!

And - actually I was born on an ocean liner, so I have to be by the water!!!!!

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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 13:25:20

FnG, Seventy five yrs. of age sailed my first boat in 1938, built on the spot at Shangrila in Montauk, L.I., N.Y.. I was splashing about in the water with my mom on guard

when I encountered a telephone pole floating by. Sat on it for awhile and noticed a hole drilled in it and got a brilliant idea, get a broom stick and a sail and I can explore yonder. Mom helped with the sail, giving me the beach blanket she was on and the rest was history. I don't remember how far I got but the seed was planted. I've been sailing ever since except for a stint in the U.S.Navy.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT # 3936 Patchogue,N.Y.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 13:30:11

Happy Birthday CHEIF.

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cathluk
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 13:34:23

C (38 with 40 looking way to close). We started sailing Sunfish in 1995 while on vacation & haven't stopped since. Dan bought a Prindle catamaran, but I never got used to the twin rudders. Dan bought an old Force 5 the next year, fixed it up & surprised me with it for my birthday. When we moved further away from the water in 1999 we bought our C250. Just this fall we bought a Pearson 31 & can't wait to sail it this spring. It's amazing how much sailing has taken over our life in just 10 years.

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haley
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 15:39:19

I am a C.

Have always liked the water. Enjoy most every craft short of a PWC. Took up sailing 12 years ago on a whim. "Sailing For Dummies" was first mate on my Potter15 for years. I still have it, but have to hide it from most passengers. Teetering on the edge of moving from a Precision 18 trailer sailer to a moored C25.

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John V.
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 16:24:30

D 52 I have been sailing for most of the time starting when I was small enough to be taken aboard in a basket.

I'm 2nd from the right.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/02/2006 : 16:45:07

John,

I had a similar boat,in the fifties, an Ambury skiff, 19', steel blade keel but no cabin. Is that a double ender?

Val

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John V.
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Response Posted - 02/03/2006 : 07:09:36

Hi Val,

The boat is a 19' swampscott dory built in 1907 by my great uncle Joe Hedenberg. It was used as a motor launch at our summer home on Neebish Island. In 1949 my father was a guest of my mother's at the summer place, and in anticipation of their nuptuials, my grandmother made a gift of the hull. (she was glad to have it off the beach.)
My dad took about 3 or four years to re-fit her as a sailboat. The mahogony cabin was his addition.
We sailed the western North Channel on her from 1955 to 1976 when time caught up with her and she was retired as we stepped up to a Cape Dory 25.
I had to master all my knots and splices before I could take the helm as skipper.

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Don B
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Response Posted - 02/03/2006 : 07:49:00

Great picture John!

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 02/03/2006 : 09:00:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Great picture John!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Sure is! How cool to have been "messing about" in sailboats for that long and have the pictures to prove it.

Steve

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 02/03/2006 : 12:49:32

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by frog0911
 "F" I can't remember when I started, but I'm pretty sure it was in the early, early 50's with the Boy Scouts of America.

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEREK !!!!!!!!!
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Hey, Frog, we be in the same catagory, 'cept I got a couple years on ya: F-73. We also have similar named boats. My PRETTY PENNY is a '01 250, bought it from original owner who never used it. So she's almost new and I'm dumping dough into her left and right, i.e. new electric 9.8 Tohatsu, radio, Y valve in the marine head so I can add to ocean pollution, lazy jacks, etc., etc., etc. One o' these days I gotta go sailin'! ;-)

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MattL
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Response Posted - 02/03/2006 : 15:33:31

D 47, started sailing in the irragation cannal in my parents back yard with a KOOL sea snark when I was in elementary school. Can't remember how old I was.

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