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keeldad
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Initially Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:05:52

The other day as I was driving the 15 minutes to where my boat is stored for the winter and contemplating how easy it would be to work on if I just had room at my house, I remembered several messages about people who drive hours to get to their boat. After further contemplation I realized that short of actually having a slip or mooring in my backyard, I'm pretty fortunate. The boat is stored at a funky old do-it-yourself boatyard 15 minutes north of where I live and during the season it is kept in a rented slip on the south end of the resort island that I live on, basically about 10 minutes away if the tourist traffic isn't too bad. This made me wonder, who among us Cat 25 owners drives the farthest or longest to enjoy their boat and what concessions do you make to be able to do this?

John & Emery Keeler
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:09:53

Similar threads have come up in the past. We store in teh backyard for winter, and have a slip about 20 minutes from teh house for summer. Unfortunately work is about an hour long commute, and that makes it hard to get home for weeknight races.

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:12:09

It takes me 1hr to get to my slip. Mapquest says 1hr 15min. I'm always so excited to get to my boat, I drive 80mph most of the way. lol

I'm thinking that when my trailer is finished, I'll park it for a month in a nearby rental yard to do some work and cleaning.

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kentwm
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:45:15

My boat is about 25 miles from the house. The good thing about being in Texas, it is sailing season year round! I sailed every weekend in January.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:47:18

From home it is a 40-45 minute drive, about 25 miles, each way to go sailing. I have to drive across to the other side of the city.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 13:49:22

I'm a little over 3 hours in the summer, and I usually make it up for 3 - 5 days two to three times a month.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 14:46:00

My commute is about one minute twelve seconds. That's if I walk real slow......

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 15:12:33

My commute is about 10 hours each way, but I only have to make it one way in the spring

and the other way in the fall

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 15:25:17

37 minutes from my house to the marina.

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TCurran
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 15:31:53

Depends...from home 1.5 miles, work...zero miles.

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piseas
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 15:41:51

John, it takes me less than 10 minutes to drive to my slip. What concessions do I make? how about the $19per foot in slip fees! But it lets me enjoy sailing so much more than friends I know who drive 3 times farther and some who even need a truck to put her in and even have to lower the mast to sail. Call me lazy or impatient but when I want to sail, I want very little in my way. After all, my time is important as I work 5 days a week and only have weekends to sail. Many times I go out at the last minute. Its worth every penny I pay.
Steve A

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 16:43:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">What concessions do I make? how about the $19per foot in slip fees! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I think unless you're very lucky you'll have to make concessions to be close to the boat.

Previously my commute to my shop was 3 minutes, commute to the boat 25 minutes. Previous property taxes 1/6th of what I pay now.

Current commute to shop; 25 minutes. Current commute to boat; less than 1 minute. Current property taxes; 6 times what I paid before.

Looking at my boat while I type this; Priceless...

However, I do miss the 3 minute commute to work....

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 18:01:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Davy J
 My commute is about one minute twelve seconds. That's if I walk real slow......

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I can crawl it in that time.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 18:47:11

I'm 38 miles from work, 38 miles from my boat. Both take about 45 minutes. From work I'm about 15 miles and 25 minutes. Lately I've been trying to spend Friday night on the boat to avoid the long drive home and then back to the boat.

Luckily I drive a F150 Supercrew provided by the company and they pay for the gas. I try not to abuse this though as I'm not sure how much longer it will last if gas keeps going up.

The sacrifice is I don't get to spend as much time sailing or just being at the boat as I would like.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 20:28:04

I am sure many of us have contemplated just how to balance commuting time versus enjoyment time. There can be many factors in the mix. For example, I could locate my boat on the Chesapeake but chances are that I would then severely limit time available for sailing and maintenance. How about those iffy days where if the boat was close, you could get out there for a few hours sailing before the rains set in but with a boat located further away, it oftentimes comes down to deciding if you have the whole day free to go sailing since the commuting time makes it only worthwhile if you make a day of it.

For this and similar reasons, I decided to keep my boat at a arina in the upper Potomac River area very close to the DC Harbor area. My boat is approximately 5-10 minutes away from where I work and is sort of on the route I take to go home anyway. The boat is about 35-40 minutes from home. The relative convenieence to get to my boat from work means that I can go down practically every day after work, put an hour of maintenance, etc in and still get home at a decent hour. I can aslo go sailing on the weekdays which greatly increases the frequency I use the boat. On good sailing weeks, I can be sailing 4 or more times a week. The shorter the commute the more you will be able to sail and easier to maintain your boat.

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calden
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 23:04:15

1 hr. 15 min. It's a beautiful drive into the mountainous area of North Idaho. Slip fees are low - $130/ month, and the boat sits there year round, no need to take it out. I wish it was closer, but the trip is just a series of short hops and nice country vistas.

Carlos

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 23:27:28

Right now, I can drop a rock on the deck out of my upstairs guest bathroom. In 2-3 weeks, it'll be about a 40 minute drive from home, and not sure about work. It's been out of the water almost as long as I've had this job so there's been no opportunity. I'd imagine about a 45 minute drive from there too, except you'd be driving into the teeth of the Seattle commute to do it, so figure at least an hour, much longer if there's a sports event going on since our marina is (long) walking distance to Safeco & Qwest fields.

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 05:23:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kentwm
 My boat is about 25 miles from the house. The good thing about being in Texas, it is sailing season year round! I sailed every weekend in January.
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I agree with the sailing in January, but it's hot as hell in July and August. I tend to see that as my off-season.

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JAB
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 05:29:51

Are we counting the six-minute boat ride in the yacht club's launch going out to the mooring?

Then 22 minutes.

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 05:56:56

I'm 1 1/2 miles from my boat, 1 mile from work. Take that you stinking gas prices!

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sfsmith
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 07:46:09

When I lived in Ohio, it was two hours to the boat. Now that I'm retired and living in Michigan, the boat is stored in my barn, about three miles from home. When it's in the water, it's just around the corner, a 5-minute walk from home.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 09:52:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by piseas
 John, it takes me less than 10 minutes to drive to my slip. What concessions do I make? how about the $19per foot in slip fees! But it lets me enjoy sailing so much more than friends I know who drive 3 times farther and some who even need a truck to put her in and even have to lower the mast to sail. Call me lazy or impatient but when I want to sail, I want very little in my way. After all, my time is important as I work 5 days a week and only have weekends to sail. Many times I go out at the last minute. Its worth every penny I pay.
Steve A
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I couldn't agree with this more. My marina is 10 minutes from work and on the way home, which is another 15 to 20 minutes from my boat. I actually drive past my marina every day on my way home from the office. It's in a slip year round which is perfect for me and worth the expense because if I had to deal with launching, rigging etc every time I wanted to sail I would not sail half as much. I like to be able to step on, fire up the engine, unroll the head sail and go. I work 5 days a week, and I have a band so time is at a premium.

My normal routine is cut out of work about 4PM on Friday and head to the store, pick up ice, beer, drinks and munchies and meet my wife and kid at the marina. She usually gets there at about 4:30 to 5:00, by then I have the boat rigged and ready to go. We usually sail until about sun down and then we come in and meet my friend who owns Joint Venture, the C-27 I race on Wednesdays. We might take one or both boats out for a night cruise and when we're done, everyone crashes on their respective boat. We wake up about 7:30AM or so Saturday morning, brew some coffee with the french press on the dock and then the men get together for maintenance stuff. We do stuff on my boat one week, his boat the next, tackle whatever is most important and we try to get it done early before it gets too hot. (In the summer). Once the tasks are done, we choose a boat and go out again for a nice Saturday sail.

last Friday I finally got to meet forum member Captain Max. We have a nice little sailing community on our dock, I cherish my Fridays.

Typically I'll try to get out for a sail Sunday as well.

I feel very fortunate to be so close to my boat and to live in a climate where we pretty much do this all year round.

Next Friday, May 20th. is going to be extra fun, the YC has organized a group sail over to the harbor where we will all dock and then watch Pirate Of the Caribbean 4.

Anyone in Hubbard is invited to join us.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198723153504727

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 10:43:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by DaveR
 I'm 1 1/2 miles from my boat, 1 mile from work. Take that you stinking gas prices!
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When I took my current job I had that situation exactly in mind - move the boat and house to the job and everythign would be hunky-dory.

Then my ex sued for custody of my kid and I was stuck with a job that is a ridiculous commute and lost teh ability to move house. The best laid plans etc. Its still a good job though, at a time when a lot of folks are wishing they had ANY job.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 11:21:59

The boat was roughly 50' outside the garage door - but then I got tired walking so far so I moved it about 30' closer . . .

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 12:15:36

To the boat - 25 miles east & about 30 minutes

To work - 22 miles west & anywhere from 25 minutes to much longer depending on traffic

If I lived closer to work, I would not sail very often, like the PO who had a 2 hour commute across VA, DC, and MD to the boat on the Chesapeake Bay.

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keeldad
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 12:21:29

It amazes me the amount of dedication people have to these boats.

BTW Prospector, I don't know where you are in the ex-wife thing but take it from me...it can and will get better. The only reason I'm living like I do and sailing is because my second wife is an absolute dream. She's the Emery of the "Emery C". You've got to love a wife who, when you broach the idea of a bigger boat (Emery C II...I'm no dummy),simply tells you to go for it. I probably wouldn't because the Emery C (I) is exactly what I want and need right now but it's nice to know what her position is on the topic.

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