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03-06-2015, 03:38 PM
I'm hoping to get my bareback cert this summer and wanted to connect with other guys who know how to handle a sailboat under 32 feet.
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03-06-2015, 04:12 PM
I personally wouldn't bareback a sailor. Real dirty lot they are.
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03-06-2015, 04:42 PM
Shouldn't that be bareboat cert?
I've done a bit of sailing when I was a kid and skippered an 11m cat around the Whitsunday Islands. But sailing is something I do so irregularly that I wouldn't consider myself a sailor.
Besides learning how to tie knots sailing isn't too hard to get basic competency. Getting good at it is another story but it shouldn't take you too long to learn all you need to know to take a boat out in mild weather.
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03-06-2015, 06:35 PM
I sail - mainly in the 25-33ft range. Grown up sailing, but since I've not had my own boat I haven't done as much helming as I'd like. Bought a 25ft day racer just before Christmas - hoping to get some hours in from April onwards.
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03-06-2015, 08:46 PM
H1N1: Have you done any ocean crossing?
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03-06-2015, 09:48 PM
I read somewhere that you can apprentice under some skippers in the Caribbean and learn the ropes that way. Plus you will be in the tropics, with that hopefully a few stops in some hip beaches with hot women. My advice, apprentice and go from there.
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03-06-2015, 09:51 PM
Can you ban Deb from your forum?
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03-07-2015, 12:16 PM
Fucking squids. 'Nuff said.
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03-07-2015, 04:43 PM
I've all ready got my keelboat cert.
After I get bareboat, I'm looking into buying a cheap bluewater cruiser around 27-30 feet and doing the Caribbean from Florida to Trinidad. Hopefully early next year for 3-5 months. The Caribbean is a great place for beginners to sail (outside hurricane season, of course). Steady winds and short distances. The whole project is still up in the air and depends of my circumstances, but if anybody is interested, get in touch.
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03-07-2015, 06:27 PM
Quote: (03-07-2015 04:43 PM)naughtynomad Wrote:
I've all ready got my keelboat cert.
After I get bareboat, I'm looking into buying a cheap bluewater cruiser around 27-30 feet and doing the Caribbean from Florida to Trinidad. Hopefully early next year for 3-5 months. The Caribbean is a great place for beginners to sail (outside hurricane season, of course). Steady winds and short distances. The whole project is still up in the air and depends of my circumstances, but if anybody is interested, get in touch.
That's a fairly lengthy sail. Weather conditions can change rapidly, small oversights can lead to big problems.
I wouldn't recommend that long of a trip until you get more experience or unless you have a more experienced sailor come with you.
Ideally you want to spend several months or more learning how to sail your boat, gradually increasing distances, and testing yourself in a variety of weather conditions.
It's not like a road trip where you can always rely on someone else to basically save your ass if you don't know what you're doing.
It seems like a cool and fun idea though, so I'm not saying don't do it. I'm just saying don't underestimate the safety risks, and do as much as you can to properly prepare yourself.
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02-11-2016, 01:33 PM
I'm not very experienced but I have taken a few sailing classes and been out a few times. I actually bought a small 12" arch davis hand built wood sail boat, nothign huge its basically a small rowboat with a sprit sail. Its fun to take out on some local lakes and have a few beers but hardly a true sailboat.