I've been sailing since I can remember, and what I do remember is sailing with my dad on his 18' sloop.
By the time I was a teenager that sloop was by all practical purposes mine, and my friends and I had lots of fun sailing it.
I started windsurfing in high school, and sort of fell into the wrong sport because I would skip school whenever the winds got strong.
Windsurfing is the pinnacle of the sport to me.
"Now" is all that exists when I speed along on my short board at over 25knts.
Cruising came natural for me, as a young man I was eager to travel, meet new people, and experience new things.
The first four years of my adult life was spent cruising on a small motor less sailboat.
Discovering new places and people is what makes cruising fun.
I find Cruising the most stressful because I am sailing my home, and I always consider the worst case scenario.
Then I got married and started racing with my friends at the Yacht Club.
The comradery and competition make racing the most exciting form of sailing.
Lately I have been cruising to stay warm, travel, and possibly find a place to retire on land and build boats...
So that I can leisurely sail around for a few hours, and return to a house the doesn't move, a shop that is full of equipment and tools, My Beautiful Wife, a dog, and a cat :)
I wish i got into sailing a decade ago - the first time i was introduced to it... instead i dragged it in my mind for a long time... but no more
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Are you just getting started?
What boat are you starting on?
I think small boats are the most fun.
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i'm looking for 30 footer. I sailed before, but didnt take it seriously for a long time - just participated in a couple regattas (i was in-charge of the spinnaker) but never took the helm... and last year I finally took an ASA course and now i sail as much as i can (still as crew), until im able to afford a sailboat for myself.
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I wish you the best for your boat search.
If you post the boats you are looking at/for, I would love to see them and comment on them.
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That's a great idea, i will, thank you!
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hey buddy i have a sailboat too :)
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I checked out you post, very cool.
Are you in Hawaii?
I noticed one of your photos with jackets and caps on, looks cold.
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a bit of back and forth im in seattle looking to cross to hawaii this summer
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Cruising to stay warm sounds like a good occupation to me. Perhaps I can take over for you. haha.
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I've wished to have clone of myself, so that I could swap with my clone and do other things while he takes care of the boat.
Idle boats are expensive.
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You are lucky to be sailing from when you are young - I am only just discovering this new way of being close to my favourite kind of nature. I am excited to travel the oceans in the comfort of my own home, but know that I will feel the same about worrying more because my home is with me!
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Hi @beveryting how are you? Really cool post about your passion for sailing man ! I would like to connect with other cool steemians, artists and musicians. I’m posting music tutorials and other things related to music (and bitcoins:p). I’m the founder of the free music school communicasound. I'm really pleased to meet you. So i give you my vote, follow you and i will be happy to read your next posts in the futur. If you want, you can do the same and follow me. It’s important to have a family in Steemit :) Greetings from Paris. Peace.
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Of course I love music.
Nice to meet you.
I'll be following you and look forward to learning more about music.
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i'm glad to connect with you and hope to help you learn more music knowledge. Peace. Lio
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