Welcome Ron I take from your e-mail address that you are somewhere close by. Where will you be sailing from?
Dave Robinson Peregrine 1978 Catalina 27 #3695 QCYC, Toronto "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk". -Sir Francis Chichester while loading his boat with gin. On 1-Mar-10, at 10:30 PM, Ron Ginter wrote: > Hi All, > > I've been lurking all winter and thought it was time that I finally > introduce myself. I took possession of a 2004 C270 on Labour Day, > and I'm thrilled to bits! I spent several years on a racing crew on > a C&C25, but that was more years ago than I care to admit. In the > intervening time, I always wanted to get my own boat, but was > married to someone who made it very clear that if I ever bought one, > I'd be alone on it. In the interest of marital harmony, I put the > whole sailing thing on the back burner, and contented myself with > riding my Ducatis. > > Now, that someone is an ex-spouse, and I'm finally free to realize > my dream. I have a girlfriend/partner who is enthusiastic about > sailing, and we're already looking forward to many happy hours out > on Lake Ontario. The boat practically threw itself at me! When we > went to have a "preliminary" look at a marina, it was the first boat > we saw, and it was the size I wanted. Plus, it had just been > reduced in price. We looked at several other boats, but kept coming > back to this one. I put in a low-ball offer that was accepted, the > financing fell into place easier than I expected, and suddenly I'm a > boat owner! It's like new, and has been lightly used over its short > life. > > I have much to learn, and have already picked up a lot of good info > by monitoring this group. However, it seems that everyone has the > C27. Are there other C270 owners besides Phil? > > Anyway, I will have many questions as spring rolls around. Back in > September, we had wonderful weather in this area, so I got to sail > for a month before having to put it away for the winter. I have > never been the skipper before, and have only had to concern myself > with my specific job on the racing crew, so there are large gaps in > my knowledge now that I'm the guy in charge. I'll relate a couple > of amusing stories about my first time out after the embarrassment > eases a bit! <g> > > ...Ron (Oculus) > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
