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Originally Posted by sailortjk1
Started when my father rented a small sloop at a local Forest Preserve. We spent about an hour just trying to make headway and we were not successful, I as about 12 at the time. Shortly after he bought a Sunfish. Than after that in '78 a Cal 25 II.
I have been hooked since I first played around on that Sunfish. I owe a lot to my Father for introducing me at an early age. He was the Capt, I was his first mate, and so I did all the work while he made all the mistakes. It was a great way to learn.
Now we cruise Lake Michigan, mostly the Southern Half.
Our dream is to someday (after retirement or after we win the lottery which ever comes first) to leave Chicago, sail the Great Lakes for a season including the North Channel, and head to the Chesapeake Bay and warmer weather. The plan is to end up somewhere in Virginia or the Carolinas.
After that, we want to become Island Hoppers and spend some time in the Bahamas.
That is our goal. Hopefully soon,........ I have to keep playing the lottery, I'm not ready for retirement, but I want to go cruising.
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Sailortjk1...
That's a great story... My dad means everything to me... unfortunately he didn't start sailing... I'm in the flat lands of Kansas... I think my family thought I was kinda crazy getting a sailboat here! I've been on a Starfish 2-3 times and I love it... We have a Macgregor 22 as our starting boat, and plan to learn to sail now... then coastal cruise later... you are LUCKY to be up on Lake Michigan... I bet it's beautiful up there... My parents met in Glenview... N of Chicago... they mentioned the forest preserves were pretty cool....
It's nice that you wrote....
Good luck to you!