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My experience is along these lines, but with a (hopefully) different outcome. I'm a lifelong dreamer with no experience to back up my dreams. My wife and I were in the final stages of buying our first sailboat (our first boat --period) even as we were going thru the ASA sailing classes.
We wanted a boat capable of coastal cruising and wanted this to be a part of our retirement, which at that time was years away. We've owned our 36' Omega now for going on five years and consider each season's sailing as a training event preparing us for the time when we cast off and sail away for good.
I'm realistic enough to know that, eventually (maybe sooner than later), we'll want to settle into a more conventional retirement. However, initially, we want to sail out of Resurection Bay, turn left and keep going. We may want to trade boats prior to retirment to get into a full or modified full keel boat vs. the performance cruiser we have now, but for now, CIRRUS is more than capable to meet our needs. Since we bought her, we've learned TONS, gained experience and built up our confidence both in her and in ourselves and we've REALLY enjoyed our weekend and weeklong sails.
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