[Libby]

SFBay:
Thanks for your feedback. I am looking for an older Tartan 27, but definately avoiding fixers. I want to sail! Glad to know others have succeeded in what I am trying to do! I agree that a course would be good. I have considered paying an experienced sailor friend to sail with me for a week or so. Even though she is not an instructor, she has her captain''s liscence and is very experienced. That way I could get training on my own boat, one-to-one. I haven''t heard of this approach, but since I don''t thrive in groups as well as with just one person, so I thought I throw that idea out for everybody. Happy sailing!