[paulmcquillan]

Try looking for some of the home grown charter operations. memory tells me that Anacortes had a wider variety of boats. Their stuff looked pretty good in the ads from WA.

there is a a little S. Ca oper;ation called Marina Sailing. Strickly helping local owners stretch their bucks to fund boats. Variety of types and quality, Should be something similar in SF

The CO location seems to make early ownership tough. However, we bought our boat when my wife was heading for the "over the hill" number and our fourth boy was still in a stroller. I pushed him around the docks while she took her turn signing docs in the broker''s office. #3 son was sitting on a chair swinging his legs..... of course it was his birthday and has since claimed the boat is his.

Do we have time for a boat? No. Is it worth it? Yes. Even thought the boys ages tie us to short trips now, it''s still worh it.

How is your support network in S.F? Any sailor''s in the family there who could take on some supervision if you contracted out the drudge? How many long weekend could you fly and live with? Out thurs back Mon night.

There is a lot to be said for living your life as you go along. (and not deferring it) I read with great sadness the ads about "cruisng yacht being sold due to change in owners circumstances (health).