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My husband and I are going to our first sail boat show in Annapolis and are so excited. Has anyone been before? Just curious what it is like overall.
Do you think Osteria177 falls in that category?All the restaurants along City Dock and Main Street are targeted at tourists - overpriced and under deliver.
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I think I have been to 3 of them, and I would not go again. If you are serious about buying a boat, make an appointment with a broker, or contact individual owners. There are far better ways to educate yourself on boats, sailing, and different models available, but no better way to experience different aromas of B.O. aboard a small boat than the boat show.My husband and I are going to our first sail boat show in Annapolis and are so excited. Has anyone been before? Just curious what it is like overall.
I think I have been to 3 of them, and I would not go again. If you are serious about buying a boat, make an appointment with a broker, or contact individual owners. There are far better ways to educate yourself on boats, sailing, and different models available, but no better way to experience different aromas of B.O. aboard a small boat than the boat show.
Annapolis is a great town, well worth visiting, except during the boat show. There is little public parking so you will have to ride the bus or hoof it.
The show is crowded. The docks are crowded. The boats are crowded. Usually you will have to wait in line, and take off your shoes before boarding a boat. You can spend the time thinking about all the other things you gave up in order to do this, and why you are doing this. There is almost always some absolute dipshizzle, who by the looks of it has never before stepped foot on a boat, monopolizing the sales person, feigning interest in the boat and pretending to be able to afford it, so you will probably not be able to ask questions of the sales person unless you are willing to wait 20 minutes. The sales persons are usually bored out of their gourds after the first hour or two, but seem to put up with the environment. There will likely be 3 - 6 people aboard each boat you visit, so you will be in a close environment frequently - wear a nose plug or eat mints constantly. You might pretend to be a vendor giving away free deodorant if you want to carry a few sticks with you. You will definitely see an obese couple who go to the show for the sole purposes of rubbing up against other humans, and/or blocking every passageway for full claustrophobic effect. Enjoy the contact if you can!
If you tire of looking at boats, you can always check out the vendors, who are selling things you could find online much easier. There will be a large congregations of salty types, most suffering from extreme dorkiness. Beware of any one wearing a floppy hat and black socks. There is also a lot of crap no real sailor would ever buy. Plus, it is all overpriced.
The show can provide you with an important lesson about sailing: the image is sold much more easier than the reality. I suggest you forgo the show and rent a sailboat for the day, so you can enjoy the season and the weather.
After the show, you will want to start drinking heavily. I suggest you quickly find a way out of town to do this, as every establishment in town will be filled to the gills with the aforesaid salty types. Bon voyage!![]()
If you have read any of my previous posts, that goes without saying!And you went three times? You must be a slow learner!
Hahah.... I do the opposite.There is almost always some absolute dipshizzle, who by the looks of it has never before stepped foot on a boat, monopolizing the sales person, feigning interest in the boat and pretending to be able to afford it, so you will probably not be able to ask questions of the sales person unless you are willing to wait 20 minutes
Classy as ever, crewboy. Acting like a grossly unqualified tire kicker to disguise the fact that you are a grossly unqualified tire kicker. Clever. But you get credit for not wasting the sales person's time.Hahah.... I do the opposite.
When I sense that the sales person approaching toward me, I turn to my wife and say,
Me: Honey LOOK! I love the kitchen.
Wife: Where is the dishwasher? Let's go to check out the bathroom.
Then the sales person conveniently reaches for his phone and walks away.
Me: Good, let me take a good look behind the panel.![]()
Not completely. The food at Osteria is good, but the prices are a star above what they deliver. Unfortunately that is pretty good value in Annapolis.Do you think Osteria177 falls in that category?