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Sailor Wannabe''''s
After reading so many of the posted messages here on these boards,I can appreciate that many "soon to be" or sailor "wannabe''s" such as myself can really benefit from this sailnet service. I am 55 and never been sailing but my wife and I will soon take sailing courses. Since we live in the Tampa bay area it seems such a waste to let all the good weather and open water sit there and us not enjoying it. We are thinking about Hunter 28s to 31s as a starting vessel. They seem to be somewhat readily available and reasonably priced in our area. Does anyone foresee any problems (other than our being new to sailing) that we should be concerned about. We are doing probably what everyone else does i.e. reading books, watching video''s, internet sites, asking questions, questions, and more questions. We are not impulsive and are very cautious. We don''t want to make a decision we''ll be sorry for. We want to be regular day sailors and occasional coastal sailors since we have friends that live on both coasts of florida. Our spirits are willing. We just want to make sure we are taking the right steps. What do you all think? experienced/educated opinions please. I know that we all have to start somewhere so I''m starting with you folks. Thanking you in advance, Ronbob
After reading so many of the posted messages here on these boards,I can appreciate that many "soon to be" or sailor "wannabe''s" such as myself can really benefit from this sailnet service. I am 55 and never been sailing but my wife and I will soon take sailing courses. Since we live in the Tampa bay area it seems such a waste to let all the good weather and open water sit there and us not enjoying it. We are thinking about Hunter 28s to 31s as a starting vessel. They seem to be somewhat readily available and reasonably priced in our area. Does anyone foresee any problems (other than our being new to sailing) that we should be concerned about. We are doing probably what everyone else does i.e. reading books, watching video''s, internet sites, asking questions, questions, and more questions. We are not impulsive and are very cautious. We don''t want to make a decision we''ll be sorry for. We want to be regular day sailors and occasional coastal sailors since we have friends that live on both coasts of florida. Our spirits are willing. We just want to make sure we are taking the right steps. What do you all think? experienced/educated opinions please. I know that we all have to start somewhere so I''m starting with you folks. Thanking you in advance, Ronbob