Hey Fellows,

Let's tie up the boat topic. It's Saturday now everywhere on the planet. Feel free to unfurl your sails next Friday.

BenT
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On Sep 10, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Get a copy of "A Voyage for Madmen" by Peter Nichols.  If you identify with
> Bernard Moitessier then by all means go for it.  If you identify with any of
> the other 8, forget it.
> 
> And then you'll have to deal with the "sailor's curse".   Whenever you are
> in port you can't wait to get back to sea; whenever you are at sea, you
> can't wait to get back to port.
> 
> Roland
> 
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote:
> 
>> For some time now, I've been obsessed with learning enough about
>> sailboats to acquire one and outfit it for living more independently.
>> 
>> Of course, that's why I bought my '84 Westy and fixed it up two years
>> ago.  And why I keep refining its camping systems.  I've been
>> traveling full time for two years.  I've really enjoyed it.  Alas,
>> I'm starting a full-time job next week and looking for an apartment,
>> but I hope to be camping most weekends and back on the road eventually.
>> 
>> But even the Westy doesn't quite scratch the itch I have, to be more
>> self-reliant and opt out of the traditional job/debt/consume
>> treadmill.  I've thought about building a Sprinter-based camper,
>> which would be easier to boondock, but adventures in campers with
>> tires are driven by gas, and I'm not so sure gas will be easy to come
>> by before long.
>> 
>> So I've started reading about sailboats and the people who use them
>> to lead more independent, adventurous lives.  I don't know whether or
>> when I will buy my first boat, but I'm enjoying the learning process.
>> 
>> If you're curious, here's a good place to start: Nomadness, the ship
>> being outfitted by Steven K. Roberts, who has a long history of
>> adventures on recumbent home-built bikes and boats.
>> 
>> http://nomadness.com/
>>