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re: Anyone here sail?
Posted on 12/10/12 at 8:27 pm to tigers win2
Posted on 12/10/12 at 8:27 pm to tigers win2
You need a sea daddy on Pontchartrain. Check out the yacht clubs down there. Look up websites. They race a lot and they always need an extra crewman. You can learn a lot fast that way but you won't really learn to sail till you've got the tiller and the sheets in your own hands and start reading about it so it all starts coming together in your head what's happening.
It can be very startling at times if you don't know what's going on. I've seen people almost shite themselves the first time the boat heels over. Now I warn them. Mostly.
It can be very startling at times if you don't know what's going on. I've seen people almost shite themselves the first time the boat heels over. Now I warn them. Mostly.
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Posted on 12/10/12 at 8:32 pm to faxis
I may know it's coming and still almost shite myself 
but I'm very eager to learn
but I'm very eager to learnPosted on 12/10/12 at 8:33 pm to faxis
But seriously, I'd recommend a small boat first. You learn to sail a dinghy well and you have the basics for most any boat down. Or a catamaran for a summer. It will beat your arse, and you stay wet but holy crap is it ever fun.
But if you want something you can drop into practically any body of water just go find a sunfish or something. You'll knock it over a few times. Get smacked in the head a few times. But you can have a lot of fun on a little boat like that.
I'd recommend a year of that, plus crewing on boats racing if you can find one that doesn't have an a-hole yelling at you constantly, and you'll be in much better shape to decide about a keelboat.
But if you want something you can drop into practically any body of water just go find a sunfish or something. You'll knock it over a few times. Get smacked in the head a few times. But you can have a lot of fun on a little boat like that.
I'd recommend a year of that, plus crewing on boats racing if you can find one that doesn't have an a-hole yelling at you constantly, and you'll be in much better shape to decide about a keelboat.
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