Scary story... My boat is a small Hunter 20. I can't stop comparing this one to my van Look inside: http://www.benplace.com/hunter20/hunter20_47.JPG http://www.benplace.com/hunter20/hunter20_34.JPG It even as a pop top: http://www.benplace.com/hunter20/hunter20_24.JPG I have never sailed in the ocean or even in big lake. I have never sailed on a mono-hull before, i'm use to Catamaran (raced for 4 years). Small mono-hull are like Westy, slow, relaxing, tight space, something always break... Good thing i don't have a VW engine, he he he, but a reliable Honda. I have my boat in the water 25 minutes from my home so it's nice, i can take afternoon break and get away. The Saint Laurent river is quite something, here is a vid of me racing away from those big ghost ship: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__YHNICR2g Ben
>to fix what breaks and not die". >You REALLY get an understanding of that when you get stuck in a storm and >something breaks..... >It adds a new level of terror that i probably shouldn't have experienced so >many times in my short life : ) > >36hours in an extremely short handed (just me and one other person) 30ft >boat with too much sail stuck up in a squawl with a broken motor and the >lights going out (Batteries died some time after the motor did...)...... >What a great way to spend your youth! > >It's similar to having a wheel fall off after your engine dies and being >sent plumeting down a mountain in your vanagon (with 3 wheels and no >engine). You have some impression of control, and just hold on. > >-Craig >US Sailing instructor >Keelboating instructor >Working on my Captains licence. > > |
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