The Boatless Sailor

I sold Princess Anna (http://www.sailblogs.com/princessanna) in December 2015. It was hard to let her go but I had to do it. The maintenance headaches were really stressful and I was not using it much because I did not trust her to be reliable.

In July 2015, I went on a three-day cruise with Jeff Rosen off of Scituate, MA. It was fantastic and whetted my appetite for more sailing.

In August and September 2016, I took sailing courses from Marina Sailing (the folks who handled Princess Anna when she was in Charter in Channel Islands Harbor). Most of the courses were held in Marina del Rey but I also took courses in Long Beach and Kings Harbor. By September 13, I finished ASA 104 and 114. But I still remained a novice sailor. I need a lot more experience.

I have fallen in love with sailing. It is much harder physically than cruising with Princess Anna, but it is also more rewarding. I am learning so much new material every time I go out. I hope to do this as long as I physically can. I just wish that I had found sailing long ago.

Even though I am "boat less," I am doing a lot of sailing and making many new friends.