Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
Greetings,
I bit the bullet and attended the Newport Boat Show this past
Friday. Paid 15 bucks just to park the car, but at least the the
weather was beautiful. I caught up with Garry Hoyt again (last time
was at the Figawi on Nantucket over Memorial Day). He had all 4 of
his Alerion Express boats there, from the 22 up to the 38. He’s
steadfast in his design philosophy and is being copied by most
others, with the big main, small jib simple rig concept.
What struck me is the increasing number of “day sailors” available
now. When I was a kid growing up, a day sailor was the 14 footer my
dad built. Boy, has that changed. Not only does Hoyt have his
Alerion express series, but he’s been joined by Bruckman,
Crosscurrent (slick boat from Italy), Friendship, Hinkley, Morris and
Sabre among others who are building boats in the high thirty foot
range. And make sure you’re sitting down when they tell you the
price… The Brenta 38, another Italian beauty, which had
hydraulic controls and dual wheels, is priced at about 1/2 mil. (I
wonder if that includes the woman from the brochure?)…
In any event, I had a good time at the show. Seeing the new boats
made me appreciate the one I own even more, in spite of its 23 years
of age. My '84 F32 allows me to cruise in as civilized a manner
(read hot and cold running water) as any of the new boats, at a
fraction of the cost. And, it was good seeing Garry again who is
still going strong at age 76.
TW
Anoush Koon
Pemaquid, ME
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Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)
Thomas,
If you enter a marina in your Brenta 38 with your Chanel sunglasses
on your tanned forehead, girls like the one in the brochure pop up
by themselves.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:
Greetings,
I bit the bullet and attended the Newport Boat Show this
past
Friday. Paid 15 bucks just to park the car, but at least the the
weather was beautiful. I caught up with Garry Hoyt again (last
time
was at the Figawi on Nantucket over Memorial Day). He had all 4
of
his Alerion Express boats there, from the 22 up to the 38. He’s
steadfast in his design philosophy and is being copied by most
others, with the big main, small jib simple rig concept.
What struck me is the increasing number of “day sailors”
available
now. When I was a kid growing up, a day sailor was the 14 footer
my
dad built. Boy, has that changed. Not only does Hoyt have his
Alerion express series, but he’s been joined by Bruckman,
Crosscurrent (slick boat from Italy), Friendship, Hinkley, Morris
and
Sabre among others who are building boats in the high thirty foot
range. And make sure you’re sitting down when they tell you the
price… The Brenta 38, another Italian beauty, which had
hydraulic controls and dual wheels, is priced at about 1/2 mil.
(I
wonder if that includes the woman from the brochure?)…
In any event, I had a good time at the show. Seeing the new
boats
made me appreciate the one I own even more, in spite of its 23
years
of age. My '84 F32 allows me to cruise in as civilized a manner
(read hot and cold running water) as any of the new boats, at a
fraction of the cost. And, it was good seeing Garry again who is
still going strong at age 76.
TW
Anoush Koon
Pemaquid, ME
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Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
Michel, That sounds interesting. I wonder if it would be worth the
dough? I suspect my wife might not agree…
TW
At 04:22 AM 9/20/2007, you wrote:
Thomas,
If you enter a marina in your Brenta 38 with your Chanel sunglasses
on your tanned forehead, girls like the one in the brochure pop up
by themselves.
— In
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.comFreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
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Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:
Greetings,
I bit the bullet and attended the Newport Boat Show this
past
Friday. Paid 15 bucks just to park the car, but at least the the
weather was beautiful. I caught up with Garry Hoyt again (last
time
was at the Figawi on Nantucket over Memorial Day). He had all 4
of
his Alerion Express boats there, from the 22 up to the 38. He’s
steadfast in his design philosophy and is being copied by most
others, with the big main, small jib simple rig concept.
What struck me is the increasing number of “day sailors”
available
now. When I was a kid growing up, a day sailor was the 14 footer
my
dad built. Boy, has that changed. Not only does Hoyt have his
Alerion express series, but he’s been joined by Bruckman,
Crosscurrent (slick boat from Italy), Friendship, Hinkley, Morris
and
Sabre among others who are building boats in the high thirty foot
range. And make sure you’re sitting down when they tell you the
price… The Brenta 38, another Italian beauty, which had
hydraulic controls and dual wheels, is priced at about 1/2 mil.
(I
wonder if that includes the woman from the brochure?)…
In any event, I had a good time at the show. Seeing the new
boats
made me appreciate the one I own even more, in spite of its 23
years
of age. My '84 F32 allows me to cruise in as civilized a manner
(read hot and cold running water) as any of the new boats, at a
fraction of the cost. And, it was good seeing Garry again who is
still going strong at age 76.
TW
Anoush Koon
Pemaquid, ME
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Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
When my mom and my stepdad got married, I was 10. their present to each
other was a 25’ Macwester cutter with bilge keels that went to leeward
with about the same aplomb as a cat ketch. I, my 6 year old brother, my
9 year old stepsister, and my parents were crammed into that boat for 5
weeks. Hot water was provided - for dishwashing only and occasionally
my mother’s hair - via tea kettle and origo alcohol stove. cold water
presented via a hand pumped faucet on the sink. In those days, almost
no one had holding tanks, and as I recall this was no exception. Yet
despite some very tense moments, it still provided me with the love of
sailing I carry with me today.
The concept of a ‘daysailer’ has certainly changed since then.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:
Michel, That sounds interesting. I wonder if it would be worth the
dough? I suspect my wife might not agree…
TW
Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
Lance,
I won’t ask where you all slept. Talk about a bonding
experience. You must have been a close family…
I do remember the summer days on the Cape when we were kids swimming
off the boat. We all had to get out of the water when someone had to
use the head. We waited till the paper floated by and then went back
in the water. How times have changed (in this case for the better, though).
TW
At 04:39 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote:
When my mom and my stepdad got married, I was 10. their present to each
other was a 25’ Macwester cutter with bilge keels that went to leeward
with about the same aplomb as a cat ketch. I, my 6 year old brother, my
9 year old stepsister, and my parents were crammed into that boat for 5
weeks. Hot water was provided - for dishwashing only and occasionally
my mother’s hair - via tea kettle and origo alcohol stove. cold water
presented via a hand pumped faucet on the sink. In those days, almost
no one had holding tanks, and as I recall this was no exception. Yet
despite some very tense moments, it still provided me with the love of
sailing I carry with me today.
The concept of a ‘daysailer’ has certainly changed since then.
— In
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.comFreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
,
Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:
Michel, That sounds interesting. I wonder if it would be worth the
dough? I suspect my wife might not agree…
TW
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Posted by george huffman (thatboatguy2@…>)
My Mother and Father took us (older brother, younger sister, cat and dog) cruising/gunk holing Lake Michigan in a South Coast 22. Both of my parents were teachers and we had summers to play but a very very tight budget so we camped and sailed a lot. Yep. I understand the concept and can report to you that it was wonderful! We also had a little Chrysler Man-O-War. That was our day sailor and training platform. My little sister and I used to sail it through some pretty big surf in the Gulf Coast near St. Petersburg Florida. That was living! Those summer sails in Green Bay and those winter holidays in Florida are among the happiest times of my life. And now here we are… married yesterday, owners of a F-40 and just enough income between our two little retirement checks to pull off full time live aboard cruising. 
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p25703be5c1759d21219e3505a10f341f/e7b67177.jpgKerri and I fell deeper in love last year while crossing the ocean in a brand new half million dollar HR 40. It was the roughest ride I’ve ever been on and was way more ordeal than adventure on a route from Elos Sweden to Bermuda (we got off in Bermuda to make a family commitment). It was a light weight, vacuum bagged drum. I was shocked to find problems with the rig right from the factory that might have killed us all. There was only one bunk in the entire boat that could serve as a sea berth. There were other issues. I’ll take a good old heavy full keel boat like our F-40 any day of the week. In my opinion the HR amounts to a 40 foot weekender. Georgelance_ryley <lance_ryley@…> wrote: When my mom and my stepdad got married, I was 10. their present to each other was a 25’ Macwester cutter with bilge keels that went to leeward with about the same aplomb as a cat ketch. I, my 6 year old brother, my 9 year old stepsister, and my parents were crammed into that boat for 5 weeks. Hot water was provided - for dishwashing only and occasionally my mother’s hair - via tea kettle and origo alcohol stove. cold water presented via a hand pumped faucet on the sink. In those days, almost no one had holding tanks, and as I recall this was no exception. Yet despite some very tense moments, it
still provided me with the love of sailing I carry with me today. The concept of a ‘daysailer’ has certainly changed since then. — In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Wales <twales@…> wrote: > > Michel, That sounds interesting. I wonder if it would be worth the > dough? I suspect my wife might not agree… > TW >
Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it’s updated for today’s economy) at Yahoo! Games.
Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
George -
Congratulations!
Oh, and on the marriage, too 
Lance
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, george huffman
<thatboatguy2@…> wrote:
My Mother and Father took us (older brother, younger sister, cat
and dog) cruising/gunk holing Lake Michigan in a South Coast 22.
Both of my parents were teachers and we had summers to play but a
very very tight budget so we camped and sailed a lot. Yep. I
understand the concept and can report to you that it was wonderful!
We also had a little Chrysler Man-O-War. That was our day sailor and
training platform. My little sister and I used to sail it through
some pretty big surf in the Gulf Coast near St. Petersburg Florida.
That was living! Those summer sails in Green Bay and those winter
holidays in Florida are among the happiest times of my life. And now
here we are… married yesterday, owners of a F-40 and just enough
income between our two little retirement checks to pull off full time
live aboard cruising.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p25703be5c1759d21219e3505
a10f341f/e7b67177.jpg
Kerri and I fell deeper in love last year while crossing the ocean
in a brand new half million dollar HR 40. It was the roughest ride
I’ve ever been on and was way more ordeal than adventure on a route
from Elos Sweden to Bermuda (we got off in Bermuda to make a family
commitment). It was a light weight, vacuum bagged drum. I was
shocked to find problems with the rig right from the factory that
might have killed us all. There was only one bunk in the entire boat
that could serve as a sea berth. There were other issues. I’ll take
a good old heavy full keel boat like our F-40 any day of the
week. In my opinion the HR amounts to a 40 foot weekender.
George
Posted by Jay Glen (svfantasy@…>)
George,I just wanted to offer my congratulations also on your wedding. I wish you both the best.On 9/21/07, lance_ryley <
lance_ryley@…> wrote:
George -
Congratulations!
Oh, and on the marriage, too
Lance
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, george huffman
<thatboatguy2@…> wrote:
My Mother and Father took us (older brother, younger sister, cat
and dog) cruising/gunk holing Lake Michigan in a South Coast 22.
Both of my parents were teachers and we had summers to play but a
very very tight budget so we camped and sailed a lot. Yep. I
understand the concept and can report to you that it was wonderful!
We also had a little Chrysler Man-O-War. That was our day sailor and
training platform. My little sister and I used to sail it through
some pretty big surf in the Gulf Coast near St. Petersburg Florida.
That was living! Those summer sails in Green Bay and those winter
holidays in Florida are among the happiest times of my life. And now
here we are… married yesterday, owners of a F-40 and just enough
income between our two little retirement checks to pull off full time
live aboard cruising.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p25703be5c1759d21219e3505
a10f341f/e7b67177.jpg
Kerri and I fell deeper in love last year while crossing the ocean
in a brand new half million dollar HR 40. It was the roughest ride
I’ve ever been on and was way more ordeal than adventure on a route
from Elos Sweden to Bermuda (we got off in Bermuda to make a family
commitment). It was a light weight, vacuum bagged drum. I was
shocked to find problems with the rig right from the factory that
might have killed us all. There was only one bunk in the entire boat
that could serve as a sea berth. There were other issues. I’ll take
a good old heavy full keel boat like our F-40 any day of the
week. In my opinion the HR amounts to a 40 foot weekender.
George
– Jay Glen ki6jtks/v FantasyFreedom 40 Cat-KetchSan Francisco Bay Area