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no-engine · 08-23-2009, 03:16 PM

I've been sailing more than half century, starting while I was being carried - born in October. From small prams, as a kid, to 110, 210 class boats, to 65 footers, all with no hired captains.

Season on Lake is only set by oneself. Long ago, I once sailed my Sunfish before ice-out declared! There was a bunch of open water in Center Harbor Bay on a warm sunny day, with a light breeze. Other times I owned a 22' sloop and often sailed it on frosty mornings to the marina for winter storage, trip of several hours. It was a very stable keel sailboat, and I've sailed in strong winds that prohibited other boats from going out, with a reefed main and smaller jib. It's all how one makes it. I do not own a sail or power boat now; I own a kayak and a canoe now.

Several times a year, I am invited with friends to sail on the Lake, with others on the Cape, and others in Chesapeake Bay.

08-23-2009, 03:16 PM	#56
no-engine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West side Winnipesaukee, Lakes Region Posts: 516 Thanks: 20 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	Sailing I've been sailing more than half century, starting while I was being carried - born in October. From small prams, as a kid, to 110, 210 class boats, to 65 footers, all with no hired captains. Season on Lake is only set by oneself. Long ago, I once sailed my Sunfish before ice-out declared! There was a bunch of open water in Center Harbor Bay on a warm sunny day, with a light breeze. Other times I owned a 22' sloop and often sailed it on frosty mornings to the marina for winter storage, trip of several hours. It was a very stable keel sailboat, and I've sailed in strong winds that prohibited other boats from going out, with a reefed main and smaller jib. It's all how one makes it. I do not own a sail or power boat now; I own a kayak and a canoe now. Several times a year, I am invited with friends to sail on the Lake, with others on the Cape, and others in Chesapeake Bay.