On Tuesday 06 November 2007 04:06, Craig wrote: > When we were cruising down the west coast we were always surprised at > the number of potential cruisers who were going home because they > discovered that, for them, it wasn't fun. Not one of them had chartered > a boat prior to investing their life savings in one. Sounds all too common, here and alsewhere! If not chartering, at least go on a multiday trip with friends (cheaper), to learn some of the good sides, and bad sides! I made some short sail cruises, even a few races, with a friend's boat in my twenties, till he moved elsewhere. Already then I became aware of the massive involvement that was needed, both money-wise and hour-wise - a big motor yatch adds horrendous running costs, slurping gasoline, or diesel, worse than a private aircraft! All the same: We've been thinking of just getting a seaworthy RIB to go places, carrying the Klepper along for local exploration, and while we might be able to finance a RIB, I am not so sure about the running costs, nor the indoor storage complexities, and the costs, during the very long off-season. You could definitely charter a sizeable sail boat for a three-week vacation for that kind of money! Tord *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 07 2007 - 03:56:07 PST
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