The perfect sailboat project: A bluewater fixer-upper for coastal cruising and beyond

Michael wants to learn how to sail. He wants a sailboat. It should be small, seaworthy enough to sustain dreams of the horizon, and it should be cheap. In other words, a project boat. Follow me as I search for, buy, fix and sail the perfect small cruising sailboat. Some say it doesn't exist, I beg to differ.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

I did it! Found and purchased the Perfect Sailboat Project- Hurley 22 Twin Keel

First allow me to say, mea aculpa for my long absence. I was studying for the MCATs. Now I am a bit older then your average medical school a...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Daysailing

On Sunday we rented a Soling (26’ open cockpit racing boat) and went sailing on the lake for a few hours. Even in the late afternoon the ...

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

How I learned to sail and lost my sense of reason:

I found some sailing instructional videos online (I've included the link at the bottom of the page) that seem pretty interesting so I wa...

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

My short long list of boat choices

Our approach to sailing is minimalist. We will follow the advice of Don Casey and Lew Hackler in the book Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau App...

Monday, June 30, 2008

The Plan as it stands today:

Even though I finished graduate school a few years ago now, I am still broke for the most part. Partly this is self-imposed; after completin...

The beginning

My utter infatuation with sailing and all things sailing-related began 6 years ago. I can’t precisely pinpoint the catalyst for my eventua...

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