Heidi

Female

Monterey CA

United States

Profile Information:

Profile Type:
Sailor
Homeport:
Monterey CA
About Me:
I love sailing, animals, zen/taoism, and gardening.
Current location:
Monterey CA
Destinations visited:
Stillwater Cove, Capitola
Looking to:
Live aboard a 36-40 ft cruiser, cruise from west coast down through South America over to the Caribbean and eventually make the Atlantic crossing over to the Med.

Comment Wall:

  • John D. Kopke

    Hi Heidi;
    Please review my info and if interested, I can send more details to your
    e-mail.
    Best;
    john

    Oct 5, 2008

  • LOLA

    hi Heide...see my page about me and my neat FREEDOM 30..

    Oct 22, 2008

  • Captain Branson

    Thanks Heidi, that is who I ended up going out with and he let me drive most of the outing, Thanks.

    Oct 22, 2008

  • LOLA

    Heidi,
    What ever you do have 2 surveys..one on boat and one on engine expert surveyor on the ENGINe

    When looking at boats.

    Jun 1, 2009

  • Heidi

    I don't understand your comment. I shouldn't have a "survey" on any of those. I just wanted to join this web group to learn more about sailing/cruising.

    Jun 3, 2009

  • LOLA

    Oh thought you were looking to buy a boat...get boat AND ENGINE surveyed....as I just paid a lot to have my engine rebuilt....Did not get a survey on the engine.

    Lesson learned for me.

    Jun 3, 2009

  • Dalton Williams

    Best boats for blue water cruising...

    A cutter rigged catch by far is the best rig. You never see them in the States but they are the most popular boats in the Caribbean. Look for a Whitby (sp?) or one of the very few Mason 43 Catches. Every now and then one come up for sale, if so GO SEE IT!

    Sailing in the trade winds the catch rigged boats do much better with the lower mast but good sail area. Lots of sailing in the Caribbean is in 20 - 25 knots where you would sail Jib & Jigger (Jib and Missen).

    I am in Bermuda heading north to sail hurricane season in New England but will be back in the Caribbean next winter. If you would like to sail a few weeks in the Caribbean let me know. Also check out www.findacrew.net

    Sincerely,
    Dalton Williams

    Jun 19, 2009

  • Dalton Williams

    Quietly is a Mason 43 Sloop (single mast) I love my boat and she is a wonderful home. I have many friends who sail katch's in the same conditions and do so with less heal in the strong winds since the center of pressure is lower.

    If you went to college in Golden, was that at the Colorado School of Mines?

    Jun 19, 2009

  • Dalton Williams

    You are lucky to have worked in the South Pacific. That is my dream. I don't know if I would make it all the way around, but I really would like to sail at least as far as Thailand.

    Yes the lower center of pressure on the sails and a good ballast ratio combine to make a "stiff" boat that sails easier in strong trade winds. There is also a benefit in windy anchorages of raising the mizzen and using it as a stabalizing sail to limit swind.

    On Quietly I have to large wind generators back there which do pretty much the same and make lots of power in good windy anchorages. Since you live aboard you already know about needing alternative energy. A combination of wind generators and solar go well together.

    The other thing you may not be aware of is changing out all of you lights to LED lights. I can turn on every light in Quietly making the boat as bright as any land based home and not use a total of 2.5 amps of power.

    Being a "techie" I have done a lot of research on such and have a very energe efficient boat. But then I use a lot playing on the computer. {laughing}

    Jun 19, 2009