jage north

Welcome to the Cal Boats group
What do you sail?

Lucky you!
Picking the perfect boat on your first purchase. looking forward to seeing photos
As much as I love my Cal-31, she is perfect for the lake and coast but, I plan on upgrading to a 40-45 bluewater boat before I live aboard and sail away

Welcome aboard Jage! We look forward to seeing your photos.

D & Don
SV SOUTHERN CROSS

Welcome..please join our FEMALE SAILORS at top in groups..would love to see your photos

Hi Jage,

I'm not far away! I have been hold up in Vero Beach waiting on surgery for kidney stones at the West Palm Beach Vetrans Administration Hospital. My surgery is scheduled for the 16th and I am looking forward to getting back to normal! I have been pretty limited in my abilities since this all started the 10th of January.

I have a lady friend visiting for a few weeks from Newport RI. She thought she would escape from all the cold weather and snow, well at least she has escaped the snow. {laughing} Perhaps we can get together for lunch after I have recovered from the surgery and Patricia has headed back to Newport. That would be fun.

Dalton

Hi Jage,

Welcome. I don't have a Cal (I own a C&C110) and started sailing/cruising 23 years ago. I also run the Endeavour Owners Association and connect with more than 900 owners around the world, some are lifelong cruisers. A friend of ours is currently headed around the world and is working their way up the east coast of Australia and another just came back from two years in the Caribbean.

Hi Jage,
They decided the stones were too large and too hard to break, so I have been referred to Gainsville for through the back surgery to remove the stones. I am once again waiting for an appointment to schedule yet another surgery date. Mean while my ability to move around much continues to deteriate because of the iritation caused by the blocking stint. Not a very happy camper... After 3.5 months of pain this is gettingl old fast. {laughing} Not to mention the cost of staying at the dock for months on end...
Oh well. At least Vero Beach is a really nice place! {grin}

Thanks for asking about me! I really appreciate your checking up. Thanks

Hi Jage,

The Med is nice. I haven't sailed there much but I did spend the summer wandering around the countries that boarder the Med and Aegean Sea. I didn't get to Portugal or Spain and it's islands so that would be near the top of the list. I have an invite to cruise Southern Turkey from an Endeavour owner who sailed his E33 from the East coast to Israel and spends June cruising Turkey with his family. A 33 may be a tad small but a long 30 or short 40 for two could be a good live aboard and make the trip comfortably.

I do the racing mostly for the social part. I've been racing on this boat for 12 years and it's more of a family like feeling since everyone has been together for so long. While we're competitive, we never take it too seriously. The other thing is that it really hones our sailing skills since you learn so much from others. We all bring our own talents.

I own a C&C110 which is a crossover boat. It has a bit of speed and comfortable for cruising several weeks at a time. It's rigged for single handing and I do 90% of my own maintenance. I haven't done any blue water sailing/cruising but I've been sailing big boats (32ft or larger) for 23 years, have done many Chicago-Mackinaw Island Races which are just over 300 miles. This September I'm doing the Regatta Royals in southern France on a 1926 82ft Fife designed boat (friend of the owner I race with). Here are pics from last year: http://www.pbase.com/image/117950873

Some of my friends do delivery and are tempting me to try the Caribbean 1500. However if I spend time on a boat it will be leisurely and in a warmer climate. But it's not all boating and I love being outdoors and experiencing different cultures.

Congrats on being the first female to do the Marion/Bermuda but sorry to hear about the "club." That's really unfortunate and where I come from is something to be recognized and celebrated. What boat did you do the race on?

Any prefs on a boat for crossing the Atlantic and cruising the med?