How lucky I am to have selected a Hobie 18 for my first boat back in 1980. I went to buy a used sunfish and came home with a state of the art racing machine. It is hard for even me to believe I trailered it home behind my brown VW Super Beetle, then washed it every day for two weeks until I met someone who would show me the difference between the mast and the mainsail. Now, 28 years later I'm campaigning a Lindenberg 28 in a local women's series.
I don't know why multi hulls take such an emotional beating, why people are stuck on monohulls, and why I am so unable to break into the next level of sailing success. Oh, I can get around a race course and cognitively understand many of the dynamics, it's just that my finishes are less than desirable.
Now that my summer cruise is a thing of the past, I am back at my paying job and juggling 4 boats along with a budding writing career. Oh, and did I tell you I am training my puppy to let me walk her instead of vis - a - versa, started a jogging routine, and continue to swim 3 or 4 mornings a week.
Is it any wonder I fell asleep at 3 pm today after taking advantage of a cancelled sunfish race? Sure, I should have used the time to practice, but I was beat. Anyway, back to the inspiration for this writing is Larry's blog about his first experience on a small multihull. Glad you are converting. Can't wait to get my Hobie 14 back out on the water......
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