I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ?

[Ralph Johnstone]

He can still remember fractions.

Yes he does, as only a very few others can ................

 

[jssailem]

Just a SWAG
0.017733990147783

 

[Davidasailor26]

Just a SWAG
0.017733990147783

Thought you were supposed to show the answer in Roman numerals too.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Thought you were supposed to show the answer in Roman numerals too.

A little bit of jiggery pokery on @jssailem 's part because I couldn't tell if his conversion was correct or not because it wasn't in Roman numerals.

 

[jssailem]

Roman Numerals are base 1. Nothing less than 1 can be recognized by Roman. Zero does not exist for a Roman.

Don't you just love dead languages.
Mortuus sum ergo non sum.

 

[Jumpstart]

First post ,
At 75- Health is good
Wife 72 not so much , Physically cant assist,
joins me too do this boating thing together but zero sea legs , freaks when boats come close , rolling seas its my fault ,
But biggest issue is breathing , Side effects from covid shot , ( drs cant figure )

I spent a week aboard a 40 ft Oceanis Beneteau- 3 guys sailing up Hudson River ,
Motored entire time Was in a regatta ,learned too duck a lot
LOVED IT
Get back too FL were I reside -
Sold our 30 twin engine gas guzzler ,-
With wifes medical decided cash out , time off , let the market settle ,

I got into motorized kayak fishing , having a blast going into skinny waters never could with any boat ,
Hitting water weekly keeps my sanity even in a yak BUTT time has come too consider another boat ,

Majority my age getting out of sailing into trawlers , motor yachts
Motor yachts have comforts we seek , but back too twin big block feed me engines ,
Not fan of trawlers
I am interested in early 2000 Beneteau , Hunter , Cat , around 35 ft with a/c and all bells and whistes operating it like a slow power boat
I will sail at times but realistic single handling and probably without wife ,
this way she will not freak going slow , comfots of home enjoy our remaining years cruising coatline of FL

Wife thinks I'm nuts -
My buddy with the Oceanis says get a 22 ft trailer , KISS formula , - He says you will down at boat yourself like the other boat ,
Maybe I'm watching too many UTUBE of folks sailing all over , Few seniors living aboard giving up home , ,
That would be me , not wife ,

So basically I am asking , Does it make sense too get a sail too operate like power boat ?

THOUGHTS

I'm 75 and wife is 72. We are both lucky enough to be able to enjoy sailing. Sold our raceboat a year ago (J/92) and now have a Sabre 32. My wife has done foredeck for the last 35 years. I am really lucky for that. My Sabre 32 is a centerboard and the perfect boat for your area with a board up draft of 3'8". It s small enough to be easily handled by 2 and sturdy enough for limited offshore. And no I'm not selling. We usually spend 3-4 weeks i9n a condo in Cocoa Beach every winter so we know Port Canaveral

Our hero was a friend who sailed his C&C25 singlehanded up to age 94. He raced up to age 90. Great guy and sadly missed when he died at 95. I hope that I can get close to that age and still be sailing. The old adage is" every day sailing adds a day to your life"





























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cky enough to be able to still enjoy sailing

 

[twodzusfittings]

OTOH, I know a man who separated from his wife at 70 and went travelling. She wanted to stay home and waste the last decent years rotting on the couch. I don't blame him.
She wasn't happy with him leaving on repeated trips,.so he left altogether...

Please don't tell me you're a marriage counselor!!!!!

 

[Leeward Rail]

Please don't tell me you're a marriage counselor!!!!!

If marriage counselling entails making people stay together and be unhappy, then lord no.

If it entails encouraging them to look at every possible option, before giving up, then I might do ok in the job.

You will notice that what you quoted was the very last option on my list.

 

[Goody2Shoes]

I'm 81 & wife is 75. Our "dream cruise" was COVID interrupted …, resulting in a 1,900 mile blue water sail to nowhere. Our choice of boat was a new Catalina 425 after a lifetime of owning Hunters. Still sailing but probably aged out from epic passages.