With some foam, an old quilt, a bench cushion, and a little ingenuity, an eight and four year old can manage quite well in the H216 cubby cabin while under sail. This was taken Saturday while under sail with the family on the York river in VA. Of course, when they came out into the cockpit, they had to put in their life jackets...
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You know these things grow, right?
I have a similar picture. I'd not waist much time making these esential pieces of sailing gear comfortable, they have a nasty habit of getting longer, wider and heavier. Some have been known to go from 4' and 75 lb to 6+' and 200 lb in only 7 years. I'd say that you are in the market for a bigger boat. Welcome aboard!
I have a similar picture. I'd not waist much time making these esential pieces of sailing gear comfortable, they have a nasty habit of getting longer, wider and heavier. Some have been known to go from 4' and 75 lb to 6+' and 200 lb in only 7 years. I'd say that you are in the market for a bigger boat. Welcome aboard!
Bill....
You sound like a salesman
Jeff: Awesome. I guess it was an overnight sail? I am rarely down below when under sail but today was a different story. Was coming back from being anchored out overnight in Galveston. I left earlier then I wanted to so I could beat the storms predicted for the afternoon. I should have known better knowing my luck. I got to Kemah the same time the storm hit. Rough ride and I forgot my wet gear. Once I got out of the ship channel and into some breathing room, I went down below with the boat on Auto. Man, it sure was peaceful downbelow comepared to the cockpit. Going through the channel with 30 knots of true wind on the beam with shallows on both sides with two tankers foreward and a tanker aftward timed just perfect to cross right next to me while I'm singlehandling under jib and viloent and confused seas is enough to make one's hair fall out. I had the jib out so I could make my best time because I was trying to beat the worst of the storm into port. I eventually gave up on that and rolled the jib. That turned out to be a good decision. After getting out of the channel, I decided to circle for an hour to let it pass before heading to port. Sure was nice to be below during some of that.
You sound like a salesman
Jeff: Awesome. I guess it was an overnight sail? I am rarely down below when under sail but today was a different story. Was coming back from being anchored out overnight in Galveston. I left earlier then I wanted to so I could beat the storms predicted for the afternoon. I should have known better knowing my luck. I got to Kemah the same time the storm hit. Rough ride and I forgot my wet gear. Once I got out of the ship channel and into some breathing room, I went down below with the boat on Auto. Man, it sure was peaceful downbelow comepared to the cockpit. Going through the channel with 30 knots of true wind on the beam with shallows on both sides with two tankers foreward and a tanker aftward timed just perfect to cross right next to me while I'm singlehandling under jib and viloent and confused seas is enough to make one's hair fall out. I had the jib out so I could make my best time because I was trying to beat the worst of the storm into port. I eventually gave up on that and rolled the jib. That turned out to be a good decision. After getting out of the channel, I decided to circle for an hour to let it pass before heading to port. Sure was nice to be below during some of that.A Family Affair
When we got our first boat, both my wife and I were tied to pagers and subject to being called back to work at all hours. But the kids new that when the boat left the dock, we were there with them, no pagers on board. Our second (and current) boat was a Hunter 23.5, that we got with the intent of weekending on, all 5 kids and my wife & I. Our first extended cruise was a week to the Lake Erie islands. 7 days, 5 kids 24' boat. We have become a very close family. That 1st trip, all but 3 nights were spent at anchor, and we had a blast. The last 3 nights were at the Cedar Point Marina, which is adjacent to a major amusement park. We were the smallest boat in the marina, but had the largest crew in the marina. In the mornings, the cabin was nothing but knees and elbows. After dinner on board, my wife would break out a book to read to us all, then we made our log enteries. In addition to my usual entries, the kids each took turns, one making an entry each night. We occaisionally go back and read these logs and laugh. Our boat's name comes from this time: "Kinship". Kin is hillbilly (my wife's family is from KY) for family. Ship is not only for boat, but also from the suffix meaning "practice". Rob S/V Kinship
When we got our first boat, both my wife and I were tied to pagers and subject to being called back to work at all hours. But the kids new that when the boat left the dock, we were there with them, no pagers on board. Our second (and current) boat was a Hunter 23.5, that we got with the intent of weekending on, all 5 kids and my wife & I. Our first extended cruise was a week to the Lake Erie islands. 7 days, 5 kids 24' boat. We have become a very close family. That 1st trip, all but 3 nights were spent at anchor, and we had a blast. The last 3 nights were at the Cedar Point Marina, which is adjacent to a major amusement park. We were the smallest boat in the marina, but had the largest crew in the marina. In the mornings, the cabin was nothing but knees and elbows. After dinner on board, my wife would break out a book to read to us all, then we made our log enteries. In addition to my usual entries, the kids each took turns, one making an entry each night. We occaisionally go back and read these logs and laugh. Our boat's name comes from this time: "Kinship". Kin is hillbilly (my wife's family is from KY) for family. Ship is not only for boat, but also from the suffix meaning "practice". Rob S/V Kinship
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