I turn 75 this coming summer. I sold my 34 pictured in my avatar. She carried me many a mile over the Great Lakes in the 14 years I owned her. Before that it was an Irwin 32, and before that a Paceship Eastwind 25. 50 years in all. I got tired of the maintenance on the 34 so I sold her. My cruising days are over as I no longer feel I have the agility to handle big seas and storms. I find I only want to go out in light air and calm seas so I bought a Marshall Sanderling 18 cat boat to see me out through the final years of my sailing career. She is a simple boat. No through hulls, an outboard so no fuel filters, no cutlass bearing, no stuffing box, no fresh water system, no head tank, no auto pilot, no frig, no hot water heater, no travel lift, no mast crane, etc. Simplicity. I'll get a slip for the season, store her in my driveway over the winter with a blue tarp covering. I think I will name her "Last Call"
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