Re: Yahoo! Groups: Welcome to AlbinVega. Visit today!
- Thread starter Don Keenan
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I owned Lani Kai (#28) in the late 70's and raced in the 1st Single Handed Trans Pac SHTP from SF to Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii (and back).
Currently I do not own a Vega 27 but, after a near miss (timing bad) on a delivery from Honolulu to Brisbane, Aus I got the itch.
Would like to talk to you and would like to see your boat if possible..
Don Keenan
720.771.1077
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Keenando
Boulder, CO
Currently I do not own a Vega 27 but, after a near miss (timing bad) on a delivery from Honolulu to Brisbane, Aus I got the itch.
Would like to talk to you and would like to see your boat if possible..
Don Keenan
720.771.1077
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Keenando
Boulder, CO
Hi Alan, thanks. I'm in NYC. Never owned a boat but looking to change that. Found the Vega through bluewaterboats.org and John Vigor's Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere. Looking forward to learning more.
Rachel________________________________
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Welcome. I'm in Colorado Springs (no water, no air).
Alan
Minke, #2505
Rachel________________________________
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Welcome. I'm in Colorado Springs (no water, no air).
Alan
Minke, #2505
Welcome, Rachel. We came to the Vega 27 after I had sailed a Contessa 26
which was ideal for single handed sailors ( I mean those who sail alone of
course) and for short couples. Since Faith (another New Yorker) and I are
both 5'11" and up, the Vega is more comfortable but we are still mostly
unable to stand up straight when below. In all other respects the Vega is a
step up from the lovely Contessa. Faster, much more room, huge cockpit
lockers, and like the Contessa amazingly stable. Both boats have been
circumnavigated many times. We have never regretted our choice of a Vega,
though I do sometimes look enviously at boats I could stand up in and have
a separate chart table. Even here in Europe the Vega is amazing value. In
the USA where they seem to be less expensive that must be even more true.
Good luck. Tom, Beowulf, V2977
which was ideal for single handed sailors ( I mean those who sail alone of
course) and for short couples. Since Faith (another New Yorker) and I are
both 5'11" and up, the Vega is more comfortable but we are still mostly
unable to stand up straight when below. In all other respects the Vega is a
step up from the lovely Contessa. Faster, much more room, huge cockpit
lockers, and like the Contessa amazingly stable. Both boats have been
circumnavigated many times. We have never regretted our choice of a Vega,
though I do sometimes look enviously at boats I could stand up in and have
a separate chart table. Even here in Europe the Vega is amazing value. In
the USA where they seem to be less expensive that must be even more true.
Good luck. Tom, Beowulf, V2977
Thanks Tom. I hope to be able to check out the headroom thing for myself soon. Glad to hear that in all other respects she's perfect for you.
If anyone reading this is in the NYC area and has a Vega...look no further for crew! I'd be so grateful for the opportunity to go on a day sail or something. Full disclosure...my husband would want to come as well.
We are in our early 30s and have been sailing a few years. We take direction well and bring good snacks.
Rachel________________________________
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Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Yahoo! Groups: Welcome to AlbinVega. Visit today!
Welcome, Rachel. We came to the Vega 27 after I had sailed a Contessa 26
which was ideal for single handed sailors ( I mean those who sail alone of
course) and for short couples. Since Faith (another New Yorker) and I are
both 5'11" and up, the Vega is more comfortable but we are still mostly
unable to stand up straight when below. In all other respects the Vega is a
step up from the lovely Contessa. Faster, much more room, huge cockpit
lockers, and like the Contessa amazingly stable. Both boats have been
circumnavigated many times. We have never regretted our choice of a Vega,
though I do sometimes look enviously at boats I could stand up in and have
a separate chart table. Even here in Europe the Vega is amazing value. In
the USA where they seem to be less expensive that must be even more true.
Good luck. Tom, Beowulf, V2977
If anyone reading this is in the NYC area and has a Vega...look no further for crew! I'd be so grateful for the opportunity to go on a day sail or something. Full disclosure...my husband would want to come as well.
We are in our early 30s and have been sailing a few years. We take direction well and bring good snacks.Rachel________________________________
From: Tom Fenton tjhfenton@...
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Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Yahoo! Groups: Welcome to AlbinVega. Visit today!
Welcome, Rachel. We came to the Vega 27 after I had sailed a Contessa 26
which was ideal for single handed sailors ( I mean those who sail alone of
course) and for short couples. Since Faith (another New Yorker) and I are
both 5'11" and up, the Vega is more comfortable but we are still mostly
unable to stand up straight when below. In all other respects the Vega is a
step up from the lovely Contessa. Faster, much more room, huge cockpit
lockers, and like the Contessa amazingly stable. Both boats have been
circumnavigated many times. We have never regretted our choice of a Vega,
though I do sometimes look enviously at boats I could stand up in and have
a separate chart table. Even here in Europe the Vega is amazing value. In
the USA where they seem to be less expensive that must be even more true.
Good luck. Tom, Beowulf, V2977