A rOnDAYvous sounds interesting...
My wife and I purchased an Oday23 last year and fell in love with sailing Narragansett bay together. We love it so much that we plan to sail the 23 for this season and upgrade to a 27-30 footer so we can enjoy some cruising. (We both are retiring this summer). A rOnDAYvous sounds like a great way to meet some like-minded people, have some fun and enjoy some real time at the tiller. My only concern is my experience and the size of my boat. When I was a kid I sailed the bay daily and even crewed on my stepfather's J24 during his Ida Lewis Y.C. regottas. But that was thirty years ago and I rearly sailed out of the bay. That's why I'm sailing the 23 this season, to brush-up on my sailing before I invest in a larger boat. My boat is old, but in great shape, she's fully equiped with up-to-date safety and navigation systems and I'm willing to try anything. So I'm asking for your experienced opinions, Do you think a rusty old sailer with his little Oday-23 make the trip to the Big Apple?
My wife and I purchased an Oday23 last year and fell in love with sailing Narragansett bay together. We love it so much that we plan to sail the 23 for this season and upgrade to a 27-30 footer so we can enjoy some cruising. (We both are retiring this summer). A rOnDAYvous sounds like a great way to meet some like-minded people, have some fun and enjoy some real time at the tiller. My only concern is my experience and the size of my boat. When I was a kid I sailed the bay daily and even crewed on my stepfather's J24 during his Ida Lewis Y.C. regottas. But that was thirty years ago and I rearly sailed out of the bay. That's why I'm sailing the 23 this season, to brush-up on my sailing before I invest in a larger boat. My boat is old, but in great shape, she's fully equiped with up-to-date safety and navigation systems and I'm willing to try anything. So I'm asking for your experienced opinions, Do you think a rusty old sailer with his little Oday-23 make the trip to the Big Apple?