I’ve been sailing something like 30 years. I’ve owned 4 sailboats, counting the two I currently own, and the requisite fleet of canoes and kayaks. I frequently find myself cruising internet boat-porn. I‘m no stranger to boat lust, but I don’t think I’ve ever been afflicted by the second deadly sin quite this badly.
The object of my lust is a Nonsuch 260. She’s for sale just a couple hours north of me, the price seems more than reasonable, and my friends… she. is. gorgeous.
I can’t help but feeling that if it were just a couple years from now, I’d jump all over this thing. Right now I’m just working too many hours to justify the cost. Here it is summer solstice, and I haven‘t even got my Capri 18 wet yet (been out on the 11’ dinghy several times).
Somebody give me a bit of solace. Tell me it’s too small for the Great Lakes, tell me catboats don‘t sail well, tell me Nonsuch 260 all have massive mechanical problems, tell me they photograph well but they are ugly up close.
OR . . .
If you live in Cheboygan Michigan, and this boat sounds like yours . . . Send me a message, I’ll buy you dinner in exchange for a trip around the bay.
And who knows where it might lead?
The object of my lust is a Nonsuch 260. She’s for sale just a couple hours north of me, the price seems more than reasonable, and my friends… she. is. gorgeous.
I can’t help but feeling that if it were just a couple years from now, I’d jump all over this thing. Right now I’m just working too many hours to justify the cost. Here it is summer solstice, and I haven‘t even got my Capri 18 wet yet (been out on the 11’ dinghy several times).
Somebody give me a bit of solace. Tell me it’s too small for the Great Lakes, tell me catboats don‘t sail well, tell me Nonsuch 260 all have massive mechanical problems, tell me they photograph well but they are ugly up close.
OR . . .
If you live in Cheboygan Michigan, and this boat sounds like yours . . . Send me a message, I’ll buy you dinner in exchange for a trip around the bay.
And who knows where it might lead?