So.... You want to cruise on a sailboat

[Davy J]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Knew that, or I would have wrote how GREATLY you were blessed

Next time I'm down there I will get some photos of Rubber Ducky in the sunset...........

Then we can both complain about all those other folks............

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by Davy J

I guess you mean something like this........??

Yeck... what a crowded nightmare.

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

Yeck... what a crowded nightmare.

Okay to be honest, I thought the same thing... but that's all relative isn't it?
It would take about 8seconds of me driving on a freeway or 4seconds of sitting in bumper to bumper traffic to give it all up for that view.

On the other side of the coin... I can actually feel myself get territorial if even a second boat enters the bay we've been watching uninterrupted sunsets from for the last few days/weeks.

Oh how soon we forget. It's ALL relative, and any sunset over the ocean is far better than not seeing one because you're still sitting at work or commuting home.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

Yeck... what a crowded nightmare.

That's mooring fields for you..
Lazy sailing and close to the Tiki Bars..
Selective folks use their own ground tackle..

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by theDangerz

Okay to be honest, I thought the same thing... but that's all relative isn't it?
It would take about 8seconds of me driving on a freeway or 4seconds of sitting in bumper to bumper traffic to give it all up for that view.

On the other side of the coin... I can actually feel myself get territorial if even a second boat enters the bay we've been watching uninterrupted sunsets from for the last few days/weeks.

Oh how soon we forget. It's ALL relative, and any sunset over the ocean is far better than not seeing one because you're still sitting at work or commuting home.

Very true. As I've been saying more and more these days; "Remember, it can always get worse."

[JPA Cate]

Yes, Mike, you've not been able to spend the season aboard, and now the land will be locked in winter, soon. It's tough. Maybe 2021 will see you and your good lady back aboard.

Ann

[sailorboy1]

the current truth is ................

It is real hard to make any cruising plan at all.

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

the current truth is ................

It is real hard to make any cruising plan at all.

Well, one can still make a plan - circumstances don’t affect that at all.

Following the plan, that’s something completely different.

We started developing a rough ten year plan a few years ago, getting ready to leave next year. So far the first 6 months are intact, but it gets a bit murky after that.

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Well, one can still make a plan - circumstances don’t affect that at all.

Following the plan, that’s something completely different.

We started developing a rough ten year plan a few years ago, getting ready to leave next year. So far the first 6 months are intact, but it gets a bit murky after that.

10 Years??

Holy cow... we struggle putting together a pan for the next 10days over here!

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by theDangerz

10 Years??

Holy cow... we struggle putting together a pan for the next 10days over here!

Well, we picked the overall goal first, then broke it down into seasons and expected time at major destinations. Add in a few over-winters to have more time at their respective destinations and it wasn’t hard to get to 10 years. We’re not planning to rush!!

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Well, we picked the overall goal first, then broke it down into seasons and expected time at major destinations. Add in a few over-winters to have more time at their respective destinations and it wasn’t hard to get to 10 years. We’re not planning to rush!!

I think it was Mike Tyson who said sumpin' like "plans are ok until someone punches you in the face...", and that's the truth about cruising. Plans are ok, but there are SO many variables, hindrances, alterations, storms, engine breakdowns, new places that are way better than expected, and so on, that planning more than one season ahead (if that) is kinda futile IME.

When we started out we had plans out the gazoo, go there, see this... and very seldom did they get acted out. We had great times, just not the ones we expected most of the time... and that was just fine with us!

So, in our latter years our plans became quite detailed: try to be where the weather suits our clothes. OF course, Covid killed even that degree of planning for us, 'cause the climate in winter Tasmania sure didn't suit our clothes, our life style or our preferences. But we made it through, and cruising continues as spring burgeons and the temperatures rise. Life is mostly good.

So, plan ahead and see what happens. You'll probably like it!

Jim

[NedX]

Originally Posted by Davy J

I guess you mean something like this........??

or this

[tradrockrat]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

I think it was Mike Tyson who said sumpin' like "plans are ok until someone punches you in the face..."

So, in our latter years our plans became quite detailed: try to be where the weather suits our clothes. OF course, Covid killed even that degree of planning for us, 'cause the climate in winter Tasmania sure didn't suit our clothes, our life style or our preferences. But we made it through, and cruising continues as spring burgeons and the temperatures rise. Life is mostly good.

So, plan ahead and see what happens. You'll probably like it!

Jim

Yup, "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

Covid Punched us all in the...groin ...mouth...yeah, we'll stick with mouth...

But our plan actually held up pretty well - some accommodations and adaptations, but we're still looking at the same general plan through 2022.

[Davy J]

Originally Posted by NedX

or this


https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...0&d=1606623695

Sorry, I haven't been north of the Florida/Georgia state line, maybe four or five times, in twenty-six years.............. So yeah, I forgot all about that........

As crowded as the photo looks, and yes, there was, at that time, about 300 boats in the harbor..........

I had a great time. There were pot luck dinners at the tiki on weekends, organized baseball, bocce, pickleball games. Events at the amphitheatre.

And even Texas hold-em in the cruisers lounge organized by the OP himself......

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Well, one can still make a plan - circumstances don’t affect that at all.

Following the plan, that’s something completely different.

We started developing a rough ten year plan a few years ago, getting ready to leave next year. So far the first 6 months are intact, but it gets a bit murky after that.

10 years wow , I’m doing well to plan the next 10 hours
Men plan and god(s) laugh(s)