A Sailing Story Thread - Feel Free to Add

[avb3]

Once upon a time, there was this Beneteau 393 whose owner wanted to go around the world.

[hummingway]

He'd no sooner dropped the anchor when he got back home when he felt the urge to go to sea once again.

Oops. I shouldn't have peeked at the last page.

Carry on.

[Dulcesuenos]

Realising the Beneteau wasnt quite seawrothy enough, he thought of selling it and buying an Endeavourcat ....

[SvLetitgo]

His dock and forum neighbor, would smile and remind him how crazy he was. A Beneteau in the blue sea are you crazy why not a catamaran.

Against all odd he keep persevering and was

[Nicholson58]

Convinced by all those he consulted that a traditional monohull was way better suited for the trip. They fell in love with this 1984 classic Camper & Nicolson that had been around the big stone once already. They enjoyed fabulous sunsets along the way.

[hummingway]

I have a feeling our heroes will be changing boats often ...

[captainstubbie]

All was good with their B until they met a salty dog with an eye patch on an Endeavor.......sailing 2 parts unknown 2 most men.......

[sailorboy1]

not to be discouraged they sailed on, chasing a dream of a land with warm beachs and $0.10 cold beers, no check in fees, good anchor holding for all anchors, and guns for all, until one day .......

[Vasco]

a wannabe posted that a Bennie was not a bluewater boat. Oh, the angst, after sailing thousands of miles, it was not a bluewater boat.

[captainstubbie]

It was a dark & stormy night.....

[shorebird]

it was a dark and stormy night. The kind of night where mains are double reefed. The kind of night that rouses sleeping sailors from fitful sleeps below decks to take a turn at watch. The kind of night where the rain, beating on the deck, seems to say, over and over again:
"Monohulls don't capsize, monohulls dont capsize..."

[shorebird]

Oh man, you beat me to it by 2 minutes...

[captainstubbie]

Yes, it was a dark & stormy night. Even my parrots - Parch - who was normally perched upon me shoulder was hunkered down below. The auto-pilot couldn't keep up, do manning the helm was the only option. All of a sudden, off the lee shore of a nearby island........

[captainstubbie]

Patch - sorry

[waikikin]

That Was adorned with chilly bins overflowing with icy cold beer........& attended by Capt Jack Sparrow in a Santa suit................