Howdy from the NW

[NAWWAL]

Hello All,

Greetings from Portland Oregon. I have been enjoying this forum for a while and thought I should finally do the polite thing and say hello.

I have sailed on the Great Lakes for a few summers, and chartered in the Gulf Islands and San Juans. I have sailed a few days on a 31" Searunner, which has me hooked on trimarans.

I have never owned a boat, but have been searching for a Searunner trimaran and, through the forum, have met some great Searunner owners who have given me some great advice and fun stories.

I leave in a few days to help a friend who just purchased a 43' Landfall sailboat. We are delivering it from NC to Sandusky Ohio, via the Erie Canal. I will post some info on our trip if anyone is interested.

[captain58sailin]

Greetings & welcome to the forum.

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Your delivery sounds like an adventure. I'd like to hear the story as it unfolds.
I'm originally and Oregonian.
regards,

[maxingout]

I first saw Searunner trimarans while I was doing my internship in the Panama Canal Zone more than thirty years ago. Those early trimaran designs convinced me that one day I would sail around the world in a multihull. Most of the multihulls back then were constructed by their owners. It was tempting to build one of them myself.

[NAWWAL]

Yes, I know what you mean. I was hooked after a three day sail to Catalina Island on a 31' Searunner

I leave KY tomorrow to go to NC with my friends to get their 43' monohull ready for the trip. I will post pix when we get somewhere!! Anyone have any advice for sailing from Oriental to Sandusky via the Erie canal? I have already read some threads here with some good info