Birthday sail

[FinallyRetired]

Today I hit the magic 62 and can officially become a ward of the state. To celebrate went out with the wife for a birthday sail.

Wind picked up, wife's hat blew off, tried several times to sail back and pick it up, one of the jibes was a bit too violent, ripped the main sail all the way up, started the engine, went back to the marina, and had a few beers. Great way to spend a birthday!

 

[F-One]

Congratulations on your birthday. Sorry about the damaged sail, can it be repaired?

Just remember a day sailing (even a bad day) beats any day working

 

[FinallyRetired]

Thanks. No problem with the sail, it was over 20 years old and beginning to dry rot, so I will throw it out. I have a good sail I put on, and when that one goes it will be my time to go as well.

 

[sailor]

Congratulations!
Sailing & beer - both of best worlds

 

[FinallyRetired]

Sailing & beer - both of best worlds

I can tell you've been there What do you sail?

 

[sailor]

I can tell you've been there What do you sail?

I sail whatever floats
We have a "pocket cruiser" at home (Sanibel 18), but charter bigger things for vacations (anything from 25 to 45 feet).

 

[FinallyRetired]

What a beautiful little pocket cruiser! It's really all one needs for protected waters. I prefer small boats myself, as long as I'm not in the middle of the Atlantic. I also have a Capri 14 that I love to sail, though it's not a pocket cruiser. My experience is that the bigger the boat the less it's used and the price goes exponential with the LOA. Here's a web site you might enjoy.

http://www.microcruising.com/

 

[dex]

STR,
Congrats on becomming a ward of the state.

Can you let us know how you receive your first SS check?

I've been paying my income taxes and SS taxes and never received anything back.

I can wait - I don't want to hurry life but I want some of my money back.

 

[FinallyRetired]

Can you let us know how you receive your first SS check?

I've been paying my income taxes and SS taxes and never received anything back.

I haven't applied yet, it's just this deliciously sweet potential that after over 40 years of paying I can walk up and tell them to give me a check without doing any work. My wife qualifies next Feb so I'm thinking of waiting until she qualifies and getting two checks at the same time, plus adding a bit to my own. I can see how welfare kings and queens can get off on this

 

[dex]

I haven't applied yet, it's just this deliciously sweet potential that after over 40 years of paying I can walk up and tell them to give me a check without doing any work. My wife qualifies next Feb so I'm thinking of waiting until she qualifies and getting two checks at the same time, plus adding a bit to my own. I can see how welfare kings and queens can get off on this

I should have wrote "how you feel"

 

[boots]

Yes this is the time of year to get them ready. You beat me to it still have to do the spring thing and launch.

 

[FinallyRetired]

Nice Spinnaker, similar to the one I use for light air, which I designed myself. Looks like Great Minds Think Alike. Nice boat too, is that a Tanzer 25? I learned on a Tanzer 22, sailed well and built like a tank, could take anything. Hope you get her out soon, I see you're further north than me, a bit later start of the season. But then, our season on the Chesapeake takes a pause from mid July to mid August, when the wind dies and the tstorms start popping.

 

[boots]

Hi SoonToRetire

Yes we sail in Lake Champlain the season is just getting started. The boat is a Tanzer 29 foot also called a T29. Yes she has been a good boat since we have owned it. Happy sailing