Pulled the last boat this weekend, closed up the cabin. A few weekends at home til the backcountry turns white. Was a great season though, we're fortunate to have this passion!

Dave

You gotta move down South where we *can* sail year round.

Some of us don't even suit up though if its 55'F and blowin. Thats brrrrr... cold....

Dave, you have really done a great job on your cat since we last saw it at Moses Lake, two years ago.
Caleb

Yeah, moving south has its appeal. My current dream is to find an affordable place to keep a beachcat in FL, and drag it to the Keys for a couple weeks each winter. Boys?

Dave

$70/month storage availabel here in Dunedin about 2 miles east of the gulf. come on down! the waters nice!

We have some people who winter with us at GYC.

http://www.gulfportyachtclub.com/

Just so you know. Mimai is #6.

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I feel your pain Dave. With the threat of snow last weekend, I knocked the FXone apart and slid it though a window into the basement. Pain in the rear, but its the only way I know it'll stay warm, dry, and free from critters.


I'm shocked none of the Alaskan cities are on there. I've always understood the cost of living to be rediculous up there.

Hey Dave, you are more than welcome to leave your cat here at my house in Sebring, FL, smack in the middle of the state 85 miles south of Orlando, 3hrs. north of Miami right down Rt. 27.

I've got a big sand beach on a lake, you can leave it mast up or on the trailer, either way I promise I won't sail it, I've got 3 of my own to sail. The hotels are cheaper here if you want to come down and sail it here on the lake.

Google Map lake Jackson, FL, I live on the north side. And if any of you "Up Nawth" guys have a Corsair you want to leave in Florida for the winter, call me! I cannot make the same promise that I won't sail it however...but just here on the lake.

Dave, there is also a great sailing club with dry storage space you can join for about $350/yr. and leave the boat set up, ready to go. It is called the Sarasota Sailing Squadron and you could then sail it to the keys down the back side, in the nice, warm, protected waters of the Gulf vs. the east coast, stopping at Sanibel/Captiva and Naples on the way.

http://www.sarasotasailingsquad.com/

http://www.sarasotasailingsquad.com/about/membership/rates.pdf

That's where they run the Sitletto Nationals out of.

Tim you have been so many times at GYC I am surprised you are sending him to Sarasota.

If coming to FL there is no MULTI HULL club like it in the entire state, hands down! There is no other choice than GYC. Like Pete said, we got a good amount of winter birds (boats) that are down here for the winter.

If you are interested you can contact Pete or Myself via PM. I live only seven miles away from the club.

Robi, yeah, I agree GYC is great for beach cats but I think his boat might be too big to launch at GYC, and can he get under the bridges (do they open on request) to get out to the gulf?

We got a massive cat at our club that is supposed to be beach launched. As far as getting under the bridges yes every 15 minutes they open upon request.

Those are great options Timbo, thanks! Probably nothin' will come together this winter, but I'm always scheming. I spent three winters in Sarasota in my youth, it'd be fun to return. And your lake looks great as well. What you've offered up is precisely what I was hoping for. I'll stay in touch.

Dave 509 276 6355

This is just a forewarning for you Florida peeps. There's a 66% chance that I'll be relocating to either Orlando or Jacksonville this coming summer.

You've been warned :P

Orlando, if you have the choice. Florida is so long, Jax to Isla Morada is a hell of a drive. Orlando to Gulfport is about 2 hours.

To be honest, from a sailing perspective, both are nice.

It boils down to what program matches with my wife's picks for residency programs.

The benefit of Jax would be that I could live on the beach.

Jax has the Rudder Club, a great sailing club who also put on the Mug Race every May. I think there are mostly mono dinghys and A cats up there, some big mono's too, but not too many I20's. You might want to get an A cat just in case, you can never have too many cats.

A cats just aren't my ball of wax mate

All ya all snowbirds are welcome to Ventura,CA anytime for a sail. Got a boat for ya to use too.

Just give me a little notice.

~Adios