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Sandy, UT | After many years I finally have someone excited about catamaran sailing. I have been teaching her on my P-19 out here on the West coast, Morro Bay. I have thought the F16 would be a fabulous boat for her. Me, too, potentially. (I have sailed 2, briefly)
Anyway, she has to make a quick visit to FL, Tarpon Springs, specifically. She says she will have Sat pm, Sept 1 available.
Will there be anyone reasonably close where she can look at one? Or watch them being sailed?
I was hoping she would have enough time to go to the Falcon factory, but it turns out FL is a lot bigger than I imagined.
Thanks, fair winds, Steve
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| After many years I finally have someone excited about catamaran sailing. I have been teaching her on my P-19 out here on the West coast, Morro Bay. I have thought the F16 would be a fabulous boat for her. Me, too, potentially. (I have sailed 2, briefly)
Anyway, she has to make a quick visit to FL, Tarpon Springs, specifically. She says she will have Sat pm, Sept 1 available.
Will there be anyone reasonably close where she can look at one? Or watch them being sailed?
I was hoping she would have enough time to go to the Falcon factory, but it turns out FL is a lot bigger than I imagined.
Thanks, fair winds, Steve F16 is an excellent platform. Fast, not such big loads yata, yata. The Falcon plant is only 2 hours from Tampa straght across pretty much. IMO the best boats out there. Check at Gulfport Yacht Club. There are a variety of models there and there is somebody sailing most weekends. That might even be a club race weekend. | | | Re: F16 interested sailor visiting Tampa area
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tampa, fl ksurfer2
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tampa, fl | There is a Falcon, a Blade, and a Viper that sail regularly at GYC. There is a race on 9/1. Come on down and check out the boats. Skippers meeting 1pm, first gun at 2pm.
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Palm Harbor, FL daniel_t
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Palm Harbor, FL | ksurfer2's advice is good. Also, Fun in the Sun is right here in Clearwater, FL, less than 20 minutes from Tarpon Springs. Robbie Daniels and Jill Nickerson sell Vipers. Contact them at: funinthesunweb@gmail.com 727-734-0799.
I have a Taipan and I am usually on the water on Saturdays (in Clearwater,) but right now my spreader and spinnaker pole are broke so I'm out of commission until I get them fixed.
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