Kents private wwpotter archive : It's a lie!!!

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I don't care what they say, the happiest day of a boaters life IS NOT =
the day they sell their boat!

Happy Camper has sailed off into the sunset, or actually the sunrise as =
she went east to Sacramento with Jay and Bonnie yesterday. After going =
through the paperwork we took her over to Richmond for a training sail =
for them, and a last sail for me. After taking an hour+ to rig her, =
Happy Camper was in the water ready to go around 2PM. By that time the =
wind was up to around 20 knots so I elected to put a reef in the main =
and leave the jib down until they got the feel for her. We tacked back =
and forth inside the marina for about two hours, eventually raising the =
jib and getting HC up to hull speed (even though we left the motor =
down!) and then it was time to haul her out and for me to say goodbye to =
her. It brings tears to my eyes just typing this.

Having been on this list from almost the first day, I feel some of you =
might wonder why I would sell my Potter so here is my feeble attempt to =
explain (also to myself). =20

I loved my Potter....that is all I can say about that! I admit, like =
all good relationships,it had it's ups and downs, but in the end selling =
her did not come down to me wanting to get rid of her. In truth, it =
was more me being dissatisfied with myself then with my Potter that made =
me put her up for sale. I was not able to overcome my fear of getting =
caught out in conditions that I couldn't handle. This caused me to miss =
outings with the club that I really wanted to attend, which made me =
feel worse. In the end, the more that I heard all of the wonderful =
things that the rest of you were doing just caused me to become more =
depressed, so the only answer I could come up with to find a good home =
for her. =20

For my friends in the Potter Yachters, no, I'm not leaving. I plan on =
hooking up with the club on some of your outings (we are planning to =
rent a delta destroyer for the Stockton sail next year), and want to =
eventually pick up a 15 to use at the local lakes and other protected =
waters. Also, I am trying to retire next year and we are looking for a =
house to buy, so we are going to be too busy (and poor) to be "yachters" =
for a while.=20

So, without getting too personal, that's the reason Happy Camper is no =
more (she is going to go through a name change), and why she is no =
longer is a part of our family. =20

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Happy Camper has sailed off into the sunset, = or=20 actually the sunrise as she went east to Sacramento with Jay and Bonnie=20 yesterday. After going through the paperwork we took her over to = Richmond=20 for a training sail for them, and a last sail for me. After taking = an=20 hour+ to rig her, Happy Camper was in the water ready to go around = 2PM. By=20 that time the wind was up to around 20 knots so I elected to put a reef = in the=20 main and leave the jib down until they got the feel for her. We = tacked=20 back and forth inside the marina for about two hours, eventually raising = the jib=20 and getting HC up to hull speed (even though we left the motor = down!) and=20 then it was time to haul her out and for me to say goodbye to her. = It=20 brings tears to my eyes just typing this.

Having been on this list from almost the = first day, I=20 feel some of you might wonder why I would sell my Potter so here is my = feeble=20 attempt to explain (also to myself).

I loved my Potter....that is=20 all I can say about that! I admit, like all good relationships,it = had it's=20 ups and downs, but in the end selling her did not come down to me = wanting to get=20 rid of her. In truth, it was more me being = dissatisfied with=20 myself then with my Potter that made me put her up for sale. I was = not=20 able to overcome my fear of getting caught out in conditions that I = couldn't=20 handle. This caused me to miss outings with the club that I really = wanted=20 to attend, which made me feel worse. In the end, the more = that I=20 heard all of the wonderful things that the rest of you were doing just = caused me=20 to become more depressed, so the only answer I could come up with to = find a good=20 home for her.

For my friends in the Potter Yachters, no, = I'm not=20 leaving. I plan on hooking up with the club on some of your = outings (we=20 are planning to rent a delta destroyer for the Stockton sail next year), = and=20 want to eventually pick up a 15 to use at the local lakes and other = protected=20 waters. Also, I am trying to retire next year and we are looking = for a=20 house to buy, so we are going to be too busy (and poor) to be=20 "yachters" for a while.

So, without getting too personal, that's the = reason=20 Happy Camper is no more (she is going to go through a name change), and = why she=20 is no longer is a part of our family.