On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Sayer, Chris wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> With a P15 you will likely sail more and spend less. I found this a
> persuasive position for my non-sailing spouse. To my delight, she has taken
> to Akala (perhaps because it is cute), but I know that object now dominating
> our garage would be less welcome than it is if it had cost 50 - 75% more and
> was used less frequently. Making the boat hard to hate is an important first
> step toward getting your mate to love it.
>
> Any Potters planning on being on the Bay this week? I'm looking at Wed in
> Redwood City myself. Love to hear plans of others.
>
>
> Chris Sayer
> P15 #2380 Akala
> San Jose CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TillyLucy@aol.com [mailto:TillyLucy@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 1:43 PM
> To: roblimo@slashdot.org; wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: 15 or 19?
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Robin,
>
> I'm going to avoid giving you any specific advice as I have
> never sailed or
> spent a night on a P-19. However, I think at least some of
> my experience with
> the P-15 may be of interest to you, as I am 46 and married
> to a woman who is
> tentative about sailing at best.
>
> More than 90% of the use our boat sees is daysailing. With
> three teenagers in
> the family, the chunks of time available for sailing come
> down to a few
> hours here and there. You can't beat the P-15 for quick
> set-up and launch,
> especially if you are solo. The 15 is a light and responsive
> boat, ballasted
> mostly by it's occupants. While this makes it big fun to
> sail, I've found
> that Francesca is sometimes startled by the sudden movements
> brought on by
> gusts of wind or the wakes of other boats.
>
> Francesca spent a night on the boat at Tahoe this summer.
> You can see some
> pictures at http://potter-yachters.org/sails/tahoe1.html .
> Our boat is the
> one with the brightly colored sail furled on the boom. I've
> just asked her
> how she would describe it and she said it was pleasant. It
> is tight getting
> situated but comfortable once in bed. She is also reminding
> me that it is
> important to "travel light" since whatever is stored in the
> cabin during the
> day has to be moved in order to use the bunks.
>
> Francesca also has another pieces of advice, which I'm
> afraid is not too
> flattering to me - Send your wife to sailing lessons, do
> not attempt to
> teach her yourself!
>
> That said, she's actually very capable with the boat,
> frequently steering and
> handling the sails (and she has yet to go to a lesson).
> We've had many
> wonderful times together on the boat, and made many new
> friends as a result
> of our involvment with the Potter Yachters.
>
> Merry Christmas,
>
> Dave & Francesca Kautz
> P-15 #1632 Tilly Lucy
> Palo Alto, CA
>
> In a message dated 12/25/99 11:32:43 AM Pacific Standard
> Time,
> roblimo@slashdot.org writes:
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> > I'm getting ready to buy a Potter; I've admired them for
> years; they're a
> > close
> > to a real (wood) boat as you can get in plastic, and I've
> sailed on several
> > P-15s over the years a feel they're the best boat for a
> 47-year-old guy
> who
> > no
> > longer has the time/stamina to maintain a proper wooden
> vessel.
> >
> > Now here's the problem: I'm married. If I buy a "no
> amenities" 15, I'm
> > afraid
> > my wife will never spend a night aboard with me. But I
> still like the
> > classic
> > lines and simplicity of the 15, and figure that in
> reality I/we will
> mostly
> > do
> > daysailing and not spend a lot of nights on board.
> >
> > Has anyone else faced this problem? If so, how do
> non-sailing wives adapt
> to
> > a
> > 15? Has anyone managed to make the cabin on one comfy
> enough to attract a
> > citified female? Or should I just bite it and get a 19?
> >
> > Does anybody have pictured of a fancied-up 15 cabin? Or
> does anyone on this
> > list within a reasonable distance of Columbia MD own one
> I could peek at?
> >
> > BTW, http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/ doesn't respond;
> seems to be a DNS
> > problem. ;-)
> >
> > - Robin "roblimo" Miller
>