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If you can sail on and off a dock with any style at all, then you probably
have the basics of sailing down pretty well. I suspect that where you will
find a steep learning curve is not the sailing, but the other items that
will be new to you... such as rigging/derigging, the motor, and the trailer.
Unfortunately, these will be individualized, so a class will be of little
value in this respect. Certainly the training couldn't hurt, but the more
time spent learning your own boat and sailing (or
rigging/motoring/trailering) with other Potters the better.
Chris Sayer
P15, #2380, Akala
San Jose, CA
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From: happy life skills foundation [mailto:hapilife@efn.org]
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 10:07 PM
To: Marilyn Dimson-Doyle
Cc: potter
Subject: Re: Unidentified subject!
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CHECK OUT THE POWER SQUADRON...WE HAVE THEM HERE IN PUGET SOUND. VERY
EXTENSIVE CLASSES...FOR CHEAP!
Ken Silverman, p-15 "vegan lorax"
On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Marilyn Dimson-Doyle wrote:
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> Hi,
> I need some advice. Having just entered the world of Potterdom I am
> feeling a little unsure of what I should do about learning to sail our
P-19.
> I do have some basic skills in sailing that I picked up over the past
> four years. I can maneuver our 14' pond skimmer with relative ease. I
can
> even get back to the dock without scaring the daylights out of myself or
any
> other unfortunate soul who happens to be on board (or on the dock). I
have
> spent one season crewing on a Flying Scot during the weekly races (tons of
> fun). I am by no means highly skilled or knowledgeable, but I do have a
> 'feel' for sailing, and I have learned a lot over the past mostly from
> asking other sailors, reading and making a lot of mistakes.
> That said, I feel a strong need to get some first-hand instruction in
> boat handling (Potter variety) on open waters. Never having dealt with
> waves and tides before makes me a bit nervous. I have started looked into
> sailing schools. The only one that I have found thus far is rather
> expensive ($700.00). It includes 9 hrs class & 32 hrs on the boat plus a
> full day coastal navigation cruise, plus a night sailing course. It is
> probably a good deal, but do I need that much to sail in the harbors along
> the East Coast?
> Another alternative is that they offer a basic navigation cruise (2
hrs
> class & 5 hrs in Boston Harbor) for $95. I was thinking that if I could
con
> Bill Scanlon, from whom I bought the boat, into going out with me a few
> times in one of our local harbors plus taking the navigation course, plus
> hooking up withe ECPA (I am putting this on their message board also) on
> their monthly adventures, would be enough to begin our adventures
together.
> I certainly have no intention of taking Marilyn or Adam or Krypto out
until
> I feel very comfortable with my skill level.
> I know you really can't answer the question for me, but I would like
to
> hear how others have learned and what you think is the best route to go.
> Thanks
> Alan
> P-19"?"
>
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