Florida

From: GSTahoe@aol.com
Date: Sat Feb 26 2000 - 21:14:03 PST


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In a message dated 2/26/00 6:08:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, hapilife@efn.org
writes:

<< Yeh Geoff...why move to florida? >>

OK, you guys. One too many people have asked me the same question, so I am
going to copy the letter I sent to the first to ask:

In a message dated 2/26/00 5:06:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, HandyM2@aol.com
writes:

<< Geoff, WHY do you feel limited to sailing only 12 weeks a year? >>

As I look out the window right now it's about 25 degrees and snowing.
There's about four feet of snow here at my home and 12 feet or more just a
little higher on the mountain. It snows from about September to April. I
have been sailing in a snowstorm, but it doesn't rank high on my
"things-to-do" list. Even the months of May, June, July and August can bring
snowstorms, although those don't usually last long. That's normally when we
have lightning and rain squalls. I am expecting one to two feet of new snow
by morning. There are no boats out on the lake today.

Warm, comfortable weather usually lasts only a few short weeks during the
summer. That's when most tourist's come up, so they think it's always
beautiful. Usually my last sail of the year is our Tahoe get together in late
August. The days get short, the lake gets rough and the air very chilly
after that.

Florida is the stepping off point to the Bahamas and Caribbean. I have a lot
to learn about sailing. I will be taking navigation classes and offshore
sailing lessons in Florida. I kind of suspect that handling a 40 foot
catamaran has a few differences from Lollipop. For one, I'll be able to cook
dinner without balancing a campstove on my knees in the cockpit. I will also
be able to sit on the throne and sit up straight. That will be a novelty.

I enjoy diving and love the different cultures you find in the Caribbean,
from the Rasta culture and reggae of Jamaica to the formal British atmosphere
in the Bahamas. I've live in the mountains, Colorado, Utah and Lake Tahoe
for over 30 years. I grew up on the ocean. I'm ready for a change and new
adventure. That's why I'm starting my liveaboard life in Florida.

P-15 Lollipop
Sail (hull?) number: 1961
N. Lake Tahoe, NV and
Monterey, CA



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