On 7/16/2015 9:18 PM, George Iemmolo wrote: George, ...and not even considering that the Marina and storage charges just keep going up and up every year. Recently, someone on the M-List who was looking for an M15 told me that his California Marina charges for his 38 foot catamaran were now $1000 a month! That was the main reason he wanted to downsize and reduce his sailing costs. When we downsized from our 29-footer in 1992, I had calculated that Marina dock space / winter storage fees / maintenance and upgrade materials / cost us $50 a day during the New England sailing season to enjoy sailing... What might be the costs be like today? After finding / buying / and enjoying our M15 my calculation of M15 operating costs got to almost $0. Winter storage was next to the garage with a cover over the boat. The only charges we paid to go sailing were ramp fees (free in many cases), and dockage fees when we were at a place like Lake Champlain, and they were - for a 15-footer - very small. More sailing enjoyment; and lower costs. That's the way to go. It seems as if SAIL finally got the message. Happy sailing Connie
Connie
I was thinking the same thing that they found the Magazines covering smaller boat have been doing well. Also due to economic conditions and the aging of the fleet so to speak that downsizing is growing and as we know a smaller boat is easier to get on the water with the absence of a the need to round up crew to manage the boat.
George
-----Original Message----- From: Conbert Benneck [mailto:chbenneck@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:51 PM To: griemmolo2@gmail.com; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Smanll Boats in a Big Boat Mag.
On 7/16/2015 4:58 PM, George Iemmolo wrote:
Hi George,
Now that is surprising news about SAIL.
In the past, and that's when I quit subscribing, they just talked about bigger and ever bigger sailboats till the only "acceptable" sailboats in their eyes were something in the 40 foot and up size that cost at least $150K - without equipment.
Maybe they lost so many subscribers that they had to rethink their editorial policy, and swallowing their pride, now can talk about a 21 foot boat. Oh what a denouement ....!
Connie
Imagine my surprise when I opened my mailbox and found a Wrinkle Boat on the cover of the August issue of SAIL. It tuned out to be a Norseboat 21.5. Not