Re: M_Boats: Working, working, cruising, cruising - long
Hi Gordon, Just checking in to let you know that I am busy collecting reminiscences in a three ring binder, and starting to sort them by country, boat and chronological time. The ideas still keep coming, but probably after the end of the boating season here in Connecticut, I'll start putting words on the floppy disk and get started. My initial title idea is: " 62.3 lbs. is what a lifetime of sailing weighs" Which is about what the collection of charts weighs that we have accumulated over the years of sailing, in Europe and in the USA. Add all the Nautical Handbooks, Light Lists, Tide Tables, Radio data, and the weight will more than double. Any suggestions? Improvements? ~~~~~~~~~~ LEPPO was sold yesterday to a young couple who are just starting their sailing careers. Till now that have chartered various sail boats, but LEPPO is now their first owned boat. Lake Champlain will be their new sailing grounds, and LEPPO, knowing the area well, should keep them out of trouble. Connie
Well Connie, Lifetime of Sailing weighs 62.3 Pounds The title will work until you get knee deep into it, right? All the good memories and higher vibrations will make those 62.3 pound levitate. Some day or even some 2 AM morning, you will have a revelation of what to call it (Bellwether North or something- who knows). Some of my inspirations come in the wee hours, I keep a pad by the bed and often I'm about to doze when the ideas come. Remember to keep your Word files (computer) on 2 backup discs or CDs because I would hear your Gnashing of teeth all the way out here if your Hard Drive or floppies, crashed without backup (old PCs are not good boat anchors either, even though I've threatened to install a big eye bolt in a few old PCs). Photos, Line drawings and other misc elements always go into a folder labeled 'Swipe file' by old Artists like myself. You need to make sure you enjoy this process. If you don't love doing it, then don't. But tell it as if one of us was in front of the fire place with you, in the other chair. e.g. Imagine me being there to tell it to. I take it that all those artifacts have the appropriate amount of Peanut Butter or Jelly smeared on them? (from proper usage, right?)? When you finally settle down by the fire side and start to let us hear all your travels, we will be waiting, Fair Winds my friend, Gordon And on the 7th Day God made sailboats...... ----- Original Message ----- From: <chbenneck@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:03 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Working, working, cruising, cruising - long
Hi Gordon,
Just checking in to let you know that I am busy collecting reminiscences in a three ring binder, and starting to sort them by country, boat and chronological time.
The ideas still keep coming, but probably after the end of the boating season here in Connecticut, I'll start putting words on the floppy disk and get started.
My initial title idea is: " 62.3 lbs. is what a lifetime of sailing weighs" Which is about what the collection of charts weighs that we have accumulated over the years of sailing, in Europe and in the USA. Add all the Nautical Handbooks, Light Lists, Tide Tables, Radio data, and the weight will more than double.
Any suggestions? Improvements?
~~~~~~~~~~
LEPPO was sold yesterday to a young couple who are just starting their sailing careers. Till now that have chartered various sail boats, but LEPPO is now their first owned boat.
Lake Champlain will be their new sailing grounds, and LEPPO, knowing the area well, should keep them out of trouble.
Connie
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