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11-16-2006, 10:37 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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Sailing wisdom...
It appears that many of us are/were sailors. Airstreams and yachts seem to have a common bond at some level.
As a long-time sailboat (and now former) owner I still like to keep up on the latest news from the yachting world. Naturally, the place to do that is Latitude 38, the premier sailing rag in the world based in the San Francisco Bay area.
I hadn't checked in for a while, but decided that I could use a sailing fix today, and learned about the current Baja Ha-ha and other wonderful sailing related delights, but the best I ran across is the Wisdom page on the Latitude 38 website. There is much there that applies to Land Yachts as well, so I thought I'd share it with you. Enjoy!
http://www.latitude38.com/wisdom.htm
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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11-16-2006, 10:52 AM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Heres one for the Hot Rod Sailors...
http://catsailor.com/
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11-16-2006, 11:26 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
Elyria
, Ohio
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 780
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Roger,
There is a quote On that site that you gave the link to. Robert Manry was a copy editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 1964 or 65 he sailed his 13 1/2 foot sailboat solo across the Atlantic from Falmouth, Mass. to Falmouth England. 78 days in a boat not to much bigger than a bathtub, imagine that. Anyway a couple years ago I found that book at a local flea market. It caught my eye so I grabbed it for 10 cents. What a great read, spent a few nights in my Safari savoring those pages. I am always on the lookout for personal travel accounts by sailors, cyclists, hikers, or any travel adventure that can take me away without going anywhere. Thanks for the link. Bob,
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11-16-2006, 11:42 AM
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Silver Mist
Currently Looking...
Riverhead
, New York
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,011
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here's one like mine
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Bob
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11-16-2006, 01:40 PM
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Tramp Streamer
Commercial Member
1995 28' Excella
Artist
, at Large
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by silverhawk
Roger,
There is a quote On that site that you gave the link to. Robert Manry was a copy editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 1964 or 65 he sailed his 13 1/2 foot sailboat solo across the Atlantic from Falmouth, Mass. to Falmouth England. 78 days in a boat not to much bigger than a bathtub, imagine that. Anyway a couple years ago I found that book at a local flea market. It caught my eye so I grabbed it for 10 cents. What a great read, spent a few nights in my Safari savoring those pages. I am always on the lookout for personal travel accounts by sailors, cyclists, hikers, or any travel adventure that can take me away without going anywhere. Thanks for the link. Bob,
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When my neighbor discovered I was selling it all and going Full Time he pressed the book "The Wanderer" by Sterling Hydin in my hand. A very good read
Michael
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11-16-2006, 04:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Currently Looking...
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,077
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True Sailor
Quote:
Originally Posted by 85MH325
It appears that many of us are/were sailors. Airstreams and yachts seem to have a common bond at some level.
As a long-time sailboat (and now former) owner I still like to keep up on the latest news from the yachting world. Naturally, the place to do that is Latitude 38, the premier sailing rag in the world based in the San Francisco Bay area.
I hadn't checked in for a while, but decided that I could use a sailing fix today, and learned about the current Baja Ha-ha and other wonderful sailing related delights, but the best I ran across is the Wisdom page on the Latitude 38 website. There is much there that applies to Land Yachts as well, so I thought I'd share it with you. Enjoy!
http://www.latitude38.com/wisdom.htm
Roger
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I knew my wife and I were true Sailors when after Katrina we stood looking at our totaled sailboat, after I got her back her back in the water. We both said what a mess what do we do now. We both looked at each other and said repair her and go sailing. No hesitation, the work is under way.
Jim the Son of a Son of a Sailor and Donna the Daughter of a Sailor
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2012 International Serenity 28
2005 Safari 25 SS Traded
1968 Globetrotter Sold
2011 F150 Ecoboost
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11-16-2006, 05:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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Lattitude 38
How does a guy from Tipton, Iowa know about Lattitude 38?
Good Karma. I sailed a 28 ft. Rawson from Long Beach to Tahaiti in '64.
Someday I will get out of Texas and hear the surf again...Till then its a "Landyacht."
P.S.
I jumped ship in Tahaiti and was on the "Wandererer" the night before it went aground on the reef at Rangaroa.( 1964....literally a lifetime ago.)
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11-16-2006, 06:17 PM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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Hey... I'll bet you didn't know that half of the "C" Scows used in racing on the S.F. Bay have sailed on Lake Red Rock in Iowa at some time in their racing careers?
I got off the farm for a while... about 25 years...
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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11-16-2006, 06:37 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 20' Globetrotter
Sauquoit
, New York
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 638
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We have an antique restored Sailboat. It was a Lightning 19 ft I believe. My husband worked one winter on our garage and it became a Day Sailer. We had fun with the Sail Boat and now it is stored in our garage. It is all wood
with a 28 ft mast. We got involved with Airstream restoration and did no sailing this year.
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11-16-2006, 07:17 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2000 27' Safari
Berkeley
, California
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 135
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Quote:
Originally Posted by artlink
When my neighbor discovered I was selling it all and going Full Time he pressed the book "The Wanderer" by Sterling Hydin in my hand. A very good read
Michael
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I agree... an excellent book. Not bad for an actor from the Necropolis.
2 sailboats
1 river raft
1 avon inflatable for diving
1 kayak
1 canoe
1 portabote
oh yeah... and
1 cool Airstream (should have listed first)
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'00 Safari 27' Rear Twin
'03 Ford F-250 7.3TD/CC/LB 4x2 Bio-Diesel
"Hmmm... Smells like French Fries!"
Prodigy/Enkay/Hensley/Solar/LED lighting
AIR 4598 / WBCCI FCU 8579/
EAA 872814
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