Well, I'm going to give it another try at blogging. Why? Because I read a book recently about blogging and was moved by the thought that passion and authority were the most importance necessary characteristics of a "successful" blogger. Success? Well, let's be clear the success I'm seeking here is just to keep a journal sharing my thoughts and experiences about buying a sailboat, learning to take care of it and learning to sail.

To that end, I decided to try this blogging idea again. My last post was nearly 2 years ago and I decided then that I'd rather do than write about doing. However, getting the boat meant doing a lot of research and subsequently reading a lot of sailing blogs and exploring online sailing communities. I'm going to try and pull some of that info together here for myself and whomever else drifts by.
I started really shopping for a sailboat in late April 2008. I finally decided that my little 14' sailboat was not really what I wanted. I wanted to have a boat with a cabin and learn to sail it.
So, ta da! I bought the 1978 Windrose pictured above on May 23, 2008. She's located on Lake Washington down near the Renton Airport...about 10 miles from my house. So far I've spent hours and hours cleaning her up, doing some maintenance such as putting sealant around the ports and just made new sail covers for her. Check out the next photo.