[quote=Edchris177][quote]Are your trying to be as big a know it all as Philip and Andrew.[/quote]
Pretty funny.
Seriously, Jeremy, take them up on the offer. If it is a real hassle, leave your boat & sail with SKARR. I'm not endosing his lessons, but it sounds like he can show you the basics.
Damon runs a tight ship here.
I took the Canadian Yacht Assc, basic keel boating course, as a prerequisite to being able to bare boat a lead sled in the Virgin Is. I have sailed minnow fish like the Byte during the 6 months we lived in Cuba, but this forum has taught me more about Cats than anything. I would not have been able, as a noob, to purchase, resurrect, & solo a Nacra 5.7 without the help of more experienced Cat sailors.
I may not be a new generation Facebook guy, but i can honestly say, I have never been flamed on this forum. I'm a recreational sailor, & would get my ass kicked by any novice racer, but I have gained what serves my purposes from those who have forgot more than I know. You are very lucky to have legions of sailors, here in Canada I have to search the waves for the odd Cat Man. Today in my 8 sq mile bay the traffic was 2 seadoos, 1 fisherman, 3 neighbor kids in a paddle boat, & myself.
If I had the chance to go out with someone who knew someone who had seen a Cat, that would have been a step up from my starting point. I'm not a natural athlete, my background was math, physics & engineering, though I quit them all to take up flying. If I can learn to sail a Cat, you can too. <!-- editby --><em>edited by: Edchris177, Aug 29, 2010 - 02:21 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
