Brought To You By the-water revenue. Marketing yourself ers. While you might not want to be ## Share a boat. If you can’t find a club as the young, eager, and agile sailor to trapped on a boat with anyone, sailing that has a fleet of boats available to sail, the older, wiser, boat-owning majority of is a unique sport that promotes skills Jobson suggests investing in a boat such other yacht club members has the potenand connections that can last a lifetime. as a J/22, V15, or even a cheap Laser tial to increase your sailing time. Jobson DeLashmutt reflects on her experience with a couple of buddies to cut costs and notes that yacht clubs need to do more to as a former college sailor: “Post-college, provide an immediate crew. “go out of their way to get young people ## Recruit others. Use your iPhone. I rediscovered how fun sailing could be to join,” and suggests lowering memberby spending time on boats with some Once involved in the sailing community, ship fees to attract the interest (and bank of my closest friends, traveling south it’s easy to expand and reach out to other accounts) of the previously poor college during the winter (instead of north), and sailors who are looking for more sailing students who are now entry-level job spending time cruising around on my opportunities. By forming a Facebook worker-bees. family’s Hunter 33.” Although lacking in page or website for local sailors interested ## Look for sailing clubs that have the high intensity of competitive sailing, in pick-up team races, you can determine fleets of boats available. It is hard coaching and cruising are great ways to your own hours that comply with your to get a boat when you aren’t making include “non-sailors” in the sport and sit new work schedule and busy life. This much money. Therefore, it makes it easier back and relax. allows you to start racing when you know to sail when yacht clubs or sailing centers ## When all else fails… and you feel there’s a breeze. provide a uniform fleet of boats available ## Cruise and coach. Sailing doesn’t the side effects of early onset “real world to young people. Both Jobson and Daniel epidemic,” take some advice from Val have to be just about the racing. As a Wittig (the previous co-director of J/ Smith, former member of the St. Mary’s desirable skill, you can use your knowlWorld Annapolis) recognize the need Sailing Team, who is currently camedge of the sport to teach others how to for yacht clubs to purchase a uniformed paigning in the 49er class for the 2012 sail. By expanding the sailing commufleet of boats. Wittig comments, “Clubs Olympics in Weymouth: “Quit your job, nity, you never know what connections that purchase their own fleets of boats for move into your car, and sail full-time. you’ll make. Remember that sailing is reduced-cost sailing for members would The best part is you can convince people about having fun while getting away bring in college sailors.” to give you money to do it.” from land and spending time with oth-
NOTE LOWER PRICES! SAILBOATS 1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet) Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $800. 1976 Catalina 22 Swing-keel sloop with pop-top. Main and jib. Average condition. $800. 1974 Dufour 24 Main, 2 jibs. Volvo Diesel. Clean and sound, $4,000. 1975 Bristol 24 Main, 2 jibs. Sturdy small cruiser. Depth finder, compass. 8 HP Yamaha. $1,500. 1979 Hunter 25 Main, Jenny, Jib. Merc 15 hp OB. $1,500 1964 Whitby 25 Alberg adaption of Folkboat. New standing & running rigging, rudder, toe rail, life lines. Fresh bottom paint. $3,500. 1975 Ericson 25 keel model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800. 1985 Hunter 25.5 Main, Jenny, Jib. Good Condition. $3,000. 1976 Pearson 26 Fin keel sloop. 4-cycle O/B. $1,500. 1974 Pearson 26 Fin keel sloop. Yamaha 8HP 4-cycle long-shaft. $1,500. 1977 Hunter 30 Keel model. Yanmar Diesel. Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and good condition. $7,000. 1972 Columbia 30 Atomic Four 30 HP. Wheel steering. Bimini R/F. Clean and good condition. $6,500. 1984 Catalina 30 Universal diesel. Wheel, R/F Main, R/F Genoa. $8,000.
POWERBOATS 1982 Boston Whaler 17 ft. Nauset Center console model. Very nice hull: soda-blasted, compounded, waxed. New rubrail. No motor, steering mechanism or engine controls. Clean. Trailer. $3,500. Contact Don Backe, CRAB Executive Director, to learn more and visit your next boat!
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donbacke@aol.com • crab-sailing.org Proceeds from these sales support Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB), a not-for-profit group which provides sailing opportunities for people with disabilities. CRAB accepts boat donations.
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