Greetings from a Forum Newbie

[Roland of Macatawa]

Hi. I recently joined the CPYOA forum after having been viewing it for a few months.

Upon retiring a year ago this past Spring, I sought to take up sailing again.
Then in the Fall, I purchased a lightly used 2012 Com-Pac SunDayCat, now renamed: ZigZagZen.

Yes, I know many consider it to be risking bad luck to change the name of a boat.
Yet, I considered it a worse risk of bad luck to sail a boat named after a woman other than my wife.
To mitigate the risk of bad luck though, we prepared a formal renaming ceremony.

I day-sail on Lake Macatawa with occasional excursions, through the channel, onto Lake Michigan.

[belybuster]

Welcome, I also have the conundrum of a new to me boat with another woman's name.  But she looks, sails and feels like a Katherine.  What's a person to do?

[Floridagent]

Welcome!

I have a 2012 Sunday Cat as well.  I am, by no means, an expert on its use (or general sailing acumen for that matter).  But, I have enjoyed the Sunday Cat for its simplicity and ease.  We are in central Florida and waiting for the weather to get a little cooler before renewing our efforts to sail more often than we have been. 

As I think you already know, the forum is a wealth of information — both in past posts easily retrieved by using the Search function and in future opinions and experience yet to be introduced.  Enjoy!

//Bob

[K3v1n]

Welcome! I've renamed all my boats, just need to make sure you share your rum with Neptune.

[captronr]

Hi Roland,

Welcome, and yes, I got your msg on TSBB.

Enjoy the boat.

Ron

[Jim in TC]

We did a de-naming ceremony early in our ownership of a second hand Sun Cat. Then once the new name was painted on, we had a naming ceremony. In this way you can share with Neptune (as well as the crew) twice the amount of rum and/or champagne. Both ceremonies were held in fair weather on Grand Traverse Bay.

[Roland of Macatawa]

Thanks everyone for your greetings and comments.