So what do you do when sailing season ends

[Mas]

Well for those of us who don't have the fortune of year round sailing ya gotta have something to keep your sails filled. Been watching a few of the various Youtube sailing adventures from folks that are posting regular episodes of their escapades. Engaging in boat porn as my wife calls it. Even though we have zero intentions of ever selling our boats anytime soon, I also find myself looking at boats for sale, how to videos, and of course planning projects to make life aboard easier. Left Interlude winterized and tucked in for the winter this morning and spent much of the morning sitting aboard pondering the next season already.

So anyone else find themselves doing much the same?!

[wes]

Confused. What do you mean by "sailing season?"

Cheers from North Carolina

- Wes

[Reighnman]

YouTube is a great escape but the wife does give me eyes if the female companion is under 30 and/or wearing something never to be seen on our sailboat. I have a master list of supplies/parts that will be purchased when Defender has it's spring sale. Halyards, hoses, etc. The biggest thing for me is saying YES to all of Admiral's weekend adventures. As we drive to these landlocked museums, gardens, pumpkin patches, tree farms, and apple orchards I imagine myself on the water come May with a beer in hand.

[DanM]

The folks who have it made at our sailing club (not me) in upstate NY are the ones who ski. Somewhere in internet world there must be a forum where someone has just asked, "What do you do when ski season ends?"

[brackish]

Sailing season ends?  Well, I have winter where I live, the boat stays in the water winterized which in my case drain the water system, put in some anti freeze so the pump won't crack, remove anything that might freeze and set up the air dry heater.  However, I still sail, just have to pick the weather.  Sunday will be 69F with SW winds, clocking to northwest overnight.  That is a perfect sail out spend the night and sail back time period.  So I'm going.

[Tim Gardner]

Me too, Brack.  I will be sailing Sunday am, and slurping down oysters at our annual Pearl Harbor day oyster roast at Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke in the later afternoon.  Can't wait.

TG

[Bristol14]

I read sailing blogs, check Craigslist for boat supplies and start the list of projects for the spring.

[slode]

This past Saturday on my way back from our plot of land up North MN I saw a couple ice boats out flying across a glass smooth frozen lake.   Hmmm, maybe I need to start looking for one of those... It sure looked fun!!  They had to be doing 40+ mph in about a 10 knot breeze.  Only thing is once there's a couple inches of snow on the ice that season is done quicker than it started.  I'd say you're lucky to get one good outing a year around here.   I'll probably just stick to dreaming of the sunny warm days to come next spring.

[Mas]

The folks who have it made at our sailing club (not me) in upstate NY are the ones who ski. Somewhere in internet world there must be a forum where someone has just asked, "What do you do when ski season ends?"

That's our MO as well! We move off of the boat by December and up to Wintergreen for the ski and snowboard season. Hey...it's water, just frozen variety!

Beautiful area in upstate, but there are about a half dozen reasons we wouldn't choose to be there and they start with November! Might visit some though. 

[brackish]

Reighnman, as far as I know there is no dress code on a sailboat.  While on a bareboat cruise in the BVI, it became apparent that some boats were clothing optional and at least one must have been clothing prohibited. 

Tim, curious as to where oysters are coming from in your area of the world.  Reefs in Apalachicola in real trouble, Mississippi coast not so good either, most oysters I've had are either coming from TX or LA.  The Apalach oysters were always the best.

Yep, I do the ski thing too, but usually wait till March and go to Colorado.

[Potcake boy]

Down here in SW Florida we are really hoping the cooler weather will help minimize the red tide issue. The grass is not always greener, sometimes it is redder.

[crazycarl]

after an early winter storm, i finished de-icing the boat this morning in preparation for indoor storage tomorrow.

after the boat is away, i spend winters reading sailing adventure books, working in my wood shop, small game hunting, and shooting. a lot of shooting.

winter is also my favorite time of the year to hike through the woods.  snow covering everything and no one else to contend with. 

true peace and serenity, same as sailing!

if i can't get to the woods, i'll spend hours in my hammock next to our fire pit.  i use the hammock more in the winter than the rest of the year.

i also spend time with google earth scouting new sailing destinations.

[Aldebaran_III]

Winter sailing Horizon Cat yesterday, 2 miles off St. Maarten.

[K3v1n]

I've been researching the idea of raising Alpaca down in central Florida. Well you had to ask....lol

[Bob23]

Work, row, receive free sailboats, dodge flying cleavers thrown by wife.