[C320-list] Sailing in the time of coronavirus

[Mark Cole]

Hey, everybody!  As the Mainsheet editor for the C320 group, I thought it might make an interesting story to document the experiences our members are having in this time of social distancing and self quarantine.  I know this pandemic is having a huge impact on all people all around the world, but I have enjoyed reading the sailor’s perspective in the posts below.  If anyone that wants to sends me their story of how they have been coping with the past few weeks either with or without access to their boat, I will compile an article of boating during a pandemic and submit it for publication in Mainsheet.  Your submission can be as long or as short as you want, but send it directly to me at boatnboot at me.com <mailto:boatnboot at me.com> and I’ll see what I can put together.

I think we should document this experience as it relates to our love of boating.

Mark Cole
Fiddler’s Green #8

> On Apr 8, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Pat Tormey <ptormey at 4square.net> wrote:
> 
> Call the owner.
> Customers still matter to small businesses he might offer private hours by appt only for pickup
> 
> Pat
> 
> Pat Tormey 
> s/v Blue Skies
> 
> From: Chris Burti
> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:30 PM
> To: 320
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sailing in the time of coronavirus
> 
> We sent out sails to be cleaned and repaired back in January...shop is now
> closed as non-essential...
> 
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
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> 
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 4:49 PM jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
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>> So, is anyone getting out sailing?My big trip from Key West to New Orleans
>> has become hopscotching between isolated anchorages in the Tampa Bay area
>> with a few other boats from my cruising club.We socially isolate by staying
>> in our dinghies and visiting each other's boats. A big score today: we
>> found a seafood shack serving takeout of grouper sandwiches and fried gulf
>> shrimp. And great fries!The weather is heartbreakingly beautiful, the best
>> spring in years. That means, ultimately, we'll likely have a bad hurricane
>> season ...Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320Tierra Verde, Fl.Sent from my
>> Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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