[C320-list] Selling Commitment #867

[Jack Brennan]

Hi Chris:

I wasn’t referring to you specifically. Many of us (I’m 67) stare down the issue of how long we can handle a sailboat.  I’m hoping to get another 8 or 10 years out of my 320 before I have to take up golf again!

I’m on a mission to turn my wife into a veteran sailor. I keep asking, “What happens if I have a heart attack and we’re 20 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico?” We’ve been in some bad weather, and she has seen what’s required to keep the boat safe. She still has some learning to do.

Our cruising club has a contingent of founding members who are now in their 80s. One couple is still cruising a big Island Packet. Two others got rid of big sailboats for an even larger trawlers. Yet another is swallowing the anchor after having a senior moment and running into a low bridge.

So I guess it’s all a very personal decision. You have to do what feels right.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.


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From: Chris Burti
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
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Thanks  Jack, though in our case, ‘plight’ might not be the best word… I’ve been blessed with a partner who as often as not was the first one to say “let’s go” and is excited about our new adventure!

Fair winds
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC

From: Jack Brennan
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:09 PM
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Many years ago, E.B. White wrote a wonderful essay called “The Sea and the Wind That Blows” on the plight of the aging sailor. Enjoy:

https://creators.typepad.com/files/ebwhite-1.pdf

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.


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