[C320-list] Selling Commitment #867

Chris Burti clburti at gmail.com
Fri Aug 13 05:14:00 PDT 2021


Thanks John, we were close by as we sailed to New Bern, Oriental and back
in June.

Fair Winds,
Chris Burti
Commitment #867
Farmville, NC


On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 6:09 AM Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Sorry we never met (C320 to C320).  We are close by in Vandemere (up Bay
> river).  We love Washington.
> Good luck in all future endeavors. We may soon, also, go over to the dark
> side.
> If you are near Bay river give us a shout.  Have a second slip at our dock.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net C (919)- 819-9794
>
>
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>   1. Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>   2. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Brian McLamb)
>   3. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (kskis at aol.com)
>   4. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>   5. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Jack Brennan)
>   6. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>   7. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (pat reynolds)
>   8. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Jack Brennan)
>   9. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>   10. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (John Morrison)
>   11. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>   12. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (P.F. Ross)
>   13. Re: Selling Commitment #867 (Chris Burti)
>
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:43:15 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: 320 <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
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>  We have decided that the time has finally come for us to go over to the
> Dark Side and with some regret have listed Commitment for sale. If you you
> know someone looking for a well maintained, constantly upgraded and ready
> to sail C-320, details can be found at:
> https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/catalina-320-3865436/
>
> Fair Winds,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:58:52 -0400
> From: Brian McLamb <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
>     <CAEZi75JK78iL2iG54EJVSpB9ArFgMgpVmWgfn+e_9ngDMDL=vg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> No!  Will be sorry to see you go. But at 74 the timeline for my expiration
> date is closer than I like to think. Good luck.  Hope you can keep our
> values up because I have  hull # 1075. Brian of Serenity
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 4:44 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  We have decided that the time has finally come for us to go over to the
> > Dark Side and with some regret have listed Commitment for sale. If you
> you
> > know someone looking for a well maintained, constantly upgraded and ready
> > to sail C-320, details can be found at:
> > https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/catalina-320-3865436/
> >
> > Fair Winds,
> > Chris Burti
> > Commitment #867
> > Farmville, NC
> >
> --
> Brian McLamb
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:04:59 +0000 (UTC)
> From: kskis at aol.com
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <1703241527.32485.1628802299854 at mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Chris:? Your listing shows "fin keel" at 4'6".? Is that correct?? I
> thought fin keel was deeper.? All the best of luck!? Neil Kornblatt,
> Harmony #963.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: 320 <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2021 4:43 pm
> Subject: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
>  We have decided that the time has finally come for us to go over to the
> Dark Side and with some regret have listed Commitment for sale. If you you
> know someone looking for a well maintained, constantly upgraded and ready
> to sail C-320, details can be found at:
> https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/catalina-320-3865436/
>
> Fair Winds,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:15:12 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: 320 <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
>     <CAAAgXkzJ4=trvK66=EBeH-qL5KRTL-cFEh4EvpDLysBZ4xL5ng at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Thanks for the kind words.
>
> We got a bad NOAA forecast at the end of June and ended up caught out with
> 30-35 knots of wind and I saw gusts to 43 knots on the instruments. We were
> able to sail and it was a fast but rough ride, the boat can always handle
> more than the crew can and the C-320 is a particularly capable vessel. That
> said, it was all that I could do to get the sails in as we approached
> Ocracoke Island and it was clear that if anything had happened to me, the
> Admiral could not and would have had to call for help. So, that was our
> sign as we are not the type to wait for perfect weather and even when
> perfect weather is forecast as was literally the case then, you don't
> always get what you are promised.
>
> Fair Winds,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 4:59 PM Brian McLamb <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No!  Will be sorry to see you go. But at 74 the timeline for my
> expiration
> > date is closer than I like to think. Good luck.  Hope you can keep our
> > values up because I have  hull # 1075. Brian of Serenity
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 4:44 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  We have decided that the time has finally come for us to go over to
> the
> > > Dark Side and with some regret have listed Commitment for sale. If you
> > you
> > > know someone looking for a well maintained, constantly upgraded and
> ready
> > > to sail C-320, details can be found at:
> > > https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/catalina-320-3865436/
> > >
> > > Fair Winds,
> > > Chris Burti
> > > Commitment #867
> > > Farmville, NC
> > >
> > --
> > Brian McLamb
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:08:50 -0400
> From: Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
>     <
> mailman.15823.1628822954.6540.c320-list-catalina320.com at lists.catalina320.com
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:57:01 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <6115b54c.1c69fb81.1bf61.f69d at mx.google.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
>
> 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
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:46:15 +0000 (UTC)
> From: pat reynolds <lorasalum at yahoo.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <852194508.57414.1628815575638 at mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
>  Best wishes and fair winds for the future
>     On Thursday, August 12, 2021, 03:44:35 PM CDT, Chris Burti <
> clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   We have decided that the time has finally come for us to go over to the
> Dark Side and with some regret have listed Commitment for sale. If you you
> know someone looking for a well maintained, constantly upgraded and ready
> to sail C-320, details can be found at:
> https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/catalina-320-3865436/
>
> Fair Winds,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:50:42 -0400
> From: Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
>     <
> mailman.15824.1628822954.6540.c320-list-catalina320.com at lists.catalina320.com
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
> From: Chris Burti
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
>
>
> 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
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:00:12 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <6115c41b.1c69fb81.4ab79.f808 at mx.google.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Hi Jack,
> I didn?t take it in any personal sense, but rather sharing that we are
> lucky in that we won?t be ?swallowing the anchor? just yet but moving over
> to a different category of vessel where strength isn?t as much as an issue.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
>
> From: Jack Brennan
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 8:50 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
> From: Chris Burti
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
>
>
> 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
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:08:43 -0400
> From: John Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <2B69F0F7-2D49-463A-A5E6-88A2CEFCB07B at sympatico.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Chris; we?ve never met but over the years I?ve enjoyed your sage
> commentary. As time marches on we come to that Yogi Berra ?fork in the
> road? we must all take. Lotsa fellow sailors just can?t handle the
> physically demanding aspects of yacht sailing. You?ll surely enjoy your
> next phase of this journey we call life!
> Kind regards
> JohnM
> 1999#574
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 12, 2021, at 8:50 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?9s 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.
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows
> >
> > From: Chris Burti
> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> >
> >
> >
> > 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!
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:12:12 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <6115c6ec.1c69fb81.85987.0253 at mx.google.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
>
> Thanks John,
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
>
> From: John Morrison
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 9:11 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> Chris; we?ve never met but over the years I?ve enjoyed your sage
> commentary. As time marches on we come to that Yogi Berra ?fork in the
> road? we must all take. Lotsa fellow sailors just can?t handle the
> physically demanding aspects of yacht sailing. You?ll surely enjoy your
> next phase of this journey we call life!
> Kind regards
> JohnM
> 1999#574
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 12, 2021, at 8:50 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?9s 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.
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows
> >
> > From: Chris Burti
> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> >
> >
> >
> > 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!
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:46:12 -0500
> From: "P.F. Ross" <pfrstl at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID:
>     <CADNKO4Az+e-ehF6LsgqmxOiFvGia8+Kbi=mNTRG9WtrJ1WsjGA at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Thanks, Chris, you have been a long-time and prolific contributor to this
> list and we have all benefited from your experience and wisdom.  Best
> wishes to you and your first mate in this new chapter!
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:12 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks John,
> > Chris Burti
> > Farmville, NC
> >
> > From: John Morrison
> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 9:11 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> >
> > Chris; we?ve never met but over the years I?ve enjoyed your sage
> > commentary. As time marches on we come to that Yogi Berra ?fork in the
> > road? we must all take. Lotsa fellow sailors just can?t handle the
> > physically demanding aspects of yacht sailing. You?ll surely enjoy your
> > next phase of this journey we call life!
> > Kind regards
> > JohnM
> > 1999#574
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 12, 2021, at 8:50 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > ?9s 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from Mail for Windows
> > >
> > > From: Chris Burti
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> > > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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!
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:49:11 -0400
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> Message-ID: <6115dda7.1c69fb81.a1a5d.098f at mx.google.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Thanks, I?ll be around at least until Commitment is sold and available any
> time I can help.
>
> Fair winds,
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
>
> From: P.F. Ross
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 10:46 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
>
> Thanks, Chris, you have been a long-time and prolific contributor to this
> list and we have all benefited from your experience and wisdom.  Best
> wishes to you and your first mate in this new chapter!
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:12 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Thanks John,
> > Chris Burti
> > Farmville, NC
> >
> > From: John Morrison
> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 9:11 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> >
> > Chris; we?ve never met but over the years I?ve enjoyed your sage
> > commentary. As time marches on we come to that Yogi Berra ?fork in the
> > road? we must all take. Lotsa fellow sailors just can?t handle the
> > physically demanding aspects of yacht sailing. You?ll surely enjoy your
> > next phase of this journey we call life!
> > Kind regards
> > JohnM
> > 1999#574
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 12, 2021, at 8:50 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > ?9s 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from Mail for Windows
> > >
> > > From: Chris Burti
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> > > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Selling Commitment #867
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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!
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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