So we need a reprint of Dove and then toss in a few really pretty 12 meter yachts to close the deal?
John Sent from my iPad > On Nov 1, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Racing isn't what interested me about sailing to start with. The daydream of > 'sailing away' did, however. I think that the cruising lifestyle has things > to offer young people as well but with the way that careers are these days, > there's no stability. Young people move from job to job, no vacation time or > little vacation time and little financial stability. I work with tech in the > higher education sector (though where this train is going is another > question) and I have steady employment. I can afford to think about next year > and the year after, and my plans include a sailboat. Also, when the zombie > apocalypse is upon us I've got a boat and I don't think zombies can swim. > > On a serious note though, for young people who are into technology and the > spirit of DIY (search "maker culture" on google) an old sailboat has a lot to > offer. I get a lot of satisfaction from working on and improving my boat. Of > course, if it's sunny and breezy, I'de rather be sailing it! > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > >> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 2:21 PM, OldSteveH <oldste...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >> It's odd and a little disappointing to hear that the racing program is not >> drawing young folks as much. It would be my suggestion that for young >> people racing offers a high level of fun, competition, adrenalin, adventure, >> etc. as a great way to learn to sail. >> >> Somehow the word has to get out to young folks that there is more to life >> than video games, smartphones and clubbing. >> >> Racing is what did it for me back in 1982-83. Since then I have told anyone >> who cared to listen - if you want to learn to sail - go and race. >> >> In our fall racing series at Lions Head I bumped into a young guy, maybe 28 >> years old before a race and asked him who he was sailing with. He said he >> was sailing his own boat, a Hughes 29. It was his first year here and I just >> met him for the first time. Wow! A young person, just bought a boat and now >> going racing! Very cool, but that's just one. How does the sailing community >> pass along the torch to younger generations? No easy answer I guess. >> >> I do one thing however for my part - I post on Facebook lots of sailing pics >> etc. to family and friends, esp. nieces and nephews. It's like planting >> seeds, maybe someone will see something they like and want to come out. Then >> again maybe they just say to themselves "I wish Uncle Steve didn't post all >> those sailing pics . . ." ;-) >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Steve Hood >> S/V Diamond Girl >> C&C 34 >> Lions Head ON >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:56:37 -0400 >> From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Getting young people into sailing? >> Message-ID: >> <caddevn7pnoquy9brvwmbzbptg0yfvxaxkenhvc1-3dkn1eg...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club is a sailing club, not a yacht club. It is the >> most accessible club in Toronto, I think. Anyone can walk in off the street >> and crew but our race nights haven't been well attended in recent years. >> Very solid dinghy racing program that produces some top notch racers, solid >> youth and adult sailing school and this past year we hosted the Canadian >> national team. Speaking with the older members it seems that there's a lot >> less racing going on these days than there used to be. I took my intro >> dinghy lessons at TS&CC and then my CYA basic ... then I bought that Mirage! >> My first time on a keelboat I threw up :( But I came back the next day and >> got back on the horse and learned how to sail a keelboat. The other guy that >> threw up that first day didn't come back .. and he talked real big about >> buying a big boat and all. >> >> TS&CC is a small club, inexpensive, no slips, all moorings, not many >> amenities ... but we're accessible. I decided to buy the biggest boat I >> could afford after the Mirage because I felt that a bigger boat just had >> more options. My girlfriend and I talk about sailing off into the sunset but >> we're also realistic. I figure if that day comes we could do it on the >> 32 if we had to. Truthfully I would rather do it on a C&C40 but one can't >> have everything. Needless to say, I broke the bank on the boat and while >> I'de like to be at a club with a slip, I love the old non-snobby TS&CC and >> right now I can't afford the 8k or whatever it'll cost me to go to the yacht >> club closer to my house .. and have a slip. I do want a slip one day though, >> I do a lot of work on my boat and keeping it on a mooring makes that more >> difficult. When maintenance is difficult it's not done as frequently. It's >> also a lot easier to bring guests. Many advantages to having a slip. Our >> anchorage is also not the most sheltered. Boats have broken moorings and >> washed ashore in the past, I've seen it. This is why I'm on the mooring >> committee every year and why I check my moorings and have oversized lines! >> >> What will happen to all the old boats? I don't know. But I've heard all the >> clubs on the lake have the same problem .. dwindling numbers. Members are >> getting older and leaving sailing and younger people aren't filling their >> shoes. On our recent cruise to the thousand islands my girlfriend and I >> spent a lot of time chatting with folks on the docks at various clubs .. in >> every case we were the youngest .. by far. Most people were retired. She's >> 26 and until she met me, hadn't set foot on a boat. She's sold on the >> sailing thing and I love her for it. You really have to love this thing to >> sacrifice a new car and other opportunities at this age, that's the reality. >> Or, maybe I'm just stupid and impulsive :) The fiscally savvy part of me >> tells me to sell the boat but I just hum a tune and ignore it. >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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