tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post8403394995884600431..comments2024-03-18T06:12:02.634-05:00Comments on Windtraveler: "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.."Windtravelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-88625752537069513132012-05-09T20:44:48.445-05:002012-05-09T20:44:48.445-05:00Great Post. I have been following your blog for se...Great Post. I have been following your blog for several months. I just put a deposit on a Island Packet 35 on Lake Erie and plan to cruise south this fall... will be reading your Erie Canal posts. There are an amazing number of boats for sale. Good luck with your search.Ted and Shirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685495781642500015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-32171438080211683692012-05-07T01:56:50.144-05:002012-05-07T01:56:50.144-05:00Now I understand why you named your blog Windtrave...Now I understand why you named your blog Windtraveler. If I were to place you in any disney movie I'd probably put you in Sinbad since it's all about sailing the seven seas while having wonderful and daring adventures of your lifetime. You'll just have to let go of Rasmus and find "a Bigger Boat."Lisa Tysonhttp://controlissblinds.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-60403499453545690642012-05-06T08:03:34.197-05:002012-05-06T08:03:34.197-05:00The best deal / transaction is many times the one ...The best deal / transaction is many times the one you walk away from! Good luck with the search and purchase.<br /><br />EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-12325996824198843992012-05-04T10:44:23.618-05:002012-05-04T10:44:23.618-05:00If you offered 90% of the asking price, you were M...If you offered 90% of the asking price, you were MORE than fair and generous. Given the state of the world economy, you should have had a new boat. There are a lot of HR 42s out there. You'll find a great boat. And good on ya for not blinking and folding your hand!<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-28568287867598439602012-05-04T10:39:37.244-05:002012-05-04T10:39:37.244-05:00Hi Brittany!! Welcome to Motherhood :) I have emai...Hi Brittany!! Welcome to Motherhood :) I have emailed you a couple of times prior to being a boat owner myself :) I was inspired by one of your post about the young couples you met who have bought a small boat, not their forever cruising boat. We were waiting to buy our forever boat. But when I read your article I just knew we had tobuy something small and affordable that we could learn to sail on our own and feel safe on. We bought a Bayfield 25. Someday we will buy her mama and sail the Southern Carib but for now we are so excited to sail on West Grand Traverse Bay this summer. Good luck with your boat buying, the not falling in love part is hard. Have you ever looked at bigger Bayfields or if you follow bumfuzzle their boat is awesome-a Spindriff I think. Anyway, wanted to say thanks for the inspiration-we bought a boat!<br /><br />~StephanieStephanie Starner Greinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-75545614199000649062012-05-04T09:50:00.731-05:002012-05-04T09:50:00.731-05:00Very wise and well thoughtout. It's easy to fa...Very wise and well thoughtout. It's easy to fall in love; it's much harder to live with a bad decision based on romance...but I digress.<br />To be honest, I don’t know how anyone picks a boat. The choices are never ending. The only thing harder, I imagine, it SELLING a boat. It’s defiantly a buyer’s market and with all that is Windtraveler, this should be an entertaining adventure. Amel’s, when sold new, have few options since the company believes they build a total cruisers boat loaded with extras you won’t find on other production boats. They hold their value, maybe more on marketing than merit but regardless, they are hard to find at a reasonable price without having to refit the whole yacht.<br />Your “new” boat is out there looking for you guys. You just have to set a course to meet each other! Thanks for the update and enjoy your time on the hard with your sea princess.Paul A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-15752839480277822352012-05-04T09:44:01.971-05:002012-05-04T09:44:01.971-05:00I'm a big fan of both simplicity and comfort, ...I'm a big fan of both simplicity and comfort, so this is interesting to me. <br /><br />However, I know a lot of people who go out and buy SUVs when they have children. Their 10 lb child arrives and they've got, uh, enough room for them now. :) Maybe simple is better, for both you and your wee one. I think you could give it a whirl to spend the first year with Isla on your boat, which feels like home and is your home. <br /><br />Also, I've read a lot about the trouble of furling mainsails. Safety issues. <br /><br />Best of luck with everything, and congratulations.Annenoreply@blogger.com