Karen’s visit
A few weeks ago my friend Karen came to visit. We’ve known each other for years, commiserated through our respective grad schools, and spent a great deal of time falling or jumping into water.
Karen has a great sense of the absurd which I find very comforting.
She finally made it out to SF for a weekend, and to go for a sail. This was quite important as Karen and her husband Ben were two of the people instrumental in convincing me to buy a boat to begin with. When I first got it, Karen was thrilled at the idea of coming out here to redo the wiring (that still hasn’t happened, but someday) and it was Ben with whom I had this conversation:
“I don’t know if I can really afford a boat. They take so much money to keep up”
“Don’t worry about that! I buy lots of things I can’t afford!”
Anyway, Karen and Ben were very supportive and it was great to finally get her sailing out here. We used to sail little boats on bodies of water in New Hampshire – you know, the kind of boat that you intentionally tip over. My boat was different for her as you do not tip it over, but I think she approved of the amenities that the little boats don’t have, like the port-a-heather and the galley sink and the bottles of wine.
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Indian Summer
I have a boat. Sometimes, she tries to kill me, but I know its only because she loves me.
My boat is a 1968 Coronado 25, which means she’s older than me and has become a “classic beauty.”
OMG! I have that picture as my profile on my facebook page.
Ben finally convinced me to make a page a few weeks ago.
Anyways – sailing was awesome! I look forward to getting out to San Franciso again sometime in the near future
That stinks Carroll! I wonder if you can take out a lien on his boat in such situations. Is that the dude who kind of kept an eye on things or is it a different boat?
I don’t know yet what my potential recourse is. This was a new guy to the marina, only saw him a few times.
A final thing I found out – he told everyone at the marina that he teaches sometimes at Club Nautique (!). Here I am always telling people they should take lessons before they buy a boat, and look at the caliber of instructor who is out there!