I am a Cal newbie...

Introduction.... Hi I am Tom and I am new to the site. I just purchased a 1982 Cal 35 in November. I am looking forward to learning all I can about Cal boats.

Welcome Tom, This group rocks! I joined a few months ago and have felt very welcomed. Even better is the amazing response every time someone puts out a question, conundrum or fabulous tidbit of whatever. I have learned about many aspects of my new Cal 2 34, (bought her almost 2 years ago now), and somebody either always has a suggestion or a way to find what I'm trying to figure out. Best part .... I never come away feeling stupid. Enjoy, Faith S/V Sea Jewel Squalicum Harbor, Bellingham, WA On 2017-03-14 06:14, co… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > Introduction.... > > Hi I am Tom and I am new to the site. I just purchased a 1982 Cal 35 in November. I am looking forward to learning all I can about Cal boats. > Links: ------ [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/messages/42669;_ylc=X3oDMTJybTU3cmQ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRtc2dJZAM0MjY2OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE0ODk0OTcyNjE-?act=reply&messageNum=42669 [2] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZmkyYnJxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0ODk0OTcyNjE- [3] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/topics/42669;_ylc=X3oDMTM3YXMxYmFjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRtc2dJZAM0MjY2OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0ODk0OTcyNjEEdHBjSWQDNDI2Njk- [4] https://yho.com/1wwmgg [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODF1bW5jBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0ODk0OTcyNjE- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJncjdqdWluBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDg5NDk3MjYx [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJldmhzNmxmBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ4OTQ5NzI2MQ-- [8] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [9] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/

On 3/14/2017 2:38 PM, fs… [at] torchlake.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > I have learned about many aspects of my new Cal 2 34, (bought her > almost 2 years ago now), and somebody either always has a suggestion > or a way to find what I'm trying to figure out. Best part .... I never > come away feeling stupid. It's interesting... I follow a variety of subjects, and the more peripheral to basic needs they are, the more agitated people get. Take high-end audio. I don't own high-end stuff but it's fun to watch the kind of wild passions that differences of opinion can generate. People become irate and insulting over minor disagreements. And then we have sailing. My theory has always been that it's an activity with inherent risks that we must manage ourselves. We humans don't have gills and flippers, so the water is a hostile environment for us. Staying out of trouble is a very high priority. We're all individually responsible for our own health and safety when we leave the harbor. And that seems to make us more tolerant and more generous with advice and help. There's that old marine tradition of coming to the aid of other mariners and out online exchanges are a modern aspect of it. Most of us can remember when we knew less about sailing and boats than we do now. Most of us have used the wrong word in our jargon-laden undertaking. (Mind you, I love the jargon; it';s part of the fun). So having been novices ourselves, we have some incentive to help others as we have been helped. The best part is that there's always more to be learned and new mistakes to be made. We always hope nobody's looking when we do that, and that the blunders do not come with a very high price. They do serve to keep us humble. I just wrote a piece for a local maritime history organization about the sailing school/sailboat rental operation I worked for during summers in college. I ended by noting that the chance meeting with an old high school teacher that led to that job also led to me becoming a sailor, something that changed my life. And now that I'm on that subject, I've just submitted another piece, this one on my other boat, the pretty 1961 Seafarer. This next season will be my 50th sailing that boat. Whew. That sounds like a big number and it hardly seems possible. (And the Cal 20 will be my local boat for the 19th season. Wow.) Chris Campbell