Re: Cal_Boats for sale [Rod]

I'm so sorry to hear that you're planning to part with NODROG, Rod. Over the years, I've gleaned some small appreciation of just how much this boat means to you and your family. There is of course a time for everything, and that sometimes means handing over the stewardship of a sailboat to someone else. I hope you find a buyer who will love NODROG even more than you have. As for remaining on the Cal List, I certainly hope that you will. Once a Cal Listee, always a Cal Listee in my book. Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod"

Alfred Poor wrote: > > I'm so sorry to hear that you're planning to part with NODROG, Rod. > Over the years, I've gleaned some small appreciation of just how much > this boat means to you and your family. There is of course a time for > everything, and that sometimes means handing over the stewardship of a > sailboat to someone else. I hope you find a buyer who will love NODROG > even more than you have. > > > I'll add my condolences here, because I know how hard it is to think about parting with a boat you've sailed for a long time. My other boat, a 1961 Seafarer, has been in my family since 1968. I've varnished the toe rails and the mast every year and have done the rest as needed. I've been in the boat for 95% or more of the miles she's accumulated with us. It would be very hard to part with Baker's Dozen (she's hull #13 and came with that name), even if the new owner were equally devoted. Boats aren't really rational belongings from a financial standpoint, but people who use a calculator to evaluate boat ownership always remind me of Oscar Wilde's comment about the kind of people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. If the boat is just too great a burden for the parents, it's probably time to sell, but make sure you find the right buyer. Chris Campbell