The Cape Dory Board

Congratulations Fred!! I think we all feel the same: you are a courageous man and an inspiration to us all. It takes a certain amount of courage to accomplish a circumnavigation, but for many of us it takes more just to take it all into your own hands and cast off in the first place. You did it, and...

JohnB,

No, I had thought about looking at the 330 in St. Augustine but haven't gotten down that way again yet. If you look at it, I'd be interested in your impression of it. Yes, I would be very interested in seeing your 28.

Sea Hunt, If you're set on a 25D, I have good news. I'm scaling up in my search to a 28 or 30. I've been actively looking at CDs over the past couple of months, and since there are three of us the 25D was a little tight for more than an overnighter. I want enough boat for some extended coastal cruis...

Thank you for the great information!

Thank you all for your encouraging words. I would still like to sail my CD home when the time comes, but I will feel less queasy about the alternative if sailing home isn't practical.

Sea Hunt: I'm located in the port city of Brunswick, GA.

Cheers

I'm new to transporting boats over road, and the thought of putting a boat I've just purchased on a truck for three or four hundred miles scares me. As a result, I've just about limited my search for a Cape Dory to a distance that I could sail the boat home in three or four days. Are my fears of dam...