Anonymous wrote:
Congratulation, Matt. It's been a long, tough haul for you to get a junk-rigged boat, I know. Summer's here and you can go and have fun. Fantastic!
Now we just need to get a junk rig on Graham's new boat. Is such a shame that he hasn't got more junkie neighbours to help him with the heavy lifting. We are lucky in NZ to have most of our junks in a fairly small geographical area so that we can help each other when necessary.
Thanks Annie,
Yeah, there have been a few stumbles in my sailing career. Was it you or Lynn Pardey who wrote that the best time to go cruising is when the kids are grown and independent (are they ever?) but before ones parents are old enough to need care.
Nobody quite explained what to do when the venn diagram of kids and parents needing support merged. I inadvertently discovered a zone where they both need care.
But I'm super excited to move aboard Blue Moon, and Graham has been extremely helpful.
THIS time, many more of my ducks are in a row than last time.
Graham plans to sail his new boat northward, so he and I will get some time to cruise in company. And he knows that if he wants to convert his new boat to JR I'll be around for any help I can offer.
Maybe I'll even cross the ditch and come and play with the NZ JR enclave some day.