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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bluzman" data-source="post: 822917" data-attributes="member: 47800">Your post reminded me of my first experience on a sailboat. I was in college in the early '60s. A buddy who was an accomplished sailor, recruited me and a couple of other guys from school as deckhands to help him sail a beautiful 45' wooden sailboat from Marblehead, MA to Boothbay Harbor, ME. The purpose was to put the boat in winter storage in the inland Maine waters where the currents prevented ice formation. As a total novice, I simply did what I was instructed to do. It was a fun trip and I discovered a love for being at sea. As fate would have it, my profession took me to sea on more than a few occasions. After I retired, I joined a club, took lessons and learned how to sail. Through the club, I was able to rent small sailboats at several locations on the West Coast.</blockquote>