At last .. a dream come true!! I just bought my first sailing boat – specifically a 1992 Beneteau 
Oceanis 370!! It's 36 feet (10.9 metres) with an inboard 28HP Volvo engine.
I have been wanting a sailing boat for years now, I want to just hop on it after a day of work and spend a couple of hours sailing around the islands with a couple of Cisk beer and the wind filling the sails!!
I have never been on a sailing boat before so I have loads to learn! I found out that Sailing For Dummies is a good starter book!
The original name of the boat was Magic ....
which I renamed to ZERO – same name as my dog. 
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P.S. The IT angle? I t has a GPS Plotter (Raymarine C70) that I can interface to my laptop to plan my
trips! J It also has an Autopilot and other instruments that measure Boat Speed, Direction, Wind Speed and depthsounder!
Amazing boat! Thats the real thing! Do get some instruction beyond "Sailing for Dummies" before you decide to sail to Sicily :-)
Posted by: Nick Galea | August 17, 2007 at 05:15 AM
sounds ideal for some time offline & looks good.
The title suggests that there's more to come .. true?
Posted by: sandro | August 17, 2007 at 06:45 AM
Way to go Dave - this is GREAT! I can almost hear you singing "Fly me to the moon"... :-)
Posted by: Gel | August 17, 2007 at 09:23 AM
Nicceeee! :-) simply an amazing boat! It will surely be a great new experience! :-)
Posted by: robert | August 17, 2007 at 09:37 AM
Does that moon glow in the dark? :D U need to visit www.maltaweather.com regularly now! Hope the wind is always favourable!
Posted by: norea | August 17, 2007 at 02:55 PM
Absolutely wonderful!
Dreams do come true, i am curious to hear what other dreams you have.. ? Enjoy every second !
Posted by: Yaron | August 18, 2007 at 04:58 PM