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August 16, 2007

My first sailing boat - a dream come true!

At last .. a dream come true!! I just bought my first sailing boat – specifically a 1992 Beneteau Bbq_at_bertu_019

Oceanis 370!!  It's 36 feet (10.9 metres) with an inboard 28HP Volvo engine.





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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!!





Sailingfordummies_3 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 ....

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which I renamed to ZERO – same name as my dog. Dscn0939_f

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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 myBbq_at_bertu_028_3  trips! J It also has an Autopilot and other instruments that measure Boat Speed, Direction, Wind Speed and depthsounder!

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Amazing boat! Thats the real thing! Do get some instruction beyond "Sailing for Dummies" before you decide to sail to Sicily :-)

sounds ideal for some time offline & looks good.

The title suggests that there's more to come .. true?

Way to go Dave - this is GREAT! I can almost hear you singing "Fly me to the moon"... :-)

Nicceeee! :-) simply an amazing boat! It will surely be a great new experience! :-)

Does that moon glow in the dark? :D U need to visit www.maltaweather.com regularly now! Hope the wind is always favourable!

Absolutely wonderful!
Dreams do come true, i am curious to hear what other dreams you have.. ? Enjoy every second !

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