My wife and I attended the annual Strictly Sail boat show in Jack London Square on Friday which included some power boats as well. I had seen all the cat’s there before accept for the Electric Leopard 43. It is powered by a Mercedes diesel generator. One motor instead of 3 sounds like a good idea to me unless it breaks down. I had a couple snapshots taken of me behind the wheel. Someday it will be for real rather then tied to the dock.
We stopped at every booth that offered sailing training. As it turns out the best deal might be to train out of Isleton ca. Apparently there is an outfit located there just off hwy12. Although you will be training in a wide part of the Sac delta I am told by ASA(American Sailing Association) it doesn’t matter where you learn to sail the certification is the same. I still have to research the Isleton outfit to see if it will suit my needs and budget. We also met a nice lady who ran the Afterguard Sailing Academy. Pricewise that would probably be the second choice. The OCSC sailing outfit is top notch and a little more expensive. They did have a pretty good price on a package deal but I am afraid money is a factor and as long as a certification is a certification then I may end up taking the less expensive route.
We took advantage of the free 30 minute sail aboard one of their Hunter sailboats. That was fun but again, not the same until I actually venture off for the 1st time on my own on my own boat or at least for now a rented one. 30 minutes is fun, but it is not the same as going on a sailing adventure. Apparently you can rent one of the big Cat’s for around 500 for the day. Dived that by 12 and you have a full day of fun for less then 50 bucks each. Not bad. Some day….. Some day….
