Glenn McCarthy

At a buck a mile, just buy one in San Diego.

Sailboat sales across the U.S. used to be 30,000 to 40,000 units per year. This year I suspect will be under 2,000 units (including Sunfish, Lasers, Optimists, up through super yachts). There aren't enough orders to keep factories open.

A few years ago I saw the stats on boat thefts. As I recall there were less than 50 sailboats stolen in the U.S. each year. Not even 1 per State.

Sailed on C&C33, C&C35, C&C37R, C&C43, and in the article Jim McHugh's C&C53. The 43 (my all time favorite offshore boat) was for close to 15 years, as a friend said, "We put her through everything, stopping on a dime hitting a rock at 7 knots, death rolls, wipe outs, masthead in the water, and she always came up with a smile." I always wanted to get on a C&C61 in a blow. Great boats, great designers, great builders.

Never thought I'd see the day. The earth just shook under my feet. Clean quoted Scuttlebutt! ROTFLMAO.

New boat sales in the U.S. in 2017 are up 6% on average in all categories - pontoon, runabouts, kayaks, cruisers, fishing, etc. All except one category - sailboats. New sailboat sales are down 37%.

Buddy of mine used to get the printed Playboy magazine flat sheets sent to his factory, and then fold them into a magazine. He never thought to keep a centerfold without creases. Could you imagine what a set of centerfolds without two creases would be worth? My Dad worked for Hef in a TV variety show in 1959 called "Playboys Penthouse." He made two cast parties at the Playboy mansion on North State Parkway (Chicago). I suppose this TV show was where Bob Guccione ripped off part of the name for his magazine.

Mighetto Pod

It still cracks me up that Sheriff Joe was pardoned for a MISDEMEANOR. Really? I can get my speeding tickets pardoned? Too damn funny.

12 string guitar, just added a pickup. Required to keep my day job. Percussionist with 7 tom toms. Like all music except punk, opera and rap.

And from a prominent sailing family. Very sad.

Popcorn ready.

When I got go, I ain't looking at a chart to figure out which can to go in!

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Not counting the Caribbean Islands, just FL, it appears that we all expected this this to be nuclear, wiping the surface of the earth clean the way Hurricane Andrew did. Nothing sounds like things are devastated (some in the Keys apparently are), but most of FL is power outages, knocked over fences, trees down, low level flooding (not the surge that submerged the 1st & 2nd floors), wet carpets, street signs down, etc. Even in Naples with a recorded gust of 142mph, the trailer parks have the homes in the same positions with siding and screen porches ripped off. Tons and tons of people with minor damage, and a smaller crowd with major damage. Does anyone see it differently?