Bluebie
(The Sailboat)
Note: The link to the Construction Log is at the bottom of the page.
First launch!
June 6, 2005:
"That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and hull and a deck and sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is... is freedom."
--Captain Jack Sparrow in Walt Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
January, 2004: I decided (at nearly the last minute) that perhaps a winter project would be fun.
I'd never even been on a sailboat (well, unless you count visiting the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston or the "Columbia" at Disneyland). So why build such a craft?:
1. Because I'd never even been on a sailboat!--it was something new in both construction and operation.
2. Because I want to be "seaman" (as opposed to being a "boater.") I'm convinced that learning to sail will make me better in every area of my on-water activities. In our visit to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy last Summer, I noted that sailing is obviously a part of educating Coast Guard officers in seamanship (see photos below). That's good enough for me!
3. I understand that sailing is both fun and relaxing in a way different from power boating. I'd like to experience both!
4. My wife bought me a copy of "Sailing for Dummies" for Christmas. Let's go!
