PAGE 8 • SUMMER 2005 THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION
Steve soaks in the tropical sun aboard a catamaran in BVI, one of the most popular chartering areas in North America.
SAILING LIFESTYLES The seven other members who share the boat have access
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only to this boat. This contributes to the boat’s staying in
chartering somewhere fun every year.
such great shape. A relatively recent development by the
SailTime organization is the use of an electronic web-
My sailing experience was expanded while on trips to
based check-in system using a wireless PDA. The base
California. While spending a week in San Francisco, I
manager is immediately notified via email if any issues
arranged a daysail on the SailTime boat to coincide with
arise such as the waste tank approaching full, broken
the Fleetweek Airshow in San Francisco Bay. I studied the
rigging or low supplies.
charts and instructions that were made available on the
SailTime website but soon realized that with the unknown
We really enjoy the SailTime program as it has allowed
weather, currents and anticipated airshow traffic, having
me to become an active sailor and to gain confidence
the base owner aboard as a guide was a wise choice.
for future sailing adventures, while not incurring the
Being a SailTime member allowed us to charter this
hassle and expenses of ownership. We are looking
Hunter 36 for a fraction of other similar charters.
forward to visiting other SailTime bases around the
world. R
In San Diego a few months later, I took my wife and
children out for a sail around the bay on the new
SailTime Hunter 33. We had a great time on this
beautiful bay. We’re currently exploring our summer WHERE AM I?
plans for visiting another SailTime base in Florida. With
SailTime in over 30 bases around the world, I’m certainly
getting the option to explore sailing in many locations.
Sailing at Home
In Austin, we enjoy many days on Lake Travis with our
two daughters and many evenings on the lake with
friends. Our daughters love “camping” overnight on the
boat. We sail, swim, fish and even watch movies on the
onboard DVD player.
I often have two weekend sailtimes each month as well
as several weekday times planned in advance. With my
variable schedule and occasional free afternoons I am
able to take the Hunter 33 out on short notice without
its counting against my monthly quota of sailtimes.
This flexibility really does make me feel as though the
ANSWER ON THE ASA WEBSITE AT WWW.ASA.COM
boat is my own.
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