Cruising

Sailing is in my blood, but I learned what I know from my dad.

The Shoreline Sailing Club offers a variety of activities. There are daysails, weekend overnights, and weeklong cruises.

The big question is: What is the ideal boat for us Northeasteners?

This will make our second Christmas aboard Persevere since we left in October 2014.

I remember reading someplace that sailing before the summer solstice and after the autumnal equinox in our corner of Maine was when you’d find wind, and this weekend was not a disappointment.

One of their standard techniques in cross-swells was indeed to “Spring the Rode.”

Dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Meriel and Nerina), who departed Stamford, CT in the fall of 2014 for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere.

First, bareboat chartering is defined as renting a boat, power or sail, catamaran or mono-hull for a period of time – typically a week or two, where you are the skipper.

The difference between a good experience while boating and a very bad experience can all come from an annual pre-season vessel inspection. Finding what looks like a small issue in the spring could likely avoid a catastrophe.

Membership in the club-boat program includes a CIYC social membership, which offers reciprocity at many other yacht clubs, and costs about $1,000 annually, a bargain for unlimited sailing and the ability to sail with your own guests at no extra charge. For more information or to apply for membership in the CIYC Club Boat Program, visit cityislandyc.com or email club boat liaison Branka Dragasevic at clubboat@cityislandyc.com.