GL: Sngle handling locks on the loop

[Stephen Lattmann]

What a terribly insensitive e-mail!  Some of us like to be alone sometimes 
and I agree with another comment that there are many wonderful people you 
meet along the way.  I often handle the boat myself along with my dogs and 
find it totally enjoyable.  I  think we all know what's involved in the 
daily chores of life!  Let's stay focused on boat and loop issues rather 
than personal advice.  Thanks!

Steve Lattmann
"Tranquility"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne & Lynn Flatt" <mvskinwalker at hotmail.com>
To: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:56 AM
Subject: GL: Sngle handling locks on the loop


> John Foltz gave a good treatsie on handling a boat in the locks yesterday.
> However, singlehanding is much less about boat handling then it is about 
> time
> management and socialization concepts.
>
> If single handling obviously one is doing everything, and in general 
> living
> aboard is a two person job.  before getting underway each morning one must
> make provisions for fuel, food, chart selection, routing, boat prep, 
> bodily
> functions and a host of other things that are difficult to impossible for 
> one
> person to do while making a passage.  At the end of the day there is still
> boat maintenance, dinner, next day routing and finding time to explore and
> enjoying the benefits of cruising.
>
> The actual boat handling is a piece of cake compared to the day in and day 
> out
> routine tasks.
>
> Sure it can be and is accomplished, but it takes planning, pre-meditation 
> and
> a strong desire to be on ones own.  I personally, don't have a reason to 
> live
> that way, though there are a few out there that do.  We know personally 
> three
> single handed female sailors and know of five male single handers.  Each
> prefers not to be alone, but find the adventure too appealing to dismiss
> because of loneliness.
>
> Wayne & Lynn Flatt
> MV Skinwalker
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