GL: Sngle handling locks on the loop

[Greg Schoenberg]

Excellent advice by all.  I disagree about one of the posts being insensitive.
Twas a dose of reality...navigating the loop and life is more difficult solo
than with a compatible partner.  I got a dose of this for three long weeks
when my wife visited her missionary sister in Kenya.  During that time, I
managed life and even our 22' boat by myself.  That led me to this post.  What
if, God forbid, something happened to my wife before our dream of loopin the
Loop comes to fruition, 6 years from now.  Could I carry on and do it myself?

Truly I don't know, but given the excellent advice given here, I know now it's
possible.  I think it would require the right boat, like a 25 Rosborough,
which has side doors.

-Greg
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Stephen Lattmann
  To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
  Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:28 AM
  Subject: Re: GL: Sngle handling locks on the loop


  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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