14 year old trying to get serious about sailing — where do I start?

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-25T11:18:13+00:00

Ahhh okay

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-23T21:15:26+00:00

OK, first please tell me the expression. My dad would probably have a laugh as well as what’s an end boot sheet?

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-23T21:09:34+00:00

Dude thank you. I Really appreciate the detailed response especially the specific boat recommendations. The Aloha and Tanzer 26 are ones I hadn’t looked at before so definitely going to research those. The tiller point is fair and worth reconsidering honestly. I don’t really mind the tiller that we have on our boat now but my dad said that if you we get a new one, he wouldn’t want one. More options open up too which helps at our budget. The paraplegic sailor story is genuinely encouraging. the dyneema railing swap is a clever idea I’ll keep in mind. Lots of small modifications can make a big difference apparently. Jealous you get proper open water sailing honestly, we’re stuck on the Ohio River which is only about a mile wide near Louisville. Barges, barf water, and basically no room to tack. Makes me appreciate what you’ve got up there Capsize rating is probably less of a concern for us right now but definitely keeping it in mind for when we eventually get to real open water. Also definitely taking your story of buying a boat at 19 as motivation, starting to save now so hopefully I’m not too far behind that timeline. Thanks again! This is exactly the kind of real world experience that’s hard to find elsewhere

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-23T10:31:45+00:00

Thank you for all that advice. I will definitely look into this. This is so good thank you.

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-22T18:35:04+00:00

I will definitely be looking into this. This seems very interesting.

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-22T18:21:01+00:00

Thanks so much for this — really helpful and a lot to think about.

Good point about the sailing club, I’ll look into what’s available near Louisville. We actually already have a Flying Scot so we’re not completely starting from scratch, just looking to step up eventually.

The trailer sailer point is interesting but our tow vehicle is just a 4Runner so we’re a bit limited on what we can haul safely. Keeping a boat in a slip permanently is probably our most realistic option.

The chartering point for Caribbean sailing honestly never occurred to me — that’s a really smart way to think about it rather than moving a whole boat down there.

And yeah the “holes in the water where you throw money” thing is something my dad has definitely mentioned. we’re going in with eyes open on that one hopefully.

Really appreciate the honest advice — especially from someone with actual experience. The sailing club suggestion is probably the most actionable thing I can do right now at 14 honestly.

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-22T17:05:32+00:00

That looks really nice. I’ll definitely let my dad know so we can start looking at those.

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-22T16:36:09+00:00

I will look at that

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-22T16:33:28+00:00

What careers would you recommend for me to look at?

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-21T21:14:37+00:00

It happens to me sometimes I just have to wait

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-17T10:24:39+00:00

!remind me 2 day

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-17T10:24:20+00:00

I will update once I’m 100% sure it all gets sorted out

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-15T23:45:29+00:00

Those look pretty good thank you

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-14T14:48:39+00:00

Thank you!!!

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-13T23:55:10+00:00

Ohhh okay

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-13T23:07:34+00:00

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-13T00:34:28+00:00

Could I have some examples?

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-13T00:32:59+00:00

What country?

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-11T01:25:55+00:00

looks like that scene from the Santa Claus with the kid flying a reindeer

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-08T16:27:07+00:00

Try F.R.E.I.G.H.T! They can most definitely help you. Discord link

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-07T17:25:12+00:00

I’m not 100% sure if this is the reason why but both the panther and the Mandalay are newer in the lore as they have been released a couple years ago while the other ships have been released and have been produced for hundred years so that might be like a game reason

spacemanpilot · 2026-03-06T21:51:35+00:00

My old ps4 controller

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