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Well damn! Where are you going next?

@@SVSaltyAbandon Headed to the Caribbean, being a 30 -40 day sail. Do you have an email?

That should be farely easy to accomplish. Where do you live?

Yes, indeed! I only go places where it's legal for me to do so.

I encourage you to solo sail. 95% of my sailing is solo and I love it.

@SVSaltyAbandon thanks for the response. Never been sailing before, always had an internal need for the water. Want to leisurely circumnav the globe. Working paycheck to paycheck, gonna have to do it on a very serious budget and alot of planning.

@@sendit7777 It can be done! I recommend taking ASA 101, 103, and 104.

Trying to reach you!

Glad you enjoyed it

Hey, Chasing Freedom! Love that name, btw. The IP27 was plenty of room for two but of course the IP320 is much more comfortable for two people, as I'm sure the IP35 is. And the IP320 handles the waves more comfortably for all on board than the IP27. But the IP27 is a tough bluewater boat. It's definitely ready to cross an Ocean!

@@SVSaltyAbandon thank you for that insight. That is what I was wondering. Agreed that the larger boats will always be more comfortable but good to know that it can be done on these smaller ones. I’ve always been fascinated by people crossing on small sub 30 foot boats but have not seen anyone really do it on an IP 27 that I am aware of.

I think he said 2020!

Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

As fate would have it, the Yacht Rigger is the one that did the external reinforcements to the chainplates on my IP27 back in 2017. At that time, they had some guys come over from the Island Packet factory who were moonlighting installing external chainplates on Island Packets. Stephen with Yacht Rigger said he let them do the bracing because those guys knew exactly where to install hardware to hook in with the internal pieces of the chainplates. The local rigger here in Pensacola (Zern Rigging) also believes it to be safe and sound. Some purists say it's not ideal but there is a big difference in price between doing the external bracing and tearing the interior apart, cutting the fiberglass, taking out the old chainplates and installing the new, reglassing, and putting the interior of the boat back together. So, I guess it depends on budget! I've never heard any negatives stories from people that have chosen to do the external bracing. I hope that answers your question!

Thank you! Wow, that's impressive! Can't wait to have u on the podcast....I want to hear about it!

Can we set a date for you to be on the podcast? As of now, I have any Thurs starting May 8th and beyond (subject to change). Let's get it on the calendar. The people want to hear your adventures!

Thanks for visiting

Thanks for watching!

It's a good point. I wish I could.

Thank you, Rauf! Can I interview you and your wife? Would love to interview you while you are in Brazil!

@@SVSaltyAbandon We are sailing to a more remote anchorage on April 6th (Baia Do Aratu, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, S12.47, W38.27), perhaps we can plan something once we are settled, working on publishing Jeannette's second book on Amazon. We will be there for one month.

@@rainfinger Ok, let's do it!

Are u ready to set a date?

@SVSaltyAbandon Not yet, movingvthe boat this week.

Thank you for the feedback. I can't speak for John but I can say for myself....I went past that whole area for many years (Marco to Marathon, Marco to Key West, Captiva to Key West, etc). I changed it up last year to make the trips shorter and to explore new areas. I also anchored in Little Shark River for a new experience. I'm still working so the new addition of my Starlink Satellite allowed me to go new places with less than perfect cell signals.

Can I get u in the podcast before you sail home? I have a slot in April open!

Thank you for your comment, Andre. I enjoyed meeting Chuck and look forward to meeting him and Donna at Fort McRee! Are you the one that warned him about the storm and told you were tying up your boat in the canal?

@@SVSaltyAbandon no, Chuck and I were having lunch and margaritas when he got the call - I helped him secure Freedom in the middle of the canal to keep her off the dock and yard.

@@AndreAlonso-go7gb Gotcha!

Wow...that is so cool! Please send an update on how the offer goes! @islandspirit35

Thank you, Chris!

Wow....thank you. Kindest words I've heard all week. Thanks for watching!

Glad you are here!

You might consider watching the Salty Podcast Live on Wed. I will be interviewing Hayden Cochran and he can probably tell you about the Com-Pac 27, especially as compared to the Island Packet 27. If you are watching the livestream on CZcams or Facebook, you can comment and ask questions live in the chat. Wed 6pm Central on this channel or @saltyabandon on Facebook. Hope to see you there!

@@SVSaltyAbandon sounds good! Thanks!

You can email me at saltyabandon@gmail.com

No registering needed! Just pull in and drop anchor!

Cool thank you

Thank you, Shane! Glad you found the channel! I just started a weekly podcast and have been interviewing people in the Island Packet and sailing community. Completed Salty Podcast #9 last week. Here's the playlist. Lots of good info for you while shopping a boat! czcams.com/play/PLa7zyB3yIhxx9zcHSKI_owNOlPz3ZSM9m.html&si=KBnp3hfKRET8CEEh

Appreciate the questions!