On Oct 7, 8:00 am, wrote:
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:29:19 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"



wrote:

Well, here I am with a 4 year old son and he's simply awesome!
But long sails just don't work for us these days and we mainly daysail
and weekend aboard Heart of Gold.

We've decided to try some real cruising when Thomas turns 6 or 7 and
to that end we've been looking at many boats, used and new. Before
that purchase we're going to spend a month or so sailing in Greece
aboard our friend's Tayana 42.

At that point....drum roll please!

I'll start a serious hunt for a Corbin 39 Aft Cabin. I "met" the
Corbin 39 recently and fell in love. The boat sails well, looks great
and has the character I love associated with pilot house sailboats.
For now we'll continue to enjoy our Beneteau, but we're very excited
about doing some local cruising and then trying out some longer trips
on the Corbin. We'll start with the Beneteau....and continue with the
Corbin.

For those of you not familiar with the Corbin 39, it looks like
this....

http://images20.fotki.com/v385/photo...ap54917-vi.jpg

These are not heavy boats as some cruising boats are and she sails
well in light air. She is over-rigged according to some, but we'll be
coastal and that will suit us well most of the time.

Cheers,

RB

Check your email.




I did and thanks for the pics. I may look into her, but I think we'll
seek out a vessel with a recent refit. The Corbin is not a common
boat, especially in aft cabin guise. Years ago I fell in love with the
Fisher 37 and Gulf 32, but those are seriously undercanvassed
motorsailors. The Corbin, while over my original target of 35-36 feet
LOA, really appears to be the right boat.

Thanks again,


RB