Terry and I moved up from a Catalina 22 ...bought the Capri in Michigan
which had been the boat's home for 10 years. A friend helped us tow her
back to Colorado where she's slipped at a nearby reservoir. We re-named
her Willy T almost immediately with a big ceremony and lots of pomp and
circumstance.....paying particular attention to respect and pay homage to
Neptune.
We don't have a tow vehicle large enough to haul Willy T around yet, but
that's planned in the foreseeable future. If the person who coined the
term "pocket cruiser" had any particular boat in mind, it must have
certainly been the Capri. We plan to do some touring at larger lakes not
too distant, such as Lake Meade. One day, Willy T will taste the salt
water, but until then, Terry and I will charter and use our boat for local
inland sails.
One doesn't necessarily think of Colorado of a sailing paradise, but would
you believe that in our little marina (about 300 boats) there are three
Capri 26s? I'll work on those folks to join the association.
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