I guess it depends on how you look at it. I 'live' 100 miles from where I sail, but I spend the summer where I sail, so I guess it is about 100 Yards. As I am retired I now have the time to enjoy what I like to do, but I do fiind that the mind is sometimes more willing than the body.
I still haven't found a new home port....so 2000+ miles to South Jersey....I'd drive 5 hours to Denver if there were any racing Fish over there and put down 300 miles!!!
I am 5 miles to my "quick dip" lake, 15 miles to a larger, deeper lake that holds regular regattas of several boat types (yacht club), and 30 miles from our lake with the cottage for overnights. I am also just 35 miles to the "big lake", Lake Michigan. That is just four out of over 1,000 lakes here in Michigan. (75% of my sail time is at the 5 mile trip site)
My local sailing club is only 10 miles away, but I went to 15 regattas and
13 of those regattas were 150 miles away or more. Erie Yacht Club will be real close to me at around 250 miles. I can't wait.
What I was getting at with the original post. Does the price of gas play a role in how much sailing you do?? I like to race (a lot) I've missed more regattas than I want to think about in the last 10 years. Now I've got the price of gas weighing heavily on regatta choices.
I dont think the price of gas will keep me from sailing. I live only 2 miles from work so I dont feel bad when doing recreational trip driving. If I lived far from my job and had to burn up gas and money every day I would feel different though. So glad I decided to move close to job back in 93.
I am wondering if the new Smart Car will tow a Sunfish heh heh
Eric Central Pa.
During the winter or when I am working, I'm about 250 miles south from my summer place where my boat is. When I'm there, my boat is on a boat lift and I am about 150 feet away.