I was docked at Cobourg during some inclement weather on Lake Ontario and some boaters from Port Hope took out an small motor boat with a cut down transom for the motor. Took a wave over the stern and that was the beginning of the end.
The first or second time I set out to cross Lake Ontario in my sailboat, the wind was about 25-30 knots and a couple of miles offshore the water coming over the bow began ending up in the cockpit so I decided to turn around. I was very inexperienced and to this day I don't really know whether I just chickened out in exhilarating sailing conditions or whether I made a wise nautical decision. My wife and 3 yr old daughter were aboard so that probably made me more conservative.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13