What is it about C-Dories?

Spike":18wxcvhu said:
This has been one very intresting topic so far. Now I have one question for you all. How many C-dory owners in Brat land have a teaching backround? Not me personaly but Kathy is a teacher. and it was her that got me intrested in these boats. I was content with the boat we had. But am very glad I listened to her when we upgraded. Maybe I can get a grant to study this.
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Chuck, not I, but Sally was a Biology/Chemistry teacher in H.S. and ran a Gifted Ed program for Prince William County VA until an auto accident ended her ability to stand for long periods of time on hard floors. The Insurance guy recommended she sit while teaching. Try that in H.S. today! :shock:

Moving targets are a lot harder to hit! :lol:

Charlie
 
I taught High School Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and General Science for 35 years in Fremont, California.

A sailing background is another common element among C-Dory owners, and I raced dinghy sailboats for over 30 of those years.

We also found that a lot of sailboat racers were downhill skiers, too!

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
To me a C-Dory is something more than just a boat...it's a great boat...as someone has already mentioned it reminds us of an earlier simpler time when one ventured off into unknown waters with nothing but their witts to guide them.Simple, rugged, and has that salty look that adds an air of realibiliy and confidence to each voyage.I wouldn't trade it for the World , well maybe for another newer C-Dory. Tug
 
I'm with you C-ness. After the stress of university teaching and research, there is little that I find more relaxing than just to go aboard (even on the trailer, even in the yard. :smile ) For me, it is something about the simplicity of a C-Dory, and the water. I enjoyed nothing more than going off a few km along the coast, dropping the hook in a sheltered spot, and fishing/reading and listening/smelling the water. This is a little harder to do on a sailboat (which I did for 30+ years) because they can take a lot more of your attention.
 
Lets look at the C-Brats also, and tell me where you could find a more experienced, friendly group of boaters. Many C-Brats have done amazing things in boats. C-Brats are out on the water in all kinds of conditions when most people who call themselves boaters are sitting by the fireplace watchng T,V. This group of C-Brats shares in a variety of skills and information which makes us all better boaters. In short, the C-Brats are unique, fun, informative, and willing to share, and its great to be a small part of this group. Roger
 
I am a teacher. I have been a middle school math teacher for 33 years. I started out with small sailboats on the small lakes of Pennsylvania. My dream back then was to buy a large catamaran and retire someday. After realizing that wasn't going to happen with the salary a teacher gets, I started readjusting my dream of being on the water. My wife and I have kayaked all along the east coast because it was a cheaper way of being on the water. After going to a powerboat show in Annapolis, where I saw this nautical looking small boat that could possible take me places I dreamed about, I was hooked. At first, the price was a stumbling block and I thought my best chance was to buy a CD 22. Then, after looking on line at Ebay one winter night in 2006, I spotted a CD 25 for sale. We had just recently downsized our home and my wife said that I should go ahead and bid on it. The rest is history. I had spent over a year on this site learning about Cdorys before the purchase. I can't thank this group enough for all the things I learned about this boat and boating. I love this boat because it gives me the freedom to explore different bodies of water at a price that I can manage. I think teachers have to learn to look for great value for their money and are willing to learn from others.
 
This summer I took 3 boys, each 14 years old, for an overnight trip on our C-Dory. We cruised past the monuments of Washington DC, we took turns driving the boat, we went tubing for a couple of hours, we pulled into a quiet cove and swam and jumped off the roof of the boat over and over, we boiled hotdogs for dinner and slept very well. The next morning we got up early and went fishing -- even caught a few. Tons of fun. One boat. C-Dory.

:thup :thup :thup

PS If that's not enough I will tell you about an overnight trip my wife and I had to Oxford, MD on the Chesapeake Bay a week ago. A couple days later I caught some stripers on a fishing trip with my father and a friend.

PSS I'll go on... My favorite trip so far was a week in the Keys alone, fishing and living on the boat.

The C-Dory is a fantastic boat. Whether it's getting friends and family together for some fun or allowing for a bit of solitude, I love it.
 
1) The wife is a teacher.
2) Sailed the Great Lakes for 6 years on a 30ft sail boat.
3) Strapped a bag on and motorcyle camped the Ozarks "in my youth".
Also owned two VWs.
 
College trained as a History/English teacher, high school level, never taught school, but
..taught a bunch of folks how to fly airplanes, mostly twin engine and instrument.

..first boats were small sailboats

..went on our honeymoon in a 61 VW microbus

..owned dozens of boats in the last 40 years, we like our 22 cruiser best.
 
I'm an architect, but I taught architecture for 30+ years. I have owned 25 plus small (26 feet or less) sailboats. Mostly "classic plastic" (old?) ones. Still own two plus a brand new to me 2001 C-Dory 22. Super excited to get the new addition to the fleet home to Montana from Virginia. Unfortunately, I have to go teach for the spring semester at U of Hawaii Manoa, so it will be May before I can drive it across. Bet you all feel sorry for me, having to spend Montana winter and spring (M-U-D) in Hawaii. I don't ski.

Ferd
 
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