I've had my Getaway here in Clermont (just west of Orlando) for 11 years now stored on the trailer next to my house. I find that the Florida sun does a number on the tramps. I replaced my tramps for the second time last year. I've tried covering them with tarps or the Hobie cover and in our Florida climate that has just created a mildew heaven. So this summer, because the weather here from June through September is either no wind or lots of wind with lightning, I've taken the tramps and wing covers completely off of the boat. I know that we are the complete opposite of the rest of the U.S. where sailors are getting in every bit of sailing that they can in the summer. But our best sailing weather is from October through May - and I'll take that trade off!
And because my Wave is so much easier to rig by myself, on that rare summer day where the weather does not include thunderstorms, I'll jump out onto the lake with that.
_________________ JT Cole Clermont, FL '03 Getaway '05 Wave
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