A client of Sabre Yacht’s suggested that a great topic for my blog would be a discussion about a boater who has moved from sailing to power boating. I agree it’s a great topic and I’ll start it off by saying that Sabre is one of the few builders in the US today who builds both sail and power. As such the discussion about going over to "the other side" is a conversation we often hear.
I have always felt that over a lifetime, boaters might make the switch several times. Perhaps you started off as a youngster sailing in a local club or community sailing program and you sailed competitively during your youth. Perhaps too you made it on to a collegiate sailing team and continued competitive sailing during that time of your life. As marriage and family considerations came along you may have switched back and forth from sail to power along the way as your own children grew up and you wanted them to enjoy the pleasures of sailing and family cruising.
And, once your family grew up and started their own lives and families your own boating habits may change again and as knees fail and the physical demands of sailing become increasingly difficult to cope with, power boating would be the choice in order to remain on the water.