Friday after lunch Susan, my wife, and I drove up to Cape Cod where two 420s were for sale about 10 miles apart. A third was in Mystic, CT. I floated three checks to make the buys. We drove back with a fleet of three: one on the roof with three masts and two on a trailer that was included with one of the boats. After swapping out tires and futzing with trailer lights in the rain we got on the road about 2:00 pm Saturday. We got back home at 3:30 am on Sunday.
Also included in the purchases were dollies, four suits of sails, an extra centerboard and rudder, and trapeze/spinnaker gear. I'll spend the winter getting each standardized and next season, assuming we find water access, we'll be able to write our own practice schedule.
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