I was dancing over at the Mowry Bay YC the other night and ran into MTW…who readily acknowledged that I’ve been a little scarce on column posting lately. Thank heavens for Calamity Jane Fossett! She’s been carrying these pages. I have no real excuse save it’s that time of year - Merry Merry - and everywhere I turn there is something waiting to cross off the list.
Oh yes and I bought land again in SL…after selling a lush sailing plot on the East End of SLNE I swore off land ownership… mostly due to the painful trickle of the monthly tier. “it’s not THAT much money really but geez it adds up and shouldn’t I be saving it or buying my wife a gift or my kids a pair of shoes or something…”
But I was so impressed with the new Bar Harbor Sim in Sailor’s Cove (kudos to Iz on her terraforming) that I took the plunge again; a small parcel on the end of an island, water on three sides, pine trees and a very “coastal Maine” feel. The tier is manageable (at least for the moment) and once again I have my virtual sailing refuge. Here’s a snap of “Blue Hill.”
It’s a lovely place…very restful and sanity-provoking especially given that, here in the Northeast U.S., winter is closing in. As I meandered about and rezzed objects that had been languishing in inventory for months I got to thinking…sailing in SL is loads of fun but there’s something about owning land in one of our many fine sailing communities that very much appeals to me. Beyond the whole “I have a piece of the rock” thing…owning a parcel with a dock where I can park my virtual yacht, a place where the seagulls cry, the sun shimmers off the deep blue water and crickets chirp in the quiet night - it’s a refuge from the madness of RL, a space that speaks to not just to my sailing passion but the lover of water and coastal moonlit evenings and fog choked sunrises (particularly nice with the new Windlight client). The sound of water lapping off the hull of my boat at dock.
What are your thoughts on SL sailing refuges. Creating them, owning them, visiting them for a moment of peace. What appeals to you about this experience, what doesn’t? And what does this say about the sort of sailor you are? I’d really like to hear your thoughts. And please come for a visit anytime: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bar%20Harbor/32/128/27
As always, fair winds.
LL
11 responses so far ↓
1 SURF // Dec 15, 2007 at 6:59 am
love the tent idea so much fun Lex
2 SURF // Dec 15, 2007 at 7:00 am
and it keeps the prims down no doubt
3 Patrick Leavitt // Dec 15, 2007 at 10:30 am
Great Shot Lex! I too know what you mean about relaxing on a parcel of land and enjoying the moment. Nice surroundings and an occasional boat going by with friends waving at you. Plus the fact that sunsets can be so awesome.
4 Jacquline Trudeau // Dec 19, 2007 at 9:52 am
When Larinda and I got our island, it was an exhilarating respite from the mainland and the competing… ummm.. artistic visions one must contend with there. But after a few months of seclusion, we both started feeling a little too much like the lighthouse operator’s wife. It turns out no SL man (or woman) is an island
After we linked our property to the United Sailing Sims, that was the completeness we were looking for. Nothing beats watching the boats glide by just beyond your deck or the sails of a regatta dotting the horizon. I’m still looking forward to the day whan I can set sail directly from Trudeau Cay to Sailors Cove 
5 SURF // Dec 19, 2007 at 2:33 pm
dont hold your breath
6 Delinda Dyrssen // Dec 23, 2007 at 2:23 am
Sailing from Unites Sims to Sailors Cove would be incredible. As a resident of Sailors Cove I certainly would have no objections… I would love to see that too.. politics? Could they be set aside somehow to accomplish something like this? And if there is something that could be done then I am volunteering to step forward and work on it! Someone please tell me what, why, who and how!
7 SURF // Dec 23, 2007 at 3:03 am
what about the ACA Sim joining up too
politics all these little kingdoms - maybe the USS should be renamed to the UN LOL
8 MarkTwain White // Dec 23, 2007 at 8:07 am
Yah gotta Love Surf and her shoot from the hip opinions. And Delinda, why do you assume that USS-SL and Sailors Cove have not joined because of politics? It will take a minimum investment of $3000 USD and a commitment of $600 USD per month in tier from the right individuals to close that gap.
9 SURF // Dec 24, 2007 at 9:24 am
is that all - the cheques in the post
10 SURF // Dec 24, 2007 at 9:24 am
NOT :p
11 Delinda Dyrssen // Dec 28, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Ha ha Surf.. ok after looking deeper into the subject (connecting sims) I see there is a lot more to this than I had realized.. and yes im willing to donate funds to the cause when the time is right and if others are willing to help out too. Until then.. I will continue to enjoy sailing in both areas and in other areas around SL like the one Suzanne Zeluco has mentioned and provided a place to rezz your boat there. Happy Sailing!
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