Sailing Texas
because "Texas" is a state of mind!

David Luckenbach died on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 at 6.28 pm. His greatest wish was that Sailing Texas should continue. So that is what we must do. I was with him at the time as well as some of his family. The website email address of davidluc@earthlink.net will continue.
Please see Tributes to David page
Please also read this letter from a friend sent to me before the memorial service.
There will be a memorial sailing party on Lake LBJ, (50 miles West Of Austin, Texas) on MAY 2nd. 2010. McNair Park is reserved. 12 noon lunch (bring your own) and sail afterwards. Please let me know if you can come and I will send directions. Thank you so much. Alison.
My personal cancer experience, click here
My wife Alison continues to research cancer and diet, and has organized the information on one of her websites, Femtalk USA. Here's a link to her Hit cancer hard page, where she really puts the options together for getting rid of cancer, and has links to her other pages about cancer.
David wrote Sailing - Lifts and Headers on 5/20/09, I hope it helps you sail upwind with a little more fun.

When sailing and the wind shifts, it is either a lift or header, never right or left.
A lift comes more from the side, and allows us to turn the boat more into the wind, or upwind, so we can lift our course up.
A header comes more from the front, and forces us to bear off and turn downwind, not the way we want to go, our course changing down.
However, this gives us an opportunity. When we get a header, we can tack, and the header instantly becomes a lift!
Our life is much like this, what is obviously a bad header, is also a wonderful lift, it just depends on which way we need to go, and whether we turn. The opportunity is there, but it is our choice whether or not to turn, and as you know, we sometimes turn the wrong way, and are surprised. But it was our choice, and even when we turn the wrong way, we learn, and if we learn, perhaps our next choice is better, and our course in life is lifted.

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Very informative video on the Topper sailboat, 60MB

Welcome to Sailing Texas! I teach people how to sail, and help people buy and sell sailboats. To navigate this site, click on the links in the BLUE box above, on your left are more links to Sailing Texas and links to other sites I find useful. On your right are links to all new and reduced price sailboats for sale in the Sailing Texas Classifieds, and an occasional other interesting link. Below in the middle I have news and other things about sailing.
The two most popular parts of Sailing Texas are the Sailboat Classifieds and the Photo Gallery. The Sailboats for Sale section usually has over 250 sailboats for sale, most with pictures. The Photo Gallery contains over 6,000 sailboats that have been listed for sale on Sailing Texas since 2002, a useful resource for anyone buying or selling a sailboat, and about 1,000 boats are added each year.

The Sailing Texas Forums now have over 520 registered members, with the Sailboat Wanted section the most popular. The How To and Video sections often have new articles on how to sail and repair sailboats. The Sailing Texas Bookstore has just about every book and video on sailing and sailboats. Find a place to rent or charter a sailboat on the Sailboat Rentals page. With over 6.0 gigabytes of information online, I'm sure you will find Sailing Texas useful. With over 6,000 webpages, some things can be hard to find, so use the Search function to search Sailing Texas.

Carribean Adventures by Sailorman Chuck, an interesting site about chartering in the Virgin Islands.

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My name is David Luckenbach and I'm a Sailing Instructor who teaches most often on Lake LBJ, Texas. Find out about my Sailing Classes here, and you can visit my Sailing Texas Free Online Sailing Class anytime you want.

We are located near the middle of Lake LBJ, a perfect place for my sailing classes.

Out trip to England was great fun, we toured both the Victory and the Warrior in Portsmouth, among other things.

I have begun the long process of putting my sailing class on the website, Sailing Texas Free Online Sailing Class. See the Sailing Texas Videos section for other videos.

My first sailing video on the site was at the 2006 Easter Laser Regatta. Scott Young took the left end of the starting line in race 2. In this video you can see his start strategy, he is sail #177033 just past the orange chase boat. Sitting on the line, at 2 seconds before the start he leans his boat to leeward. At the start he pulls it back to accelerate across the line, then as soon as he's across he bears off a bit and does a quick roll tack to cut in front of all the racers still on starboard tack. A beautiful start to go on to win the race. Click the start triangle once or twice to play the movie, this video requires the Flash plug-in and audio.

Now it's easy to search Sailing Texas. Search doesn't work well for boats that are still for sale.

Alison I hope you will visit my wife Alison's website, Femtalk USA.

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Classified Changes

In March:
33 sailboats sold
25 ads expired, often sold
57 new ads

3/19/10 2006 ComPac Sun Cat, SOLD

3/19/10 1965 Columbia 33

3/19/10 Price reduced on 2003 Hunter 216

3/18/10 1986 Catalina 22

3/18/10 1985 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24

3/18/10 1975 Formosa 41

3/18/10 1981 J/24, taken off market

3/18/10 2001 ComPac 23 III, SOLD

3/18/10 Price reduced on 2008 ComPac Sun Cat

3/17/10 Price reduced on 1978 Catalina 22

3/17/10 1981 Moore 24

3/17/10 1990 Bolger Black Skimmer 25, Taken off market

3/17/10 Price reduced on 1983 Catalina 27

3/17/10 Price reduced on 1978 Sol Cat 18

3/17/10 Price reduced on 1982 Hinckley 56 ketch

3/17/10 Price reduced on 1960 Sunfish

3/17/10 2007 Bauer 12, SOLD

3/17/10 1990 Impulse 21

3/17/10 1978 San Juan 30

3/17/10 1985 Beneteau First 26, SOLD

3/16/10 2002 Leopard/Moorings 4200, SOLD

3/16/10 1985 Catalina 25, SOLD

3/16/10 2001 Macgregor 26X

3/16/10 1984 Vanguard Finn

3/15/10 Price reduced on 1965 Pearson Ensign 22.5

3/15/10 1984 Prindle 16, SOLD

3/15/10 Price reduced on 1970 Cal 20

3/15/10 Price reduced on 1928 Wee Scot 15

3/15/10 Price reduced on 1977 Santa Cruz 27

3/15/10 1997 Hobie 16

3/15/10 1995 Corsair 24 MK I, SOLD

3/15/10 Price reduced on 1998 Capri 14.2

3/15/10 1985 Cal 22

3/15/10 1980 Montgomery 23, SOLD

3/14/10 1979 Chrysler Buccaneer 18, SOLD

3/14/10 1974 Oday 17 Daysailer II

3/14/10 1983 Cal 27

3/14/10 Price reduced on 1976 Golden Shamrock 30

3/14/10 1984 Catalina 22, SOLD

3/14/10 Price reduced on 1979 Olson 30

3/13/10 2008 Laser Pro

3/13/10 1986 Laser, SOLD

3/13/10 Price reduced on 1981 Sirius 21

3/13/10 Price reduced on 1997 George Bueller Steel Cutter 37

3/13/10 1981 Catalina 27, SOLD

3/13/10 1976 Catalina 22

3/13/10 1982 Hunter 30

3/12/10 Price reduced on 1985 Beneteau First 26

3/12/10 Price reduced on 1975 Morgan 30

3/12/10 1987 J/24

3/12/10 Price reduced on 1983 Hunter 34

3/12/10 1987 Precision 13, SOLD

3/12/10 1999 Hunter 240

3/12/10 Price reduced on 1987 Capri 18

3/11/10 2007 Hobie Getaway, SOLD

3/11/10 1981 Victoria 18, SOLD

3/11/10 Price reduced on 1994 Beneteau First 21

3/11/10 2002 Catalina 250, SOLD

3/10/10 1985 Catalina 25

3/10/10 1994 Hunter 33.5

3/10/10 Price reduced on 1995 Sea Pearl 21 Trimaran

3/10/10 Price reduced on 1991 CL 16

3/10/10 Price reduced on 1975 Pearson 30

3/10/10 1988 Hunter 28.5

3/9/10 Price reduced on 2006 Alerion Express 28

3/9/10 1978 Compac 16

3/9/10 2008 Laser Pro

3/9/10 1985 Holder 20, SOLD

3/9/10 1990 Bolger Black Skimmer 25

3/9/10 Price reduced on 1984 Prindle 16

3/9/10 1997 George Bueller Steel Cutter 37

3/9/10 1982 Catalina 27, ownership share

3/9/10 1971 Cal 21, SOLD

3/9/10 1984 J/29

3/9/10 Price reduced on 2008 Tiki 30

3/9/10 Price reduced on 2001 Nacra Inter 20

3/9/10 2003 Hobie Wave

3/9/10 1994 Ziegelmeyer International 470, SOLD

3/9/10 2004 Precision 21, SOLD

3/9/10 1977 Neptune 16

3/9/10 1983 Catalina 30

3/8/10 Price reduced on 1978 Ranger 22

3/8/10 Price reduced on 1968 Allied Luders 33

3/8/10 1988 Catalina 27

3/8/10 1986 Hunter 25.5, SOLD

3/8/10 1983 San Juan 23

3/8/10 Price reduced on 1965 Pearson Ensign 22.5

3/8/10 1981 Gulfstar 47, SOLD

3/8/10 2008 Hunter 27X

3/8/10 1987 Laguna 26, SOLD

3/8/10 Price reduced on 1970 Columbia 36

3/8/10 1980 Hunter 27

3/8/10 1979 Chrysler Buccaneer 18

3/8/10 1990 Olson 911S (30')

3/8/10 Price reduced on 1997 Wharram Pahi 42 catamaran

3/8/10 1981 Cape Dory Typhoon

3/8/10 1996 Seaward 25

3/7/10 1983 Compac 16, SOLD

3/7/10 Price reduced on 2005 Nacra 17

3/7/10 Price reduced on 1981 San Juan 21

3/7/10 1988 Hunter 19

3/6/10 Price reduced on 1982 Catalina 22

3/6/10 1980 Montgomery 23

3/6/10 2007 Hobie Getaway

3/6/10 Price reduced on 1990 Hunter 28

3/5/10 1980 Cape Dory 28

3/5/10 Price reduced on 2001 Hobie Getaway

3/5/10 Price reduced on 1978 Gouteron 35

3/5/10 Price reduced on 1979 Ericson Independence 31

3/5/10 1997 Hunter 23.5

3/5/10 Price reduced on 1998 Hunter 26

3/5/10 Price reduced on 1979 Cabo Rico 38 cutter

3/5/10 1990 Hunter 28

3/5/10 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 321

3/4/10 1965 Pearson Ensign 22.5

3/4/10 1981 ComPac 23, SOLD

3/4/10 1977 S2 8.0, SOLD

3/4/10 1969 Columbia 22, SOLD

3/3/10 Price reduced on 2001 ComPac 23 III

3/3/10 1983 Compac 16

3/3/10 1970 Cal 20

3/3/10 1976 Chrysler 22

3/3/10 1985 Saroca 17

3/2/10 2002 J/80

3/2/10 Price reduced on 1999 Catalina 320

3/2/10 1919 Trumpy

3/2/10 1968 Victory 21

3/2/10 1987 Beneteau First 305, SOLD

3/2/10 1984 J/29

3/2/10 Price reduced on 1985 Compac 19

3/1/10 1972 Cal 25

3/1/10 1984 Gallart 13.5

3/1/10 Price reduced on 1981 OH Rodgers 33

3/1/10 1978 American 6.5 (21')

3/1/10 1968 Venture 21

3/1/10 Price reduced on 1979 Venture 22

3/1/10 1977 Catalina 27

3/1/10 Price reduced on 1981 ComPac 23

3/1/10 2006 Hunter 170

In February:
49 sailboats sold
38 ads expired, often sold
57 new ads

2/28/10 2000 Colgate 26

2/28/10 1984 Hunter 25.5

2/28/10 Price reduced on 1971 Parker 37 cutter

2/28/10 1987 Nimble 20

2/27/10 1984 Catalina 22

2/27/10 2003 Island Packet 420

2/27/10 Price reduced on 1978 Mariner 19

2/27/10 1982 Catalina 25

2/26/10 1981 West Wight Potter 15, SOLD

2/26/10 1978 Ranger 22, SOLD (same day)

2/26/10 2009 Swampscott Dory 16

2/26/10 1973 Tanzer 16, SOLD

2/26/10 Price reduced on 1985 Cal 22

2/26/10 1960 Shaw 24 Yawl

2/26/10 Price reduced on 1989 Gemini 3000

2/26/10 1998 Alerion Express 28

2/26/10 1978 Ranger 22

2/25/10 Price reduced on 1982 S2 7.9

2/25/10 1959-66 Super Sailfish, SOLD

2/25/10 1969 Columbia 22

2/25/10 1985 Catalina 30

2/25/10 1960 Cheoy Lee 25

2/25/10 2005 Precision 18

2/25/10 1981 Victoria 18

2/25/10 1984 Montgomery 15, SOLD

2/25/10 1985 Capri 22, SOLD

2/25/10 1968 Pearson Renegade 27

2/25/10 2001 Beneteau 331, SOLD

2/25/10 Price reduced on 2005 Macgregor 26M

2/25/10 Price reduced on 1984 Hunter 22

2/23/10 1973 Allied Princess Ketch, 36 Taken off market

2/23/10 1989 Macgregor 26D

2/22/10 Price reduced on 2008 Macgregor 26M

2/22/10 1981 S2 7.9, SOLD

2/22/10 1971 Lightning 19

2/22/10 Price reduced on 1987 Preston 19

2/22/10 1975 Laser M, SOLD

2/21/10 Price reduced on 1987 Nimble 20

2/21/10 1976 Cal 2-27, Taken off market

2/21/10 Price reduced on 2008 JY15

2/21/10 Price reduced on 1975 Formosa 41

2/21/10 1980 Capri 25, SOLD

2/21/10 1975 Laser, SOLD

2/21/10 Price reduced on 1980 Catalina 27

2/21/10 1983 Prindle 16, SOLD

2/21/10 1999 Macgregor 26X

2/21/10 2005 Vanguard 15

2/21/10 1981 Vagabond 17, SOLD

2/21/10 1976 Santana 21, SOLD

2/21/10 1984 Sovereign 28 center cockpit sloop, SOLD

2/20/10 1980 Nebe Cape 28, Taken off market

2/20/10 1991 CL 16

2/19/10 1975 Morgan 30

2/19/10 2002 Hunter 260, SOLD

2/19/10 1982 Capri 25, SOLD

2/19/10 Price reduced on 2007 Bauer 12

2/18/10 Price reduced on 1974 Laser

2/18/10 1983 Hunter 34

2/18/10 1984 Rob Roy 23

2/18/10 1967 Flying Scot

2/18/10 1980 J/24, SOLD

2/18/10 1984 Montgomery 15

2/18/10 1994 Flying Scot, SOLD

2/18/10 Price reduced on 1982 Interlake 18

2/18/10 Price reduced on 1982 Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6

2/17/10 1980 Voyager 26

2/17/10 1976 San Juan 24, SOLD

2/17/10 Price reduced on 1999 Hunter 430

2/17/10 1971 Ericson 27

2/17/10 1970 Drascombe Lugger 19

2/17/10 1960's Flying Junior, SOLD

2/17/10 2008 Flying Scot, SOLD

2/16/10 1979 Seidelmann 29.9

2/16/10 1999 Melonseed skiff, SOLD

2/16/10 1995 Laser, SOLD

2/16/10 1988 Beneteau First 285

2/16/10 Price reduced on 2002 Hobie 18

2/16/10 1989 J/22

2/16/10 1983 Catalina 27

2/15/10 1995 Laser

2/15/10 Price reduced on 2005 Brewer 35

2/15/10 1982 US 21, SOLD

2/14/10 1982 Hunter 33

2/14/10 2007 Rocket 22

2/13/10 2006 Stevenson Weekender 19, SOLD

2/13/10 2005 Nacra 17

2/13/10 Price reduced on 2006 Alerion Express 28

2/13/10 1996 Bolger 26, SOLD

2/13/10 2006 Beneteau 343, taken off market

2/13/10 1980 Catalina 25

2/12/10 Price reduced on 1999 Hunter 310

2/12/10 2008 ComPac Sun Cat

2/12/10 Price reduced on 1980 Hunter 30

2/11/10 Price reduced on 1987 Nimble 20

2/11/10 Price reduced on 1984 Irwin 31

2/11/10 1994 WWP 15

2/11/10 1994 Seaward 23, SOLD

2/11/10 1973 Helms 25

2/11/10 2010 Zoum Racer

2/11/10 Price reduced on 1994 Hunter 19

2/11/10 1997 WWP 19, SOLD

2/11/10 Price reduced on 1997 Catalina 320

2/11/10 1978 Catalina 22 1978 Catalina 22

2/11/10 1985 Beneteau First 26. Taken off market

2/11/10 1980 Stevenson Weekender, SOLD

2/10/10 Price reduced on 1982 Hinckley 56 ketch

2/10/10 1989 Gemini 3000

2/10/10 1976 Laser, SOLD

2/10/10 1995 Hunter 36

2/10/10 1974 Catalina 22

2/10/10 Price reduced on 1969 Cape Dory 10

2/10/10 1981 West Wight Potter 15

2/10/10 Price reduced on 1991 Seaward 25

2/10/10 2009 Swampscott Dory 16

2/9/10 1986 Hunter 23

2/9/10 1983 Prindle 16

2/9/10 1994 Flying Scot

2/9/10 1971 Herreshoff America 18 catboat

2/9/10 1986 Catalina 22

2/9/10 1989 Nimble 20, SOLD

2/8/10 1973 Westerly 26

2/8/10 Price reduced on 1982 International 505

2/8/10 2002 Catalina 250

2/8/10 Price reduced on 1980 Nebe Cape 28

2/8/10 1969 Rhodes 19, SOLD

2/8/10 Price reduced on 2001 Inland 20

2/8/10 1982 Oday Javelin, SOLD

2/8/10 Price reduced on 1985 Hunter 40

2/8/10 1975 Pearson 30

2/7/10 Price reduced on 2000 West Wight Potter 19

2/7/10 1995 Seaward 25, taken off market

2/7/10 1993 Macgregor 26S, SOLD

2/7/10 Price reduced on 1977 Hunter 33

2/7/10 early 1950's Sailfish, SOLD

2/7/10 Price reduced on 1978 Ranger 22

2/7/10 2005 Hunter 27

2/7/10 1959 Oday 19'

2/6/10 2001 Laser Pro, SOLD

2/6/10 2004 West Wight Potter 15

2/3/10 1972 Columbia 26 MK II, taken off the market 2/3/q0

2/3/10 Price reduced on 1981 Vagabond 17

2/3/10 1978 Islander 28, taken off the market

2/3/10 Price reduced on 1979 Formosa 51

2/3/10 1990 Pearson 31, SOLD

2/2/10 1970 Columbia 28

2/2/10 2002 Catalina 250

2/2/10 1979 Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6, SOLD

2/2/10 1981 J/24

2/1/10 Price reduced on 2001 ComPac 23 III

2/1/10 Price reduced on 1983 AMF Puffer

2/1/10 1987 Catalina 22

2/1/10 1977 Montgomery 17, SOLD

In January 2010:
34 sailboats sold
53 ads expired, often sold
43 new ads

News and Classifieds column from 2010

News and Classifieds column from 2009

News and Classifieds column from 2008

News and Classifieds column from 2007

News and Classifieds column from 2006

News and Classifieds column from 2005

News and Classifieds column from 2004

2004 highlights:

12/2 Added Lake Victor to the Texas Lakes section

10/29 Can an 11 year old girl fly a spinnaker?

10/12 Trip to Eagle Mountain Lake

9/13 2004 Heart of Texas Centerboard Regatta Results!

All the Sailing Texas News column from 2004

8/14 I'm off the to AYC Governors Cup this weekend.

8/1 Heart of Texas Centerboard Regatta, Sept. 10/11, 2004

7/25 Visit Lake Mineral Wells online

7/20 A visit to Lake Grapevine

7/20 TCC sail/camp on Stillhouse Hollow Lake August 7/8

6/29 2004 AYC Centerboard Regatta pictures

6/26-27 I am gone racing at the Austin Yacht Club Centerboard Regatta, but I'll be back this evening to update the website. I won the Portsmouth class.

5/27 Check out the new Sailing Texas Bookstore section on Buying a Sailboat

5/15-16 Gone to the Rush Creek Yacht Club Spring Dinghyfest

5/2 New Texas sailing website! Brazos Sailing Club, they are having a regatta May 22.

4/25 Board boat regatta at Lake Canyon Yacht Club, see you there!

3/21 Bald eagles nesting in Texas

Oldies and goodies from 2003

9/25 FINALLY! I got a check from Africa!

8/29 NEW, unstepping the mast on the Capri 22

8/21 New PWC Texas website, free Classified Section!

7/31 Edie's 4 kids have their first sailing lesson!

7/13 The Jabez Prayer

Sailing Texasbecause "Texas" is a state of mind!

Sailing Texas
because "Texas" is a state of mind!