Buffalo versus Florida Sailing? Our Buffalo Season Wins Every Time!

Many soon-to-retire people take sailing lessons at"Then we go skiing! It's great! And back to sailing,
one of the country's top community sailingafter askiing, in late April-- BUffalo is by far the
programs, Seven Seas Sailing School in Buffalo onbest!"
Lake Erie, where they enjoy a couple seasons inZimmermann refers to an email response
robust comradery, and then they rather suddenlyreceived from a Buffalo "ex-pat," a former WNY
relocate to Florida in hopes of 12-month pleasuressailor who reestablished themselves to Florida a
on their boats.couple years ago only to find he misses our
Seven Seas Sailing School has been teachingconnective vitality sail seasons:
Western New York youth, individuals and families"It's funny how different parts of the country feel
the love and art of sailing since 1970. Each yeardifferent things at differenttimes of the year," the
there's a start up, and each year there's a seasonex-patriate writes. "When up north, Easter is a
break down. Winter passes, and a new robusttime of renewal, celebration, the birds and the
season begins.bees, love is in the air, people start launching their
"It's amazing how many people relocate to Florida,boats for the summer, getting their barbie's ready
for the sailing, only to eventually find out it lacksfor some serious partying, etc. etc. Down here in
our WNY fervor for the squeezed six monthFlorida, Easter is a time to make sure your
season" says Bill Zimmermann, executive Directorhurricane insurance is all paid up, that you have at
of the non-profit Seven Seas. Zimmermann isleast two evacuation plans, plenty of bottled
looking forward top September sailing in Buffalo,water, canned food, keep the car topped off, etc.
"the best," he says...then to October...November...etc.
and maybe, just maybe some of December.