"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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This is how Skippy summed up his trip:

"We proceeded at flank speed, up the Saint Simons Channel, at
about 8:30, and had the hook down and engine off by 10:30. We
sailed the entire channel other than the anchorage, including
swinging by for a close run on a beam reach so that our Angels
could see us up close and get some pictures on the pier. We had
a great run, covering 143 miles from anchor up to anchor down, in
23 hours. Run's the word, too, as 120 miles of that was
literally a run. It was too rolly to use the pole, or we'd have
gotten here quicker :{))"

We had a great run and run's the word. Didn't I tell you novices that
Skippy was most likely running? Didn't I tell you that he was probably
running to try to minimize the rolling that sailing with quartering seas
would engender? But, noooooooooo! Did you fools listen to me? Not at all,
it seems. But who is it that ended up having a correct assessment of the
situation? Of, course it was I, as usual. It is due to my many years of
sailing experience that I can pretty much guess what is going on when
Skippy is attempting to sail offshore.

And, where is the spinnaker I wonder, yes I do? I guess the Pig doesn't
have one or the crew doesn't know how to fly one? All that hassle with the
flopping roll-ups could have been avoided by leaving the damned useless
heavy thing rolled up and setting a spinnaker instead. The mainsail should
have been sheeted in pretty much flat to act as a damper to any rolling
that an ill-designed underbody would cause.

Did I not tell everybody that Skippy still has a lot to learn? Was I not
correct in my assessment yet again? And not for the last time, BTW?

Wilbur Hubbard


Fly the kite with just 2-up? No thanks! The last spinnaker broach I
experienced sailing 2-up was the last time my wife sailed with me, she gave
up rather than subject herself to a cockpit full of cold sea water.

Dennis.