Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

I had a chance yesterday to take a friend who is an ardent power boater for
a sail after he inquired about it. He has never been aboard a sailboat
before and knows nothing about them at all. He has always had a powerboat.
He wanted to get a grasp on the abilities of "rag baggers" so he could
better prepare himself for their "antics as he called it. I arranged to take
him out for a sail yesterday morning.

His concerns before going.... " will we be out there all day.. I only have 4
hours to spare".... "how much work is involved to get those things
moving?".... "will we be able to get back if the wind is wrong?"....
sheesh!

We got out to Overproof at the mooring and I went through the basic names
for the "ropes" explaining it was a way to avoid confusion and while we
talked over a coffee I unbagged and hanked on the foresail and prepped the
main. We retired to the cockpit and had another cuppa joe with a shot of rum
to calm his nerves.... I then proceeded to raise sails despite his pleas to
start the engine. All sheets slack.... I hoisted anchor and stowed the
chain/rode in the locker with my buddy nervously looking around. I walked
back to the cockpit and adjusted the sheets.. caught the wind and we were
off on a nice beam reach.... " so what do we do now?" was his question.... I
said relax and turned on some tunes. I explained we were moving 5 tons of
boat along at a nice speed with no fuel consumption. He had believed that
sailboats always have an engine running despite the sails being up.

He was amazed at where we could go and how easy and relaxing it was. I
explained the attitude of enjoying the trip rather than the destination. We
sailed around some islands and I let him have the tiller. He said he could
"feel" the boat and it was evident in his eyes he was awe struck. We covered
capturing wind and sail deployment and he felt comfortable enough to walk
around the boat under sail within a half hour.

I switched to chilled beer for the downwind run back to the mooring to make
him feel at home. He looked at me and said.."why I bet even the ole' lady
would get off on this". We sailed nicely to my anchoring area and dropped
the hook under sail. He helped me bag and pack the sails and we sat back in
the cockpit for another beer.

His new found knowledge when he left... "this is a really nice way to enjoy
the water"... "It's so quiet"... "you can really go anywhere with one of
these"..... " we never even started the engine"..... " we used no fuel at
all and went out for a long run" ..... " I've got a better idea of what you
guys are doing out there now".... "I'd like to try this again, do you mind
if I bring the wife?".....

So there you have it..... I got a call that he is going out on a Hans
Christian 38 tomorrow and was asking about a sailboat that was for sale. I
told him to stick with full keelers since fin keelers are so lame!

CM

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

Excellent. Keep recruiting 'em. The fewer powerboaters
out there the better.

But, you should have told him "NO" on the wife and
"Yes" on the fin-keeler.


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
I had a chance yesterday to take a friend who is an ardent power boater for
a sail after he inquired about it. He has never been aboard a sailboat
before and knows nothing about them at all. He has always had a powerboat.
He wanted to get a grasp on the abilities of "rag baggers" so he could
better prepare himself for their "antics as he called it. I arranged to take
him out for a sail yesterday morning.

His concerns before going.... " will we be out there all day.. I only have 4
hours to spare".... "how much work is involved to get those things
moving?".... "will we be able to get back if the wind is wrong?"....
sheesh!

We got out to Overproof at the mooring and I went through the basic names
for the "ropes" explaining it was a way to avoid confusion and while we
talked over a coffee I unbagged and hanked on the foresail and prepped the
main. We retired to the cockpit and had another cuppa joe with a shot of rum
to calm his nerves.... I then proceeded to raise sails despite his pleas to
start the engine. All sheets slack.... I hoisted anchor and stowed the
chain/rode in the locker with my buddy nervously looking around. I walked
back to the cockpit and adjusted the sheets.. caught the wind and we were
off on a nice beam reach.... " so what do we do now?" was his question.... I
said relax and turned on some tunes. I explained we were moving 5 tons of
boat along at a nice speed with no fuel consumption. He had believed that
sailboats always have an engine running despite the sails being up.

He was amazed at where we could go and how easy and relaxing it was. I
explained the attitude of enjoying the trip rather than the destination. We
sailed around some islands and I let him have the tiller. He said he could
"feel" the boat and it was evident in his eyes he was awe struck. We covered
capturing wind and sail deployment and he felt comfortable enough to walk
around the boat under sail within a half hour.

I switched to chilled beer for the downwind run back to the mooring to make
him feel at home. He looked at me and said.."why I bet even the ole' lady
would get off on this". We sailed nicely to my anchoring area and dropped
the hook under sail. He helped me bag and pack the sails and we sat back in
the cockpit for another beer.

His new found knowledge when he left... "this is a really nice way to enjoy
the water"... "It's so quiet"... "you can really go anywhere with one of
these"..... " we never even started the engine"..... " we used no fuel at
all and went out for a long run" ..... " I've got a better idea of what you
guys are doing out there now".... "I'd like to try this again, do you mind
if I bring the wife?".....

So there you have it..... I got a call that he is going out on a Hans
Christian 38 tomorrow and was asking about a sailboat that was for sale. I
told him to stick with full keelers since fin keelers are so lame!

CM

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

His wife is beautiful, wears a bikini and fin keelers are just wanna be
full keelers.

Great job, Mooron, but you should know that any full keel boat is a powerboat
here on the LIS during the hot summer months.

RB

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 11:00:33 -0400, "Scott Vernon" wrote:



Great job, Mooron, but you should know that any
boat I'm on is a powerboat here on the LIS.

Are you sure about that, Scott? Powerboats leave the dock sometimes.

S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

How many hours on that engine meter Bob????? ;-D

Any wind a fin keeler can sail in .... so can I!!!

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| His wife is beautiful, wears a bikini and fin keelers are just wanna be
| full keelers.
|
| Great job, Mooron, but you should know that any full keel boat is a
powerboat
| here on the LIS during the hot summer months.
|
| RB

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

Well.... DUH!


CM

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
| ahhhh, so the trick is to get them drunk enough that they enjoy it.
|
| Scotty
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| I had a chance yesterday to take a friend who is an ardent power boater
| for
| a sail after he inquired about it. He has never been aboard a sailboat
| before and knows nothing about them at all. He has always had a
powerboat.
| He wanted to get a grasp on the abilities of "rag baggers" so he could
| better prepare himself for their "antics as he called it. I arranged to
| take
| him out for a sail yesterday morning.
|
| His concerns before going.... " will we be out there all day.. I only
have
| 4
| hours to spare".... "how much work is involved to get those things
| moving?".... "will we be able to get back if the wind is wrong?"....
| sheesh!
|
| We got out to Overproof at the mooring and I went through the basic
names
| for the "ropes" explaining it was a way to avoid confusion and while we
| talked over a coffee I unbagged and hanked on the foresail and prepped
the
| main. We retired to the cockpit and had another cuppa joe with a shot of
| rum
| to calm his nerves.... I then proceeded to raise sails despite his pleas
| to
| start the engine. All sheets slack.... I hoisted anchor and stowed the
| chain/rode in the locker with my buddy nervously looking around. I
walked
| back to the cockpit and adjusted the sheets.. caught the wind and we
were
| off on a nice beam reach.... " so what do we do now?" was his
question....
| I
| said relax and turned on some tunes. I explained we were moving 5 tons
of
| boat along at a nice speed with no fuel consumption. He had believed
that
| sailboats always have an engine running despite the sails being up.
|
| He was amazed at where we could go and how easy and relaxing it was. I
| explained the attitude of enjoying the trip rather than the destination.
| We
| sailed around some islands and I let him have the tiller. He said he
could
| "feel" the boat and it was evident in his eyes he was awe struck. We
| covered
| capturing wind and sail deployment and he felt comfortable enough to
walk
| around the boat under sail within a half hour.
|
| I switched to chilled beer for the downwind run back to the mooring to
| make
| him feel at home. He looked at me and said.."why I bet even the ole'
lady
| would get off on this". We sailed nicely to my anchoring area and
dropped
| the hook under sail. He helped me bag and pack the sails and we sat back
| in
| the cockpit for another beer.
|
| His new found knowledge when he left... "this is a really nice way to
| enjoy
| the water"... "It's so quiet"... "you can really go anywhere with one of
| these"..... " we never even started the engine"..... " we used no
fuel
| at
| all and went out for a long run" ..... " I've got a better idea of what
| you
| guys are doing out there now".... "I'd like to try this again, do you
mind
| if I bring the wife?".....
|
| So there you have it..... I got a call that he is going out on a Hans
| Christian 38 tomorrow and was asking about a sailboat that was for sale.
I
| told him to stick with full keelers since fin keelers are so lame!
|
| CM
|
|
|
|
|

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

As quoted elsewhere, "Behold the power of the wind."

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
I had a chance yesterday to take a friend who is an ardent power boater
for
a sail after he inquired about it. He has never been aboard a sailboat
before and knows nothing about them at all. He has always had a powerboat.
He wanted to get a grasp on the abilities of "rag baggers" so he could
better prepare himself for their "antics as he called it. I arranged to
take
him out for a sail yesterday morning.

His concerns before going.... " will we be out there all day.. I only have
4
hours to spare".... "how much work is involved to get those things
moving?".... "will we be able to get back if the wind is wrong?"....
sheesh!

We got out to Overproof at the mooring and I went through the basic names
for the "ropes" explaining it was a way to avoid confusion and while we
talked over a coffee I unbagged and hanked on the foresail and prepped the
main. We retired to the cockpit and had another cuppa joe with a shot of
rum
to calm his nerves.... I then proceeded to raise sails despite his pleas
to
start the engine. All sheets slack.... I hoisted anchor and stowed the
chain/rode in the locker with my buddy nervously looking around. I walked
back to the cockpit and adjusted the sheets.. caught the wind and we were
off on a nice beam reach.... " so what do we do now?" was his question....
I
said relax and turned on some tunes. I explained we were moving 5 tons of
boat along at a nice speed with no fuel consumption. He had believed that
sailboats always have an engine running despite the sails being up.

He was amazed at where we could go and how easy and relaxing it was. I
explained the attitude of enjoying the trip rather than the destination.
We
sailed around some islands and I let him have the tiller. He said he could
"feel" the boat and it was evident in his eyes he was awe struck. We
covered
capturing wind and sail deployment and he felt comfortable enough to walk
around the boat under sail within a half hour.

I switched to chilled beer for the downwind run back to the mooring to
make
him feel at home. He looked at me and said.."why I bet even the ole' lady
would get off on this". We sailed nicely to my anchoring area and dropped
the hook under sail. He helped me bag and pack the sails and we sat back
in
the cockpit for another beer.

His new found knowledge when he left... "this is a really nice way to
enjoy
the water"... "It's so quiet"... "you can really go anywhere with one of
these"..... " we never even started the engine"..... " we used no fuel
at
all and went out for a long run" ..... " I've got a better idea of what
you
guys are doing out there now".... "I'd like to try this again, do you mind
if I bring the wife?".....

So there you have it..... I got a call that he is going out on a Hans
Christian 38 tomorrow and was asking about a sailboat that was for sale. I
told him to stick with full keelers since fin keelers are so lame!

CM

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

As quoted elsewhere, "Behold the power of the wind."

Scotty's wife, while changing his diaper-April, 2003.


RB

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

Allow the poor schmuck one small dream, eh.


"Gerard Weatherby" wrote



Great job, Mooron, but you should know that any
boat I'm on is a powerboat here on the LIS.

Are you sure about that, Scott? Powerboats leave the dock sometimes.

Another Convert from the Dark Side....
 

Actually, it's from White Squal.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
As quoted elsewhere, "Behold the power of the wind."

Scotty's wife, while changing his diaper-April, 2003.


RB