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Is that how ''real sailors'' do it, hit bottom, then go home and look at the
chart to see what they hit? I plan to have a look at the charts today and see what's what. I'm guessing that the P30 would not have touched bottom. RB |
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It's August, this is the third time you've been out on 20+, and you haven't set up the
reef lines yet? Good Grief!!!! Most of us take some pride in our seamanship; you've been doing this for 8 years on three boats and you're still a newbie! "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... I was surprised that you left the marina with a full main. We sailed with only the main and things were fairly well controlled. Consider that the C&C 32 main is quite small. My reefing setup wasn't set up in anycase, though I could have had it run in a minute. RB |
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I'm glad you appreciate how lame it sounds. It was only a few days ago you were
criticizing me for preparing the boat with a compass & chart when sailing in my home waters. You whacked a rock yesterday and haven't looked yet to see what you hit? Good Grief!!! "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... And hitting a rock! I know the old sayings that all sailors have touched bottom on occasion, but most of us only take risks like that when gunkholing, or scrape the mud in a My only excuse...and man, it's lame!...is that I've sailed that area a hundred times and felt I was well clear of the rocks. The visual landmarks appeared correct from memory...and they weren't. I was lucky that the boat wasn't flying at that moment or I may have done damage. I plan to have a look at the charts today and see what's what. I'm guessing that the P30 would not have touched bottom. RB |
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It's August, this is the third time you've been out on 20+, and you haven't set
up the reef lines yet? Sure I have. I have pretty yellow reef lines and they were set up as until middle of last week until I removed the main. I just didn't put them back. I just recently reinstalled the vang, but have to redo the bail. RB |
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You whacked a rock yesterday and haven't looked yet to see what you hit?
Nope. I know what I hit. It was a rock, Jeff. Hard object. Didn't hit hard to fast. I misjudged the location, but I'll probably remember it next time. You seem very shaken up by this! Some years ago, my friend grounded my Catalina 27 badly enough to require us waiting for the tide. Another time I played too close to Big Tom. I've yet to meet a sailor who's never made these errors, but maybe your the 1st? We were one of TWO boats out sailing in those conditions. I know you would have stayed at the dock...and so do you. RB |
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Normaly, I would think his post was a lie (troll to booby), but, with Marc
along, he figures he better post 'his' story quick before Marc tells the group what a bad sailor bob is. Scotty "Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ... It sounds like you had a fun day. A few observations: When you report the wind, it is traditional amongst sailors to include the wind direction - that often tells more than the exact strength. I'm guessing it was SW? I was surprised that you left the marina with a full main. In these conditions, every displacement boat I've sailed would do better under single reef than full main; and all have been much easier to reef at the dock and shake out underway, than the other way around. I notice that your boat has become much slower that it used to be. A few weeks ago you were do 9, 10, even 11 knots, and insisted it was real. Now, with a witness on board, your boat seems to be only as fast as normal boats. And hitting a rock! I know the old sayings that all sailors have touched bottom on occasion, but most of us only take risks like that when gunkholing, or scrape the mud in a shoaled channel. But hitting a rock on a heavy weather day - that's real amateur stuff, Booby. And to do it a few miles from your slip! Did you have a chart? Was your compass uncovered? You have a mapping GPS - wasn't that on? And you crew even said there were rocks - what were you thinking? My chart doesn't even show any rocks more than 100 yards from shore - what were you doing so close? I think you should get out your insurance policy and make sure it covers gross negligence. -- -jeff "Constant Vigilance!" - Frances W. Wright "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Well, today I met Marc from alt.sailing.asa for a sail. Winds were challenging to say the least, blowing 20-25 and gusting well above 30 to perhaps 35. There wasn't a moment of doubt about going out, even though a friend pointed west to a large mass of dark clouds. So what. Still, with just my ex-girlfriend along, I probably wouldn't have headed out so quickly! We headed out into a lot of spray and short rollers (though no waves crashed down onto anyone) and hoisted the main, unreefed. We fell off and made 6.5-7 knots easy. It was really windy as hell, but Marc is a straight-shooting sort who seems to love boats. Marc liked the way Alien tracked downwind. We continued that way for a while, then finally headed down toward Hart Island. Marc was worried about ROCKS, but I was pretty certain we had water and then, while feathering up... BAM!!! We hit a rock! Not badly, bumped it at about 3 knots luckily and lifted up and over. Had a good laugh and I guess that extra foot of draft is worth a local chart review! We popped the genoa to a bit under 100% or so. No great shape, but high winds kept her moving. We made 7 knots, flirted with 7.5 and near 8 a few times on a close reach. By this point there were only TWO other sailboats out showing canvas. A small Irwin called Juliet sailed close by amd yelled "Why are we the only one's out here?" Probably because we're the ONLY SAILORS around, but he was already too far off to hear that. Killer fun day and a real rig stresser! Hope Marc returns the favor and has me out on his Freedom 36 soon! Came back to more than 300 posts from the non-sailors here. It's a bit sad, really. Was it too windy? Not windy enough? Too wet, too dry? Why oh why don't you people sail??? Sailing again tomorrow and Tuesday! PS: It was observed that Alien is the only boat at the marina without shackled/thimbled lines! Bwahahahahaha!! Capt RB |
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Rocking
yeah, OK, sure thing, Rocky.
' "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... I usually leave the dock with the main reefed as the winds tend to get stronger further out. Also, it gives me a chance to 'get my sea legs' and sort out the boat. For god's sake. Reef when conditions warrant and not for "sea legs!" 1st I ever heard of someone reefing for thier own poor balance! Bwahahahahaha! RB |
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Take that cover off the compass so you can memorize
course headings, set and drift and you may be able to avoid such pitfalls. What you failed to consider is your leeway in high wind and the compass would have given you valuable information concerning leeway. I TOLD YOU SO! "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... And hitting a rock! I know the old sayings that all sailors have touched bottom on occasion, but most of us only take risks like that when gunkholing, or scrape the mud in a My only excuse...and man, it's lame!...is that I've sailed that area a hundred times and felt I was well clear of the rocks. The visual landmarks appeared correct from memory...and they weren't. I was lucky that the boat wasn't flying at that moment or I may have done damage. I plan to have a look at the charts today and see what's what. I'm guessing that the P30 would not have touched bottom. RB |
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Normaly, I would think his post was a lie (troll to booby), but, with Marc
along, he figures he better post 'his' story quick before Marc tells the group what a bad sailor bob is. Yup....maybe Marc will post what a bad sailor I am! He certainly spotted a few problems! RB |
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You need to do a careful check of the bottom because
of the collision. Fiberglass doesn't respond well to rocks. It's worth a diver checking it out. "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Well, today I met Marc from alt.sailing.asa for a sail. Winds were challenging to say the least, blowing 20-25 and gusting well above 30 to perhaps 35. There wasn't a moment of doubt about going out, even though a friend pointed west to a large mass of dark clouds. So what. Still, with just my ex-girlfriend along, I probably wouldn't have headed out so quickly! We headed out into a lot of spray and short rollers (though no waves crashed down onto anyone) and hoisted the main, unreefed. We fell off and made 6.5-7 knots easy. It was really windy as hell, but Marc is a straight-shooting sort who seems to love boats. Marc liked the way Alien tracked downwind. We continued that way for a while, then finally headed down toward Hart Island. Marc was worried about ROCKS, but I was pretty certain we had water and then, while feathering up... BAM!!! We hit a rock! Not badly, bumped it at about 3 knots luckily and lifted up and over. Had a good laugh and I guess that extra foot of draft is worth a local chart review! We popped the genoa to a bit under 100% or so. No great shape, but high winds kept her moving. We made 7 knots, flirted with 7.5 and near 8 a few times on a close reach. By this point there were only TWO other sailboats out showing canvas. A small Irwin called Juliet sailed close by amd yelled "Why are we the only one's out here?" Probably because we're the ONLY SAILORS around, but he was already too far off to hear that. Killer fun day and a real rig stresser! Hope Marc returns the favor and has me out on his Freedom 36 soon! Came back to more than 300 posts from the non-sailors here. It's a bit sad, really. Was it too windy? Not windy enough? Too wet, too dry? Why oh why don't you people sail??? Sailing again tomorrow and Tuesday! PS: It was observed that Alien is the only boat at the marina without shackled/thimbled lines! Bwahahahahaha!! Capt RB |
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