Reefing
 

I generally leave the reef in if the Queen is along.

I just can't believe that Lisa is that wimpy. How could a woman be married
to you and still need a reef in for "protection"? Mr. Sails is a reef
fanatic when we take OP's out on the boat. Says he doesn't want to
terrorize them. Heck...I say give them the full effect. Either they'll
sail well, or they'll stay home next time. Besides, there's the insuklt
factor. As soon as some people see you reef and ask you why, they think you
think less of them for not being sailors. They will gut it out if you let
them. Of course, I think roller coasters are relaxing, too.

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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I saw someone motor into a rock (the marina sill, in fact) at 3 kts once.
There was nothing "gentle" about it.

Seen it, too. A friend with a C&C 35 Mark whatever (race boat...won the
Queen's Cup and Admiral's Cup) went cruising and hit a rock "gently" in the
North Channel...C&C "smile" quickly ensued. Also, big C&C that used to be
at our former marina named "Hedon" hit the reefs off the BVI, came home
wearing a C&C "smile". Methinks would be a good thing to take a little
snorkle trip under the boat and see if it's grinning.

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Not under my real name.



By the way, some advice:
Right click on the tool bar that has "New Post," "Reply to Group," etc.
on it.
Left click on "Customize"

A window will open. By highlighting any command in the left pane of the
window and clicking "add" the command will move to the right pane and
appear on the tool bar, where you don't have to use menus to get to it.
Makes OE easy and very fast to use. No cutting and pasting required.


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Katy, that's the first truly ignorant, illogical, and parochial thing
I've ever seen you post.

Caught you, didn't it?Another one for the creel.

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Bwaaaaahahhahhahahahahahaa!
Button or zippered?

Doesn't really matter....it's the filleting that counts in the end....

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
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By the way, some advice:

What is it with you guys???? I already have my toolbar set up...why would
you think I didn't???

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s/v Chanteuse
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Okay, I'll just log it as "mouse impaired."


"katysails" wrote in message
...
By the way, some advice:

What is it with you guys???? I already have my toolbar set up...why
would
you think I didn't???

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s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Real Sailors Only need Apply!!!
 

think of where the America's Cup is right now.

Scotty, from temperate PA

"katysails" wrote in message
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Ya know, every so often the "real sailor" thing comes up and we know where
that leads...When I think of a "real sailor", I go back to what
descriptions
of sailors from history and literature. Did you ever notice that the
great
saialors, men who battled on the sea, or transported goods, or performed
adventurous deeds, were ALL from temperate climates? They may have
sojourned to the tropics, but the majority sailed back from whence they
came. Think of the historically great ports: Plymouth, Liverpool,
Bristol
in Great Britain to name a few. In the USA we have Plymouth, Boston, the
Chesepeake...We have all the great ports of the NE seaboard. From these
ports, we imported and exported by sailing ship. We whaled. We fished.
We
made our country great. What sailors were noted for coming from the
tropics? Pirates. Privateers. Slavers. It all fits, doesn't it? Think
about it....

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My life's worth 10 times that, if I die.

Scotty

"jlrogers" wrote in message
igy.com...
Works for Bob. Of course he has 9 lives and a wife worth $226,000.

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
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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yeah, Jl, Katy's not a complete idiot!

Scotyt

"katysails" wrote in message
...
By the way, some advice:

What is it with you guys???? I already have my toolbar set up...why would
you think I didn't???

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and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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think of where the America's Cup is right now.

Pirates. Privateers. Slavers/

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and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein