You bounced your boat around trying to leave the dock, sailed under a
scared-man's rig several miles, hit a rock and ran home. All told, he didn't
make you look too bad.

Pivoting off the fender meant I left the slip in one clean move.
Scared man's rig? Oh, okay!
Ran home...sure. We were the last of two boats sailing at that point and it was
near 7 pm I think!

Bwahahahaaha! Skitchy, did you sail AT ALL??

RB

Not a believable story at all. Where's the pics? No pics = no proof = big
fat liar.

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:34:49 GMT, Marc wrote:



In summation, I had a good time, in good company, in a markedly sea
kindly and seaworthy boat that needs some work and some goddam winch
handle holders.

I don't have ashtrays on my boat. What is your point? The winch
handles are probably kept in a handy drawer under the chart table
where they are out of the way.

I enjoyed the report. Should I assume the return trip to the slip
was uneventful? That is usually an entertainment opportunity on a
breezy day Did Julia appear to be charging by the hour for her
participation in this adventure?

"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
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Ya got off easy, Bob.

How so?

You bounced your boat around trying to leave the dock, sailed under a
scared-man's rig several miles, hit a rock and ran home. All told, he
didn't
make you look too bad.

You forget that he hinted that Bob looked like an ugly freak!



Regards


Donal
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You forget that he hinted that Bob looked like an ugly freak!


I didn't want to get personal.

"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
...
You forget that he hinted that Bob looked like an ugly freak!


I didn't want to get personal.

Ok! You didn't forget, then?



Regards


Donal
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I enjoyed the report. Should I assume the return trip to the slip
was uneventful? That is usually an entertainment opportunity on a
breezy day

To be honest, the slips are well protected, even in a very windy day. It's
rarely a problem coming in. Somedays I do it better than others, but I've yet
to have a mishap.

RB

What kind of place is that? 7 pm and there were only 2 boats left??? 25
kts of wind sounds like perfect sailing condidtions - unless you are in a
hurry to reach an upwind destination.

Another guy who can't read. Here's what Marc wrote:

Upon finishing my lunch, I drove to Bob's yacht club to wait for his
arrival. While waiting, the wind picked up to such an extent that I
had to furl the deck umbrella I was sitting under and the storm clouds
began to cover 3/4 of the sky.

And then he indicates that winds gusted above 25 knots. I'd say close to 35
knots at times. That heavy air combined with nearby storm systems sent most
sailors home.
We stayed out and the storm missed us.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
And then he indicates that winds gusted above 25 knots. I'd say close to
35
knots at times. That heavy air combined with nearby storm systems sent
most
sailors home.
We stayed out and the storm missed us.

It sounds exactly like the conditions that we had just over a week ago.
The wind varied between 20 - 35 kts. At one point the wind didn't drop
below 32 kts for over 10 minutes. WE put a reef in then. We beam reached
all afternoon and let the tide carry us home (instead of gybing downwind).
It was the best sail so far this year. There were hundreds of boats out
there, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. I don't believe that
anybody hit any rocks, although I suspect that a few people probably banged
their pontoon. A few people commented on the excellent wind - nobody talked
about a storm.

When you say "storm" do you mean that it was raining, or are you referring
to the wind?


Regards


Donal
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When you say "storm" do you mean that it was raining, or are you referring
to the wind?

Nope, I'm refering to the black mass of clouds that generally indicates a
T-storm approaching or nearby.

RB