We
| motored 2 hours before catching good air again near Oyster Bay.

What was your return time that allowed you to make such a passage within one
day?

When still in good air, we both bet dinner on the return time!
My guess: 3:40
Suzanne's Guess: 4:10
Actual Arrival time: 5:15
Not bad given the fact that wind left us becalmed, then motoring slowly against
the current on several ocasions.

RB

Well the photo says a lot.... fenders laying on the deck....

I got bad news for you, Mooron. Those fenders were out after we left port jeff
and are STILL there. We brought the towel in.

RB

powering in a moderate breeze
[ what's up with that?]

We're entering the channel. Sail up to it in unfamiliar wate? No thanks.

RB

Glad to see you both back safe and sound.

My nose got sunburned.
Thanks.

RB

Cool... that's an approximate average of 5 knots....

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| | First of all...I'm tired! We sailed back from Morris Cove in just over 9
| hours.
|
| That means nothing to those of us who have no idea of the distance
Bob....
|
| About 44.5 Miles after we cleared the breakwaters (less than a mile).
|
| RB

Isn't that water a little bit cold for swimming? Don't you need Viagra
after a swim just to find everything?

Bobsprit wrote:

Glad she waited till the wind increased to determine you could make it ...
even though you decided to set it as destination prior to departure.

Our "plan" as it was from the start, was to make for the Thimbles, but not if
we had to motor hour after hour in dead air or if wind direction worked soundly
against us.
There are plenty of places to pull in for a swim.

RB

Cool... that's an approximate average of 5 knots....

With the knotmeter showing 7.5!
Turned the boat around to see and the GPS said we were doing better than 9!
Several boats were sailing with us (including a C&C LF 35) and were going just
as "slow."

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| I honestly doubt Bill ever hailed me. There were SO FEW boats sailing. If
he
| only hailed me for a 1/2 hour period, then it's also possible I missed it.
That
| would be about the time we were coming into the Thimbles or a bit after.
It was
| not a day for anyone seeking a relaxing sail. My radio was on channel 9
most of
| the day, except when I switched to 68 to hail Morris Cove for the mooring.
I
| hailed bill probably 10-12 times between 12 and 5:30 or so.

Wind speeds? From the photo you posted yesterday I doubt it was over 15
kts. from the seastate. You do have a helm repeater on the VHF don't you?

CM

Just the basics Bob.... leg times or distances. departure times / arrival
times.... wind speeds that include a better description than "strong"....
Log readings and tides add a certain authority and credibility to a sail
report.

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| Odd you can describe everything with such clarity as long as it doesn't
| include navigation.
|
| What would you like to know? You want coordinates?
|
| RB

that's a silly response.. with a hard beat and current you could have
covered a linear distance of 20 miles with a distance over ground of 40
miles.

If you don't know the conditions, currents and so on, why guess at all? You
silly!

RB