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Well, I must admit that I am puzzled by the whole thing. I do not believe
that the trip report was written by someone who had just skippered his first
40 mile trip. The language is all wrong! For example, he mentioned the
weather forecast - and yet did not mention the forecasted wind speed - only
that there were some storms in the area.

His "Dinner Stop" makes no sense at all! He admits that they sailed a good
distance from the shore (presumably, because it is easier). I'd guess that
they must have been about 3 miles out?? So, they must have headed in to the
shore, then dropped the anchor and then sailed back out into deep water.
This would have added at least 2 hours onto the trip! Later they arrived
at a strange port at 2am. Why would any sane person do such a thing??

Unfortunately, I don't know the area at all. I don't know the tides or the
shape of the coastline - so I don't know the correct questions to ask.

It can be very difficult to get the truth out of Bobsprit. I tried but, on
this occasion, as always, I have failed.

There is only one definite conclusion that I can make. Bob didn't skipper
a boat to the Thimbles last weekend.


Regards


Donal
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His "Dinner Stop" makes no sense at all! He admits that they sailed a good
distance from the shore (presumably, because it is easier). I'd guess that
they must have been about 3 miles out??

A bad guess. We were only close to shore on the outward leg.
Sorry!

RB

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Unfortunately, I don't know the area at all. I don't know the tides or the
shape of the coastline - so I don't know the correct questions to ask.

You sure don't!!!

RB

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I'd guess that
they must have been about 3 miles out?? So, they must have headed in to the
shore, then dropped the anchor and then sailed back out into deep water.
This would have added at least 2 hours onto the trip!

Does that 2 hours include time for actually eating, Donal? Do you suppose we
sailed an hour out of the way to drop anchor?
Are you sure I said we in the middle of the sound on the outward leg?

Hoooh ahhh!

RB

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| His "Dinner Stop" makes no sense at all! He admits that they sailed a
good
| distance from the shore (presumably, because it is easier). I'd guess
that
| they must have been about 3 miles out??
|
| A bad guess. We were only close to shore on the outward leg.
| Sorry!


Ha Ha Ha.... that's not what you said on the intial report Bob!

CM

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| I'd guess that
| they must have been about 3 miles out?? So, they must have headed in to
the
| shore, then dropped the anchor and then sailed back out into deep water.
| This would have added at least 2 hours onto the trip!
|
| Does that 2 hours include time for actually eating, Donal? Do you suppose
we
| sailed an hour out of the way to drop anchor?
| Are you sure I said we in the middle of the sound on the outward leg?
|
| Hoooh ahhh!

... since your "report" changes with every telling it's hard to place you
anywhere.

CM

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I'd guess that
they must have been about 3 miles out?? So, they must have headed in to
the
shore, then dropped the anchor and then sailed back out into deep water.
This would have added at least 2 hours onto the trip!

Does that 2 hours include time for actually eating, Donal? Do you suppose
we
sailed an hour out of the way to drop anchor?
Are you sure I said we in the middle of the sound on the outward leg?

Hoooh ahhh!

As I said, there is only one thing that I can be sure of - You didn't
skipper any boat to the Thimbles last weekend!


How long did you stop at anchor for? What effect do you think that the
stop had on your arrival time? Why would you stop to eat when you are not
going to arrive at your destination until after midnight?

Who took the decision to stop?

Regards


Donal
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Oh ... my favourite was his serious demeanor ... for gawd's sake he was on
a 32 foot boat with all the latest navigational hardware!!! He still
managed to be a mile off course in 20!!!! He thought entering a well marked
harbour at night with radar, GPS and a spotlight was like an Ocean
crossing!!!! God forbid he actually ever encounters a Fog Bank!!!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha

CM


"John Jacob Astor" wrote in message
nk.net...
| How many boats has he owned? For how many years? And of what size?
|
| AND THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP????
|
| BWAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAHAAAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!
|
| "Donal" wrote in message
| ...
| Well, I must admit that I am puzzled by the whole thing. I do not
believe
| that the trip report was written by someone who had just skippered his
| first
| 40 mile trip. The language is all wrong! For example, he mentioned
the
| weather forecast - and yet did not mention the forecasted wind speed -
| only
| that there were some storms in the area.
|
| His "Dinner Stop" makes no sense at all! He admits that they sailed a
| good
| distance from the shore (presumably, because it is easier). I'd guess
| that
| they must have been about 3 miles out?? So, they must have headed in to
| the
| shore, then dropped the anchor and then sailed back out into deep water.
| This would have added at least 2 hours onto the trip! Later they
arrived
| at a strange port at 2am. Why would any sane person do such a thing??
|
| Unfortunately, I don't know the area at all. I don't know the tides or
| the
| shape of the coastline - so I don't know the correct questions to ask.
|
| It can be very difficult to get the truth out of Bobsprit. I tried but,
| on
| this occasion, as always, I have failed.
|
| There is only one definite conclusion that I can make. Bob didn't
| skipper
| a boat to the Thimbles last weekend.
|
|
| Regards
|
|
| Donal
| --
|
|
|
|
|

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| A bad guess. We were only close to shore on the outward leg.
| Sorry!


Ha Ha Ha.... that's not what you said on the intial report Bob!

More lies from Mooron? Did I indicate that I was far from shore on the outward
leg? Better go back and check. We stayed NS on the LI side all the way to Port
Jeff. Nothing in my comments indicates otherwise.
SORRY!

RB

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How long did you stop at anchor for? What effect do you think that the
stop had on your arrival time? Why would you stop to eat when you are not
going to arrive at your destination until after midnight?

Who took the decision to stop?

Jeeze, Donal. Those are quite a few questions.
The stop cost us about 1.5 hours or a bit less. The effect is that we got to
Port Jeff about 1.5 hours later than if we didn't stop, rough guess without
checking currents. We stopped to eat because we could. There was no difference
bwteen ariving at 12:30 or 2:00 am to us. The decision went like this:
Honey Bunny, you wanna drop the hook so we can eat like grownups at the table?
Sure, baby. What's the hurry?
I'm "baby" in case you didn't know!

Hoooh ahhh!

RB

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So you're saying you felt familiar enough with the area to safely navigate
without the need to maintain a nav log??

I just landed a Mooron.
Weight: 177 lbs.

Capt RB

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Might want to check the landing net.... it's back up on the boat! Just a
short swim Bob!

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| So you're saying you felt familiar enough with the area to safely navigate
| without the need to maintain a nav log??
|
| I just landed a Mooron.
| Weight: 177 lbs.
|
| Capt RB

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OK Bob, I'll ask. ahem... Where did you stop for dinner?

On 28 Aug 2003 19:36:40 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

How long did you stop at anchor for? What effect do you think that the
stop had on your arrival time? Why would you stop to eat when you are not
going to arrive at your destination until after midnight?

Who took the decision to stop?

Jeeze, Donal. Those are quite a few questions.
The stop cost us about 1.5 hours or a bit less. The effect is that we got to
Port Jeff about 1.5 hours later than if we didn't stop, rough guess without
checking currents. We stopped to eat because we could. There was no difference
bwteen ariving at 12:30 or 2:00 am to us. The decision went like this:
Honey Bunny, you wanna drop the hook so we can eat like grownups at the table?
Sure, baby. What's the hurry?
I'm "baby" in case you didn't know!

Hoooh ahhh!

RB

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"The Captains Master" wrote in message

| Hey Bubbles, there's still bait on that hook.....don't pull it up yet.

Sheesh!... give him a chance to dry off already!!!!

CM

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"Donal" wrote in
:

Well, I must admit that I am puzzled by the whole thing.

Maybe next life, eh?

Bertie

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OK Bob, I'll ask. ahem... Where did you stop for dinner?

A few miles past Huntington. Dropped the hook because the bloody grill wouldn't
stay lit while underway.

RB

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Hey Bubbles, there's still bait on that hook.....don't pull it up yet.

Indeed, but it's the same bait. They don't seem to care though.

RB

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Did you dive down into Smittown Bay in the lee of Eaton's Neck or stay
on the rhumbline to Port Jeff.?

On 29 Aug 2003 12:59:50 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

OK Bob, I'll ask. ahem... Where did you stop for dinner?

A few miles past Huntington. Dropped the hook because the bloody grill wouldn't
stay lit while underway.

RB

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Think about it this way... you're catching up on all that swimming you
missed out on during your fabled trip to the Thimbles!

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| Hey Bubbles, there's still bait on that hook.....don't pull it up yet.
|
| Indeed, but it's the same bait. They don't seem to care though.
|
| RB

Thimbles trip
 

Think about it this way... you're catching up on all that swimming you
missed out on during your fabled trip to the Thimbles!

Thanks, you're right. We swam last night after our sail....while you sat in
front of your computer. We're also sailing tonight...and the weekend, while you
post!
Next weekend we'll anchor at Cold Springs, then spend some time at Norwalk.
Looking forward to all of your "posts" while we sail!

Bwahahhahaaha!

RB

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I'll be on the boat tonight Bob... my friends were using it as a get away
cottage at the mooring. I'm just such a nice guy that way!

You going to put on a mask and confirm the "seafloor topography"??

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| Think about it this way... you're catching up on all that swimming you
| missed out on during your fabled trip to the Thimbles!
|
| Thanks, you're right. We swam last night after our sail....while you sat
in
| front of your computer. We're also sailing tonight...and the weekend,
while you
| post!
| Next weekend we'll anchor at Cold Springs, then spend some time at
Norwalk.
| Looking forward to all of your "posts" while we sail!
|
| Bwahahhahaaha!
|
| RB

Thimbles trip
 

Well, I must admit that I am puzzled by the whole thing.

Your forgetting the events took place in the matrix.


S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
Trains are a winter sport

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Peter J Ross wrote in
:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:24:21 +0000 (UTC), a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Bertie the
Bunyip:

"Donal" wrote in
:

Well, I must admit that I am puzzled by the whole thing.

Maybe next life, eh?

Don't be too hopeful.

Definitely not holding my breath.

Bertie

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"Marc" wrote in message
...
Did you dive down into Smittown Bay in the lee of Eaton's Neck or stay
on the rhumbline to Port Jeff.?


Rhumbline?? You're asking Bob about Rhumblines???

Hey Bob, How long is the Great Circle around your waist?




Regards


Donal
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