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Well, no J24 sailing today! It's picking up out there. A 3rd of the boats were
pulled at my club, but I stayed in. Doubled and trippled the lines, added more
fenders, plus a big round one at the stern. The breakwater was awash, but she
seems fine. Gusts to 40 thus far, or so I'm told. May be above 50 later
tonight, so I'll probably make another trip over there at around 4 am.
The bad part of all this is that I'm hearing we'll have very little wind for
the weekend!

Capt RB

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
Gusts to 40 thus far, or so I'm told. May be above 50 later
| tonight, so I'll probably make another trip over there at around 4 am.

For gawds sake Bob... I've sailed 40 miles from Mahone Bay to Prospect in
worse conditions than that!
what a friggin wimp!

CM

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For gawds sake Bob... I've sailed 40 miles from Mahone Bay to Prospect in
worse conditions than that!

You left a safe harbor to bring your vessel into 40-50 knot winds?
You are NOT a responsible sailor.

Capt RB

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Why do you have a fender on the stern? Are you stern in or
are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Well, no J24 sailing today! It's picking up out there. A 3rd of the boats
were
pulled at my club, but I stayed in. Doubled and trippled the lines, added
more
fenders, plus a big round one at the stern. The breakwater was awash, but
she
seems fine. Gusts to 40 thus far, or so I'm told. May be above 50 later
tonight, so I'll probably make another trip over there at around 4 am.
The bad part of all this is that I'm hearing we'll have very little wind
for
the weekend!

Capt RB

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| For gawds sake Bob... I've sailed 40 miles from Mahone Bay to Prospect in
| worse conditions than that!
|
| You left a safe harbor to bring your vessel into 40-50 knot winds?
| You are NOT a responsible sailor.

Good Lord Man!... we left not only a safe harbour... but did it with a crew
of 5 drinking beer and later Lamb's Navy overproof rum and coffee to cut the
chill as Overproof pressed hard and screamed along under a triple reefed
main and my 110 jib reefed to 90. Not one single boat did we see out there.
At no time did anyone aboard get wet from spray or wave and by the Gods...
the breakers on Peggy's Cove were so high they prevented access to the
lighthouse... 120 meters from the sea.

You would have crapped your drawers if you saw how well we handled the 20
foot breaking rollers at Prospect Head while entering the harbour. Never
pooped by any of the several breakers behind us and there is no feeling in
the world to match Overproof's side to side dance when she's atop a wave
prior to decent into the trough. 42 nautical miles dock to dock in 4 hours
and 15 minutes. Reach out and broad reach in.... and yes we ran a hard chart
plot and nav log enroute. We even sailed away from and to the dock... engine
hours = 15 minutes at idle.

So Kiss My Grits you Lame Yankee Sunday Sailor!!!!

CM

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He's plain scared!!!
He probably has 200 fenders tied to his boat!

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
| Why do you have a fender on the stern? Are you stern in or
| are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
| Well, no J24 sailing today! It's picking up out there. A 3rd of the
boats
| were
| pulled at my club, but I stayed in. Doubled and trippled the lines,
added
| more
| fenders, plus a big round one at the stern. The breakwater was awash,
but
| she
| seems fine. Gusts to 40 thus far, or so I'm told. May be above 50 later
| tonight, so I'll probably make another trip over there at around 4 am.
| The bad part of all this is that I'm hearing we'll have very little wind
| for
| the weekend!
|
| Capt RB
|
|

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Good Lord Man!... we left not only a safe harbour... but did it with a crew
of 5 drinking beer and later Lamb's Navy overproof rum and coffee to cut the
chill as Overproof pressed hard and screamed along under a triple reefed
main and my 110 jib reefed to 90. Not one single boat did we see out there.

You didn't see another boat because good sailors don't invite disaster by
taking their vessels into such conditions.
It's one thing to encounter bad weather on a trip. It's utterly poor sailing to
bring a boat out into 50 knots for no good reason.
Of course we know you did no such thing. I can appreciate your level of
frustration at this point, Mooron. We all get some bad luck in our lives. Hang
in there.

RB

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Are you stern in or
are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?

Protect the stern from other boats. When I read comments from Mooron, I have
zero confidence in the boating skills of others.

RB

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He probably has 200 fenders tied to his boat!

Nope. Just 5. The other 195 are tied to the dock.

RB

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| Of course we know you did no such thing. I can appreciate your level of
| frustration at this point, Mooron. We all get some bad luck in our lives.
Hang
| in there.

You wish..... October 4th, 2001... even had 2 Yanks aboard... Brian and his
son Josh!

CM

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Right you are Nutsy. Stay moored till it passes.

Sounds almost like Haggy is in the Eye. The wind should start Easting
on her, then south and that should take her to the next surge and she
should be passed it

Ole Thom

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Bobsprit wrote:

You didn't see another boat because good sailors don't invite
disaster by taking their vessels into such conditions.

And yet, people *still* climb mountains.


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

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No. The eye is in VA as of 11PM. moving NNW. Should pass by to the West of
Haggy.

check it out;
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics...F/140858W5.gif

Scotty



"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Right you are Nutsy. Stay moored till it passes.

Sounds almost like Haggy is in the Eye. The wind should start Easting
on her, then south and that should take her to the next surge and she
should be passed it

Ole Thom

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he might get a heart attack.

bweeheeheeheeheeeeheeeheeee!!!!!!!


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
Gusts to 40 thus far, or so I'm told. May be above 50 later
| tonight, so I'll probably make another trip over there at around 4 am.

For gawds sake Bob... I've sailed 40 miles from Mahone Bay to Prospect in
worse conditions than that!
what a friggin wimp!

CM

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Your boat sticks out of the slip?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Are you stern in or
are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?

Protect the stern from other boats. When I read comments from Mooron, I
have
zero confidence in the boating skills of others.

RB

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East is gonna have this Swan awful close...gonna be a long night!

Thom Stewart wrote:

Right you are Nutsy. Stay moored till it passes.

Sounds almost like Haggy is in the Eye. The wind should start Easting
on her, then south and that should take her to the next surge and she
should be passed it

Ole Thom

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Yay Haggie! Just keep doing the rounds! (I'm still awake, after
all)

FT

Seahag wrote:

East is gonna have this Swan awful close...gonna be a long night!

Thom Stewart wrote:

Right you are Nutsy. Stay moored till it passes.

Sounds almost like Haggy is in the Eye. The wind should start Easting
on her, then south and that should take her to the next surge and she
should be passed it

Ole Thom






--
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-------------------------
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Your boat sticks out of the slip?

No, but my boat is IN the slip, wide enough for a loose boat to bounce in. A
fender off the stern is a good idea.

RB

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We all get some bad luck in our lives.
RB

Yes, but yours seems endless.

Really?...I have a better boat than you, better looking wife, and more cash and
prospects! I'm also younger!
If I have "bad luck" then you have NONE!

Bwahahahahaha!

RB

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How is everyone? did you make it through the storm ok?

NH_/)_




"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Your boat sticks out of the slip?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Are you stern in or
are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?

Protect the stern from other boats. When I read comments from Mooron, I
have
zero confidence in the boating skills of others.

RB

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How is everyone? did you make it through the storm ok?

No problemo...screwed up last night's sailing plans and chaffed a couple of
lines to death.

RB

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That's good , no damage!! :-)
I look forward to more reports, but I'm sure some are
without power so it may take a while.


NH_/)_

Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
How is everyone? did you make it through the storm ok?

No problemo...screwed up last night's sailing plans and chaffed a couple
of
lines to death.

RB

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That's good , no damage!! :-)
I look forward to more reports, but I'm sure some are
without power so it may take a while.

Power at my dock was shut down...it should be back on later today...just in
time to get the fridge cold again!

RB

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Thanks Scott,

That eases the Old Man's mind a lot! How are you making out? Did
Plowville get any damage?

OT

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Good Job, Nutsy,

You showed good Seaman's Ship. Proud of you. Hope the rest of ASA did as
well.
Our friends in the "Chessy" had a tougher test. Hope they came thru as
well as you.

I guess we can tell the great Weather Prognosticator it is OK to re-join
the Group. I'm sure he will as soon as he gets he foot clear.

Ole Thom

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I guess we can tell the great Weather Prognosticator it is OK to re-join
the Group. I'm sure he will as soon as he gets he foot clear.

He may need a stomach pump.

RB

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Lost power at 0400, came back on 1115. (made coffee on a Sterno can) Lots
of branches, but no trees down. Didn't get much rain. Wind wasn't as strong
as predicted. Sun is out now. Looks like we dodged her. Now waiting to
hear how my boat is doing. Water is 8' above MLW!

Scotty


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Thanks Scott,

That eases the Old Man's mind a lot! How are you making out? Did
Plowville get any damage?

OT

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Looks like we dodged her. Now waiting to
hear how my boat is doing.

Unless a better boat drifted into your slip, you dodged nothing.

Bwahahahaha!

RB

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Lost power at 0400, came back on 1115. (made coffee on a Sterno can)

That fits.


RB

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Lost power at 0400, came back on 1115. (made coffee on a Sterno can) Lots
of branches, but no trees down. Didn't get much rain. Wind wasn't as
strong
as predicted. Sun is out now. Looks like we dodged her. Now waiting to
hear how my boat is doing. Water is 8' above MLW!


MLW??


Good news - sounds like it eased up very quickly after making landfall.


Regards

Donal
--

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hear how my boat is doing. Water is 8' above MLW!


MLW??

Holy Lobster warts, Batman!


RB

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Good news - sounds like it eased up very quickly after making landfall.

Whew! Donal makes another rocket scientist quality weather review!

RB

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MLW = Mean Low Water. Have you never seen a chart?

Scotty



"Donal" wrote in message
...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Lost power at 0400, came back on 1115. (made coffee on a Sterno can)
Lots
of branches, but no trees down. Didn't get much rain. Wind wasn't as
strong
as predicted. Sun is out now. Looks like we dodged her. Now waiting to
hear how my boat is doing. Water is 8' above MLW!


MLW??


Good news - sounds like it eased up very quickly after making landfall.


Regards

Donal
--

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Scotty,

It is that Surge that has me worred, on here in the NW.

I remember those Surges when I lived back East. Those shallow bbodies of
water would lift boats above those pilings that they were moored to and
as the water went out, the boat would be impailed by the pilings as they
settled. Hope this isn't the case with our group.

OT

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Yeah, I can see that. How close to the end of your slip is
the stern? Seems like unless it's at or near the end, the
chance of another boat coming in is pretty small, and
I'm wondering if a fender would really stop anything of
any substance.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Your boat sticks out of the slip?

No, but my boat is IN the slip, wide enough for a loose boat to bounce in.
A
fender off the stern is a good idea.

RB

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No storm here... sunny, warm, great sailing. :-)

"NH_/)_" wrote in message
. ..
How is everyone? did you make it through the storm ok?

NH_/)_




"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Your boat sticks out of the slip?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Are you stern in or
are you afraid of other boats hitting you in the slip?

Protect the stern from other boats. When I read comments from Mooron,
I
have
zero confidence in the boating skills of others.

RB

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How close to the end of your slip is
the stern? Seems like unless it's at or near the end, the
chance of another boat coming in is pretty small

Chances are small, but it costs nothing to hang the big ball there.

RB

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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:08:48 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote this crap:


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| For gawds sake Bob... I've sailed 40 miles from Mahone Bay to Prospect in
| worse conditions than that!
|
| You left a safe harbor to bring your vessel into 40-50 knot winds?
| You are NOT a responsible sailor.

Good Lord Man!... we left not only a safe harbour... but did it with a crew
of 5 drinking beer and later Lamb's Navy overproof rum and coffee to cut the
chill as Overproof pressed hard and screamed along under a triple reefed
main and my 110 jib reefed to 90. Not one single boat did we see out there.
At no time did anyone aboard get wet from spray or wave and by the Gods...
the breakers on Peggy's Cove were so high they prevented access to the
lighthouse... 120 meters from the sea.

You would have crapped your drawers if you saw how well we handled the 20
foot breaking rollers at Prospect Head

I've seen worse. During one long race, we went through two storms,
back to back. We were double reefed, and full jib. The race was
right into the teeth of the wind. I napped on the rail for half the
race, and we finished in third place.




Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Years!

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Do you really think a fender is going to prevent damage
from a boat being trashed about by a storm?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
How close to the end of your slip is
the stern? Seems like unless it's at or near the end, the
chance of another boat coming in is pretty small

Chances are small, but it costs nothing to hang the big ball there.

RB

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Do you really think a fender is going to prevent damage
from a boat being trashed about by a storm?

A big round fender, like the one I'm using, saved my friends J30 when an
Ericson 39 flush deck dragged her mooring and ended up broadside for a windy
night. He still had damage, but far less than if there was no fender out. He'd
forgotten to pull it in that day. If two had been out, there would have been no
damage at all.
Yup, fenders are a good thing.

RB