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I'm gonna do it
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 04:20:27 GMT, something compelled "The
Carrolls" , to say: Have you much experience? I had a San Juan 21 for a few years, and I sailed a Catalina 22 a few times when I was in the Navy in Long Beach CA. I sailed the SJ21 on an inland mountain lake in Southern Oregon. The wind there was generally about fifteen miles per hour and fluky. Single handed her mostly; I did all right. Entered her into one race and had the best view in the fleet. Everyone else was in front. Get charts of the entire area, and ask around for local information at Portland. It really shouldn't take a lot to go from Portland to Hood River, the only problem place I see are the Bonneville locks. I am sure that the attendants would be glad to assist if you were to explain a few days before hand. There are three times during the day when pleasure craft can use the locks. The Army Corps of Engineers put up a website about how to use the locks, and it looks pretty simple. If I buy the boat, I may stop in at Bonneville and ask around. I would plan to motorsail, using just the main, unless the weather were dead calm, then I might hoist a jib just to get a feel were I bit of a newbie. She has a jib and three genoas. I was figuring on using just the jib and main until I got the feel of 'er. She also has a spinnaker, which is a sail I've *never* used, and most certainly won't this trip. The wind is mostly dead this time of year anyway. It's very likely I'll have to use the motor most of the way just because of that. I'll bring extra gas. I would love to help, but I am in Michigan, That has to be one of the prettiest cruises on Earth, that part of the Columbia. No doubt. And once over the bar at Astoria (the USCG has its search and rescue school in Astoria, because it has some of the most consistently bad conditions anywhere. Crossing the Columbia River Bar is not for the meek, although if you don't have a bad case of HUA it can be done safely) you can head north to the San Juan islands, Vancouver/Victoria, and British Columbia. Yep. Sucks to be me. "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote in message .. . The Internet is a dangerous place. It's led me to a '73 Ericson 29. Baring unforseen circumstances, I plan to make a (mostly) full price offer this coming Saturday. I've called the marina at Hood River Oregon, and they have plenty of space. All I'll need to do is find someone to help me sail her home from Portland. |
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