bart, you are a fool. dougie takes a single experience in 8 knots of wind on a
lake in a hunter 19 and generalizes it to include rounding the Horn in the dead
of winter. dougie has two weeks experience repeated again and again and again
for as long as he has seen water. He wouldn't know the Great Salt Pond from
the Great Salt Lake. but he reads a little, and hasn't yet noticed that there
are three books written about sailing, each one published under at least 100
titles by at least 100 authors.

what's more dougies reading comprehension is so low he to this day can't spot
poorly written fiction on lonny's part from a genuine account on anyone else's
part. next week dougie will be telling newbies that 45 knots winds against the
Stream will produce just 15 meter (nice touch, that use of the word meter, even
better had it been spelled metre) waves and that one can make 35 miles to the
good in 6 hours under such conditions (*you* did notice the distance and time
in lonny's manuscript, didn't you bart?)

Doug has credibility and you have none.

(JAXAshby) wrote

doubie, I did St thomas to nyc last year, as well as Ft Lauderdale to
Charleston, as well as nyc to oriental. I would still be out there except
I
had to return to deal with a business issue.

Seems to me that in a short time, on our trawler, my wife & I have been a
lot further, seen and done a lot more than you, Bubbles, and Jaxxie, ever
have in all your lives.

bart, for the kristes sake, it was FICTION. There was no fishing net, no 50
foot Bristol, no 45 knot winds against the current.

Think about it, bart. how fast will a sailboat go with a fish wrapped around
its rudder enough that it impedes rudder movement.

geesh.

I agree. It could have been cleared
without putting anyone in the water.
It was worth a try.

Bart

MC wrote

Correct. I have dived under boats in short seas (near reefs) and it is
very very dangerous. Sometimes just going hove to and using a boat hook
can work wonders.

At least they *found* the Stream.



"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
bart, you are a fool. dougie takes a single experience in 8 knots of wind
on a
lake in a hunter 19 and generalizes it to include rounding the Horn in the
dead
of winter. dougie has two weeks experience repeated again and again and
again
for as long as he has seen water. He wouldn't know the Great Salt Pond
from
the Great Salt Lake. but he reads a little, and hasn't yet noticed that
there
are three books written about sailing, each one published under at least
100
titles by at least 100 authors.

what's more dougies reading comprehension is so low he to this day can't
spot
poorly written fiction on lonny's part from a genuine account on anyone
else's
part. next week dougie will be telling newbies that 45 knots winds
against the
Stream will produce just 15 meter (nice touch, that use of the word meter,
even
better had it been spelled metre) waves and that one can make 35 miles to
the
good in 6 hours under such conditions (*you* did notice the distance and
time
in lonny's manuscript, didn't you bart?)

Doug has credibility and you have none.

(JAXAshby) wrote

doubie, I did St thomas to nyc last year, as well as Ft Lauderdale to
Charleston, as well as nyc to oriental. I would still be out there
except
I
had to return to deal with a business issue.

Seems to me that in a short time, on our trawler, my wife & I have
been a
lot further, seen and done a lot more than you, Bubbles, and Jaxxie,
ever
have in all your lives.

Depends , how big is the fish?
SV


"JAXAshby" wrote

Think about it, bart. how fast will a sailboat go with a fish wrapped
around
its rudder

At least they *found* the Stream.


going from newport to bermuda, you will find the stream. where you find it is
open to question on any given day, but you will find it.

JAXAshby ranted:

.... dougie has two weeks experience repeated again and again and again
for as long as he has seen water.

Apparently you know even less about my sailing experience than you do about
actually sailing.

... He wouldn't know the Great Salt Pond from
the Great Salt Lake...

Actually, it would be easy to tell the difference. If it was one of those
"blackened windows, no outside input" exercises, you could look at the boat's
waterline.... or drop a hard boiled egg in the water.

DSK

wrote:

From inside the cabin with the windows blacked out, you suggest looking at the
waterline or dropping an egg in the water? Damn you're good!

Yes, I am.


I have news for
you. The waterline on the inside of the boat isn't going to tell you much,

Actually, if you wanted to, you could indeed see the waterline from inside the boat.
It might take a little preparation or a lack of squeamishness.

and
dropping an egg in the bilge (I assume that's the water you intended, unless you
meant dropping an egg in the holding tank) is going to smell pretty bad after a
few days.

Sorry, none of my boats usually have enough water in the bilge to cover an egg, so
that wasn't what I meant. Nor did I mean the holding tank, is that you favorite spot
to play on the boat? In any event, it would only take a second to tell whether you
were in the Great Salt Lake so the egg would be fine.

Have you ever sailed at Salt Lake City?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Doug asked: Have you ever sailed at Salt Lake City?

ugh....stinks...and shallow...and weird wind....



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Do you think that some dirt is smarter than other dirt?

Scotty


wrote

and dumber than any dirt.

Bob is smarter than Horass....

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Do you think that some dirt is smarter than other dirt?

Scotty


wrote

and dumber than any dirt.