"Bobsprit" wrote


Again, we run the engine to get clear of the breakwater .
If there is little wind, we motor slow and chat. If there is zero wind we
motor.
if we need to get somewhere, we ruin things by using the engine.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
pretty much sums things up, eh?

It does if you have any education.

thank you, thank you very much.

"Donal" wrote

I've heard that the average sailboat spends 85% of its time underway with
the engine running.

the opposite for me.



*IF* you spend less that 50% of the time with the engine running, then you
either sail in an area with fantastic breezes, or you may be
overestimating
the time that you are running under sail alone.

Honestly, Donut, I motor about 10%, but then, they do say the Chesapeake Bay
is the ''Greatest Sailing Area in the World''.

Scotty

hope I didn't ruin your troll, if that's what it was.

dave, the lite wind days of western LIS are typically end of July and early
August.

If so, it was a most unusual season. Having had a boat on CI for a number of
years, I can say with some confidence that the Western end of the Sound
ain't the place to sail from if you want wind regularly. There is usually
some part of the day when there's a small bit of wind, so maybe Bobsprit's
claim of few days with _no_ wind is literally true. But there's a lot of
time spent with sails slatting about. That's one of the reasons I moved my
boat to the Eastern end.


Dave
S/V Good Fortune
CS27

Who goes duck hunting with Jamie Gorelick?

so you are one of the 85%ers?

Ozone layer scribbled thusly:


Heh heh, on one of the tris, we motor when we get below 8 kts :-)


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

do you motor when sailing below a certain speed, say 2 kts.?



Good lord. Just when I though Scotty Potti couldn't be any dumber.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote



Good lord. Just when I though

let us know when you have a thought.

Good lord. Just when I though

let us know when you have a thought.


Opinions are like assholes...and Scotty Potti.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote

Onions are like assholes. My breathe stinks after eating either one

RB

On Fri, 14 May 2004 21:06:51 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap:

Honestly, Donut, I motor about 10%, but then, they do say the Chesapeake Bay
is the ''Greatest Sailing Area in the World''.

But that's only in the channel. 90% of the bay is too shallow to sail
in.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!