Are you suffering from memory failure? I said this ages ago.

Usually...after some ages go by....people launch their boats!

RB

EdGordonRN wrote:
So, if the wind drops below 9mph, you'll be paddling? Becalmed?
Eaten by seagulls?

If we're becalmed, we anchor, swim, paddle or whatever, but we don't
go out if there's no wind. Why would we?

I guess it depends on why you go sailing. I'm pretty new to it and I'm
crewing on a Sonata which races twice a week. The racing is fun in itself
and I'm finding it good for learning in a range of conditions. One thing
I've learned is that, even if there's no wind at the dock, that's no
indication of whether there's any wind out on the water (and vice versa).
While it might seem antithetical to go sailing when there's little wind, the
best way to find out how to make way in such conditions is to go out and try
it.


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Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Bobsprit wrote:
Are you suffering from memory failure? I said this ages ago.

Usually...after some ages go by....people launch their boats!

My boat is being restored. I said this ages ago as well. If it was ready for
the water, it would be in.


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Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

My boat is being restored. I said this ages ago as well. If it was ready for
the water, it would be in.

Didn't you sail it last year?

RB

I'll allow for some gusts, and I'll allow for the odd fall away or luff up
when the helm admires the view. Even allowing for these factors (which I
agree are typical), I'd still like to hear how much weather helm is typical
in an 11mph wind, such that a 3 mile beat, followed by a 3 mile run, will
take you back to your start point.

If you'll allow that, then your point is moot.
Sorry. He could have been on a run.

RB

we never want to put a motor on our boat.

So, if the wind drops below 9mph, you'll be paddling? Becalmed? Eaten by
seagulls?

You can tell Wally has sailed very little. I know of several boats that sail
from my area without motors, including a J29, J24 and a R19. My friend's
Lightening has no motor. I sailed by Catalina 27 with no motor for a week while
the tank was cleaned and hoses replaced.

RB

EdGordonRN wrote:

Hmph. I never knew that. Harden up. We were saying "head up." If we
were on a reach we would say, "head up a little" to change direction
into the wind and go close hauled. So, what does head up mean, then?

Not sure - it might mean the same thing, or it might mean the same as "luff
up" (point directly into the wind, such that the sails are flapping). Some
things seem to have more than one term, like "helm's a-lee" and "lee-o" for
a tack. My skipper usually says something like, "okay, lads, going now..."
(we're expected to know that our next maneuvre is a tack).

As long as you both understand what a term means, you'll be fine, but there
could be miscommunication if you ever sail with someone else - that's why
there are standard nautical terms.


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Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Ed, you asked what kind of boat I have...here she is. My wife and I sail her
out of City Island.

http://hometown.aol.com/bobsprit/index.html

RB

Bobsprit wrote:

My boat is being restored. I said this ages ago as well. If it was
ready for the water, it would be in.

Didn't you sail it last year?

Nope. I didn't sail at all last year - in the autumn, I helped out with
rescue boat duties for the club's dinghy racing and realised how much I was
missing being on the water. The Sonata crewing I've been doing this year is
my first taste of yacht sailing after some dinghy stuff in 2002 - I see it
as the next stage in my 'apprenticeship'.


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Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Bobsprit wrote:

You can tell Wally has sailed very little.

I am but a sweet, innocent, fresh-faced n00b.


I know of several boats
that sail from my area without motors, including a J29, J24 and a
R19. My friend's Lightening has no motor. I sailed by Catalina 27
with no motor for a week while the tank was cleaned and hoses
replaced.

I wasn't advocating the use of a motor for anything below 9mph. Rather,
gaining some experience in lighter air would allow Ed to extend his
enjoyment. We sail in and out of the slip whenever the wind is favourable.


--
Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk