was anyone else out on long island sound yesterday?
it was blowing like stink all day.
just returned last night. spent the night aboard only to wake up to rain
today.

if i didn't have to be back, we could have made block island in record time.
as it was, we spun the boat around and headed for home on a close haul all
day.

something i have encounter a number of times on the sound: when the wind is
out of the west--south west, it always seems to gain strength the closer i
get to the western edge of the sound. i suspect it has to do with how narrow
the area around throgs neck is, relative to the rest of the sound.

has anyone else experienced this

Fishboy, what kind of sailboat?

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"gonefishiing" wrote in message
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was anyone else out on long island sound yesterday?
it was blowing like stink all day.
just returned last night. spent the night aboard only to wake up to rain
today.

if i didn't have to be back, we could have made block island in record
time.
as it was, we spun the boat around and headed for home on a close haul all
day.

something i have encounter a number of times on the sound: when the wind
is
out of the west--south west, it always seems to gain strength the closer i
get to the western edge of the sound. i suspect it has to do with how
narrow
the area around throgs neck is, relative to the rest of the sound.

has anyone else experienced this

well lets see
its got one of those keel thingies on the bottom
a sail in the front and one in the back
sails well for its vintage and does what i need it to do for now
a 1977 pearson 30

gf.


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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Fishboy, what kind of sailboat?

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www.sailnow.com

gonefishiing wrote:
well lets see
its got one of those keel thingies on the bottom
a sail in the front and one in the back
sails well for its vintage and does what i need it to do for now
a 1977 pearson 30

ghost? Are you boobie's evil twin?


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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Fishboy, I have no need of a sailboat in my gay lifestyle.

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oops a typo: 1976 pearson 30 hull #840

no not a bobsprit twin
but i do know bob----sailing neighbor so to speak, although i have not seen
him for about 2 years.
BTW: i thought bob sold ghost?
gf.


"SamSpade" wrote in message
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gonefishiing wrote:
well lets see
its got one of those keel thingies on the bottom
a sail in the front and one in the back
sails well for its vintage and does what i need it to do for now
a 1977 pearson 30

ghost? Are you boobie's evil twin?


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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Fishboy, I have no need of a sailboat in my gay lifestyle.

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www.sailnow.com

He did... 77 was a good year... think glass, forward
looking design. See... you're not a total loser.

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www.sailnow.com

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
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oops a typo: 1976 pearson 30 hull #840

no not a bobsprit twin
but i do know bob----sailing neighbor so to speak, although i have not
seen
him for about 2 years.
BTW: i thought bob sold ghost?
gf.


"SamSpade" wrote in message
.. .
gonefishiing wrote:
well lets see
its got one of those keel thingies on the bottom
a sail in the front and one in the back
sails well for its vintage and does what i need it to do for now
a 1977 pearson 30

ghost? Are you boobie's evil twin?


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Fishboy, I have no need of a sailboat in my gay lifestyle.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:30:26 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap:

Fishboy, what kind of sailboat?


Better than yours.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Ah, you speak from experience... yes, hunters are crap.

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www.sailnow.com

"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:30:26 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap:

Fishboy, what kind of sailboat?


Better than yours.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, "gonefishiing" wrote:

was anyone else out on long island sound yesterday?
it was blowing like stink all day.
just returned last night. spent the night aboard

We had a wonderful although somewhat aimless time, but certainly a
comparatively fast and sometimes also challenging one -- to/near
Execution Rocks and Manhassett Bay then to above Stamford with some
back-and-forth crossing in between. Unfortunately, however, we saw a
neighbor from our marina get dismasted (safely helped by fast-arriving
police and some others).

something i have encounter a number of times on the sound:
when the wind is out of the west--south west, it always seems
to gain strength the closer i get to the western edge of
the sound. i suspect it has to do with how narrow
the area around throgs neck is, relative to the rest of the sound.
has anyone else experienced this

Especially in such wind conditions, it is frequently as you say
below/near Throgs Neck to beyond Hempstead, but not necessarily more
on "the western edge of the sound" compared with the other side
further up the sound. But, sure (i.e.: obviously!) - one learns to
look for differing conditions on This compared with That side
depending on wind direction and velocity and the tides, etc., etc.

the weather patterns have been unlike i have experienced in the 10 or so
years on the sound.
i was watching the clouds saturday night and they appeared to be many
differnt systems at differnet altiitudes, moving in different directions at
a fast rate. the same saturday during the day, although i can't say if they
were at different altitudes.

i do recall one day sailing eastward while a line of thunderstroms hung over
just the south portion of the sound and we were in sun light for the day.

sorry to hear about the dismasting.
gf.


wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, "gonefishiing" wrote:

We had a wonderful although somewhat aimless time, but certainly a
comparatively fast and sometimes also challenging one -- to/near
Execution Rocks and Manhassett Bay then to above Stamford with some
back-and-forth crossing in between. Unfortunately, however, we saw a
neighbor from our marina get dismasted (safely helped by fast-arriving
police and some others).

something i have encounter a number of times on the sound:
when the wind is out of the west--south west, it always seems
to gain strength the closer i get to the western edge of
the sound. i suspect it has to do with how narrow
the area around throgs neck is, relative to the rest of the sound.
has anyone else experienced this

Especially in such wind conditions, it is frequently as you say
below/near Throgs Neck to beyond Hempstead, but not necessarily more
on "the western edge of the sound" compared with the other side
further up the sound. But, sure (i.e.: obviously!) - one learns to
look for differing conditions on This compared with That side
depending on wind direction and velocity and the tides, etc., etc.