"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Neal,

Be kind to the NE and GL sailors. They are truly Iced in.

I say screw them, their mangy dogs and their decommissioned
boats. Nobody has forced them to live where they are living.
If they were sailors they would move to warmer climes.


We on the West Coast do get a milder winter. Not as good as you do but
we don't have to put our boats on the hard and we can take advantage of
the good days.

Smart man to live where you can sail most of the year. Feel proud of that
fact. Revel in the glory of putting sailing first as that is the true test of
a sailor.


Believe me when I say the inside helm is worth its "Weight in Gold" out
here in Latitude 48. We used it coming home yesterday as the Temps
dropped.

I can see where it would be quite civilized. Your pilot house is a good
compromise and when I get older I might consider one for myself. If it
allows me to sail into old age then it's a good thing.

Didn't get the Spinnaker Run I was hoping for coming in. Wind stayed out
of the North. Broad Reached all the way home. Making 6 to 7 knots all
the way home. About 12 miles in distance.

Broad reaching is my favorite point of sail and one can sure make some
good time that way. Take a big genoa and pole it out, harden the main
a bit more than necessary and you will go about as fast that way as you
would with a spinnaker.


Don, my crew, showed up with only one Daughter. The other got engaged
yesterday

She's cute but too old for me ;-)

CN