Capt. Mooron wrote:
Sounds like a great time with fine memories! Great Story.. Thanks for
sharing it!


You're welcome, it was mostly fun and definitely fine memories... new
friends too.

I don't think you'd have liked it much, the un-seakindly motion of that
relatively light (D/L ~180) fin-keeler would probably have given you
apoplexy! But it was a lot of fun driving it like hell. Several 220+
mile days are pretty respectable IMHO, and that mast is a damn solid bit
of construction!

DSK

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Capt. Mooron wrote:
Sounds like a great time with fine memories! Great Story.. Thanks for
sharing it!


You're welcome, it was mostly fun and definitely fine memories... new
friends too.

I don't think you'd have liked it much, the un-seakindly motion of that
relatively light (D/L ~180) fin-keeler would probably have given you
apoplexy! But it was a lot of fun driving it like hell. Several 220+ mile
days are pretty respectable IMHO, and that mast is a damn solid bit of
construction!

Naw.. I would have revelled in those kind of conditions. I love the ocean
on it's roughest days.... it's a challenge and a test of your abilities and
limitations. I have a an Isomat on Overproof... excellent mast!

CM

I don't think you'd have liked it much, the un-seakindly motion of that
relatively light (D/L ~180) fin-keeler would probably have given you
apoplexy!


Capt. Mooron wrote:
Naw.. I would have revelled in those kind of conditions. I love the ocean
on it's roughest days....

Shucks, we didn't see anything like the roughest days, for which I am
very grateful. We had two days of great driving, but the motion of the
boat was like trying to ride a basketball. If we'd had proper sails &
deck layout, it would have alleviated much of the difficulty &
discomfort. But that's the nature of delivery trips... you don't get to
pick the boat or the timing (which is a big reason why I don't agree to
do many deliveries).

... it's a challenge and a test of your abilities and
limitations.

The crew passed the test handsomely IMHO... even when sick & scared,
those guys busted a gut working to bring the vessel through. The only
thing that scared me was that obstruction we almost hit... and the
discovery that if we had been dismasted & disabled, we'd have had very
little water!

... I have a an Isomat on Overproof... excellent mast!


I was impressed, let me tell you.

DSK

How much would a delivery like that cost?.....(To being a boat up the
coast).....

"DSK" wrote in message
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Capt. Mooron wrote:
Sounds like a great time with fine memories! Great Story.. Thanks for
sharing it!


You're welcome, it was mostly fun and definitely fine memories... new
friends too.

I don't think you'd have liked it much, the un-seakindly motion of that
relatively light (D/L ~180) fin-keeler would probably have given you
apoplexy! But it was a lot of fun driving it like hell. Several 220+
mile days are pretty respectable IMHO, and that mast is a damn solid bit
of construction!

DSK

Gull Rock's wrote:
How much would a delivery like that cost?.....(To being a boat up the
coast).....

Don't really know, but you'd have to pay the captain... AFAIK they
usually charge by the day... and provide food, travel to the boat's
location, etc etc.

DSK