"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!

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