Gary, thanks from me also for posting answers. Very
interesting reading.

Joe wrote:
Couple questions if ya dont mind.

Has anyone ever dove/fallen off your top spreaders?

Gary wrote:
I don't think so. They are about 60' up on the main mast.


Oh, c'mon. I've jumped off stuff that was higher than that.

The trick to jumping off spreaders is to set the boat
rocking first, so as to release at a point where your
trajectory is sure to clear the deck. I've jumped off
spreaders (smaller boats, lower down) and had the very
distressing feeling of the mast shoving back from my body
mass a lot more than I was moving forward, and wondering on
the way down if I was going to make a splash or a thud.


How old on average are the cadets/officers you train. Ranks?

They are normally junior officers and ratings that have just joined the
service they range in age from about 18 to 30. Typically A/SLt, Officer
Cadets and Ordinary Seamen. (An A/SLt is like an Ensign)

Same here, My upper spreader are close to 55 ft and I've jumped off
them, and your right about the rocking, yet need to practice on your
timing Doug.

If I ran a training ship I'd have some kind secret club, and book to
sign,(bet Gaz has one but it's secret and he's not telling, Sorta like
a member of the skulls and crossbones) and routines to make the
students remember thru pratical application the importance and rewards
of teamwork, and the suffering all live thru when teamwork is not
aheared to. Racing to Maui is a good team building experience but I
doubt Gaz gets to do that every year. A sailboat like Gaz is running
would be the perfect stage and tool to do this.

I think it unwise to frown upon smoking yet endorse drinking.

Pretty nice military duty Gaz, for 6 mo. I ran Admiral Schraders Gig,
he was COMCRUDESGRU ONE. A 45 footer that would do 30+ knots and we
always got the best of everything the navy had to offer. He used the
Gompers for his flag ship for awhile.


Joe

Sorry not the Admiral gig...his barge.

Best Capt's Gig I ever saw was the Captn of the USS Oklahoma City
(CLG-5) all black and looked James Bondish in a Scarrab sort of way. I
have the chelsea clock from the wheelhouse of the okie in the main
salon of RedCloud.

Joe

Seen this boat? It should be in your neighborhood.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...oat_id=1267598

It's not the hi-tech speedster that other boat is. I'm
curious what kind of condition it's in and if it's been
raced recently.

Of course, delivering a boat like this from Texas to NC
would be quite a trip.

DSK

Doug we have more feet of boat than shore line here on Clearlake.

Looks like it's at the boardwalk, portafino, or watergate here on the
lake, if your serious I will be happy to go look at her and see if she
has any noticable problems

Joe

Joe wrote:
Doug we have more feet of boat than shore line here on Clearlake.

Looks like it's at the boardwalk, portafino, or watergate here on the
lake, if your serious I will be happy to go look at her and see if she
has any noticable problems


Not serious enough that you should go far out of your way.
I just wondered if the boat was recognizable locally, since
there aren't that many red hulled flush deck hot rods
around. Maybe you'd say 'oh yeah, that's the boat that sank
at the dock last spring' or maybe 'See that boat all the
time on race weekends.'

DSK

No havent see that one, We do have Red one here on a trailer in the
marina, It looks like the other one you bid on, even has the same
regetta stickers on the bow. It's called the Red Flyer. Hasent moved in
a year or so, Has carbon mast, may be for sell Ill check it out.


Joe

Joe wrote:
Same here, My upper spreader are close to 55 ft and I've jumped off
them, and your right about the rocking, yet need to practice on your
timing Doug.

If I ran a training ship I'd have some kind secret club, and book to
sign,(bet Gaz has one but it's secret and he's not telling, Sorta like
a member of the skulls and crossbones) and routines to make the
students remember thru pratical application the importance and rewards
of teamwork, and the suffering all live thru when teamwork is not
aheared to. Racing to Maui is a good team building experience but I
doubt Gaz gets to do that every year. A sailboat like Gaz is running
would be the perfect stage and tool to do this.

I think it unwise to frown upon smoking yet endorse drinking.

Pretty nice military duty Gaz, for 6 mo. I ran Admiral Schraders Gig,
he was COMCRUDESGRU ONE. A 45 footer that would do 30+ knots and we
always got the best of everything the navy had to offer. He used the
Gompers for his flag ship for awhile.


Joe

We used to do the Vic-Maui (it's every second year) on even years and
the Van-Isle 360 on odd years. We've stopped doing the Vic-Maui because
our secondary role, recruiting, is not done when we sail to Hawaii.
That is why we head north on even years now.

Oriole won the 2000 Vic-Maui on corrected time. Best overall.

Gaz