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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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No, the lesson is that if you have the right friends and enough money, it
doesn't matter what you do.

Yup. Check that out with O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake, and Michael Jackson.

Max

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http://community.webshots.com/user/islandman112


Oh, man, shouldn't have asked you to post 'em, I'm geeting green with
envy :)

John Cairns

Hey, you've been and gone several times lately....I'm super jealous....


Much worse if you've actually been, you really know what you're missing.
Sort of like the difference between being born blind or losing your
sight later in life. Besides, you're on the big water and I'm stuck here
on Lake Erie!! :)

John Cairns

Anf the daffodills are blooming here...: P....


If you hadn't been a lifelong resident of the frozen wasteland yourself,
you wouldn't be pouring salt on our collective northern wounds, Katy.
Have mercy, bitte.

Max

Nope...spent 53 years in the frozen North and just like a reformed smoker,
I'm going to relish in my newfound freedom. You'll just have to suffer
until you decide to get down here yourself.


That's okay. Hurricane season is just around the corner. :-)

Max


Floating docks, nyah, nyah....and 40 miles inland....we asked about
that and found out we're pretty much as safe as you can get where
we're at...the guys from Tidewater told me some great stories about
people who anchor in the anchorage in the Trent and how they made so
much money pulling sailboats out of the swamp when they didn't
hold....we're also behind all that bridge structure...I suppose the
bridge could collapse on us...but I don't think so...

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On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:35:18 -0500, katy
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Floating docks, nyah, nyah....and 40 miles inland....we asked about
that and found out we're pretty much as safe as you can get where
we're at...

Yeah, and I went through Camille, and judged every properties
survivability on how it did in that storm. After all, it could never
get worse than that, could it?

Frank



the guys from Tidewater told me some great stories about
people who anchor in the anchorage in the Trent and how they made so
much money pulling sailboats out of the swamp when they didn't
hold....we're also behind all that bridge structure...I suppose the
bridge could collapse on us...but I don't think so...

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Frank Boettcher wrote:
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:35:18 -0500, katy
wrote:



Floating docks, nyah, nyah....and 40 miles inland....we asked about
that and found out we're pretty much as safe as you can get where
we're at...


Yeah, and I went through Camille, and judged every properties
survivability on how it did in that storm. After all, it could never
get worse than that, could it?

Frank



the guys from Tidewater told me some great stories about

people who anchor in the anchorage in the Trent and how they made so
much money pulling sailboats out of the swamp when they didn't
hold....we're also behind all that bridge structure...I suppose the
bridge could collapse on us...but I don't think so...


Well, I'm not going to sit and stew about what could or could not
happen. We'll do what we have to, and if something happens, like
the Trent River Bridge crashing into us, so be it...

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Katy, how far must you motor to get to good sailing?

Scotty




"katy" wrote in message
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Floating docks, nyah, nyah....and 40 miles inland....we
asked about
that and found out we're pretty much as safe as you can
get where
we're at...the guys from Tidewater told me some great
stories about
people who anchor in the anchorage in the Trent and how
they made so
much money pulling sailboats out of the swamp when they
didn't
hold....we're also behind all that bridge structure...I
suppose the
bridge could collapse on us...but I don't think so...

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Scotty wrote:
Katy, how far must you motor to get to good sailing?

Scotty




"katy" wrote in message
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Floating docks, nyah, nyah....and 40 miles inland....we
asked about
that and found out we're pretty much as safe as you can
get where
we're at...the guys from Tidewater told me some great
stories about
people who anchor in the anchorage in the Trent and how
they made so
much money pulling sailboats out of the swamp when they
didn't
hold....we're also behind all that bridge structure...I
suppose the
bridge could collapse on us...but I don't think so...


The way the winds prevail, not far at all....a couple miles...you
can set your sails and run out one way or run back in the other on a
beam reach...there is a bottle neck that comes up right after you
hit Doug's marina but after that the river opens up to the
Sound...Doug would be able to give you the actual miles...if we were
shallower draft, we'd have more room to sail but have to watch the
depth gauge so we don't go aground....

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Oops. I'm sorry, I was thinking of your new digs. Forgot
you left your boat down there.

Scotty



"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
Katy, how far must you motor to get to good sailing?

Scotty


The way the winds prevail, not far at all....a couple
miles...you
can set your sails and run out one way or run back in the
other on a
beam reach...there is a bottle neck that comes up right
after you
hit Doug's marina but after that the river opens up to the
Sound...Doug would be able to give you the actual
miles...if we were
shallower draft, we'd have more room to sail but have to
watch the
depth gauge so we don't go aground....

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Scotty wrote:
Oops. I'm sorry, I was thinking of your new digs. Forgot
you left your boat down there.

Scotty



"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
Katy, how far must you motor to get to good sailing?

Scotty


The way the winds prevail, not far at all....a couple
miles...you
can set your sails and run out one way or run back in the
other on a
beam reach...there is a bottle neck that comes up right
after you
hit Doug's marina but after that the river opens up to the
Sound...Doug would be able to give you the actual
miles...if we were
shallower draft, we'd have more room to sail but have to
watch the
depth gauge so we don't go aground....


The Hames River is REALLY shallow, so you have to take the channel
out to the Elizabeth and then out to the Bay....it's really not all
that far but there are a lot of things to worry about along the
way..like all the terminals and bases....

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katysails wrote:
The Hames River is REALLY shallow, so you have to take the channel out
to the Elizabeth and then out to the Bay....it's really not all that far
but there are a lot of things to worry about along the way..like all the
terminals and bases....

There's a LOT of big ship traffic right there. Interesting
to watch but worrisome to get in the way of.

I never realized the James was so shallow but you're right.

http://www.nauticalcharts.gov/viewer...CoastTable.htm
Look at #12245 thru 12253
Once you get west of the Hwy 684 bridge, there's relatively
little area to sail.

There's some cool places there, though. Hampton & Portsmouth
both have city docks.

DSK

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Did you go in the Norman Caves Bart?

Joe