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Winds steady 25 with gusts in the 30's. Started out with just the main
and had to shift just to a 100% jib. Working up wind slamming off the waves, and a nice cold salt shower with ever slam. Took a couple hours to work all the way upwind on the lake, found out that my new jib works better upwind if sheeted around the oar locks about 14" further aft then the jib block travels. Took about 15 min to run downwind, broke the top rudder pin grunion just before I made it to the marina. When you sail and have the option...... do you work up wind first so you can have a fun rocket ride home, or do you have a blast hauling ass downwind then work your way home? Joe |
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We sail yachty-gra, last mo. Sailed Galveston bay, trinty bay, anchored
out at Redfish island over night sailed to Galveston anchored overnight just north of the moody pyramids. And I've sailed everyday since spring statred except 1. What about you nellie? Joe |
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In article .com, Joe
wrote: Winds steady 25 with gusts in the 30's. Started out with just the main and had to shift just to a 100% jib. Working up wind slamming off the waves, and a nice cold salt shower with ever slam. Took a couple hours to work all the way upwind on the lake, found out that my new jib works better upwind if sheeted around the oar locks about 14" further aft then the jib block travels. Took about 15 min to run downwind, broke the top rudder pin grunion just before I made it to the marina. When you sail and have the option...... do you work up wind first so you can have a fun rocket ride home, or do you have a blast hauling ass downwind then work your way home? Upwind first, then upwind again to get home, of course. Is there another kind of wind? PDW |
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"Joe" wrote in message When you sail and have the option...... do you work up wind first so you can have a fun rocket ride home, or do you have a blast hauling ass downwind then work your way home? If I'm not sailing to a destination, I sail a beam reach out and back. Scotty |
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Your are going to be late to your 9-5er.
Joe |
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Working 10 - 6 this week.
Scotty "Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. .. Your are going to be late to your 9-5er. Joe |
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That's worse than 9-5. You hauling local loads?
Using a yard trailor? Joe |
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I prefer to go upwind so I can more precisely control
when I get back. "Joe" wrote When you sail and have the option...... do you work up wind first so you can have a fun rocket ride home, or do you have a blast hauling ass downwind then work your way home? |
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Good point.
Joe |
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never have wind shifts up there, eh?
Scotty "Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ... I prefer to go upwind so I can more precisely control when I get back. "Joe" wrote When you sail and have the option...... do you work up wind first so you can have a fun rocket ride home, or do you have a blast hauling ass downwind then work your way home? |
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