I got to the dock by 10 am to try a short sail alone, but when I got to
the dock the water was utterly flat. One of Sailtime's Hunter 39's
motored in and he said, "no wind at all."
Oh well...it was cloudy, but not yet raining so I opted to head out
anyway. I feel as though the engine needs more run time, so off I went.
But the moment I cleared Hart island it started to drizzle. Nothing
annoying. I throttled back and got my foulies. Nearly at a dead stop,
my instruments reported barely 3 knots. True, that's no wind for a lot
of sailboats, but Heart of Gold is more capable than most..I hoisted
the main, eased the outhaul and unrolled the genny. Well...it wasn't
exhilarating but Heart of Gold sailed and handled even in the light
air, making a couple of knots. You know that soft hiss of rain on the
water, the quiet of no other boats out and when you're alone at the
helm in air so slight that the hull is silent... It isn't blue water
solitude, but it's a nice way to catch one's breath After about 90
minutes the wind actually picked up...maybe 8-10 knots. It also seemed
like the humidity had tripled....really soaking, but I didn't care.
Flipped on the autopilot and sat up at the bow for a bit. It was just
one of those neat little moments when the whole world, while still very
close, seemed far away.
At 3:00 My cell rang and it was Suzanne. Thomas was sleeping. Man, I
missed the little guy! I figured that if I headed in I could be home in
time to catch him before he awoke.
And so it was. Some days are just as perfect as they are simple.

I notice the rest of you were here posting. And that's where you'll be
tomorrow when I'm sailing tomorrow night, Saturday and Sunday. You'll
chant about long trips, blue water dreams, steel rusty hulls and broken
rudders.
And we'll be sailing. Days like today make it so clear that most of the
people here just have no clue about sailing. No clue at all. And I must
say that it saddens me.


RB
35s5
NY

You really do live the dream, Rob. I can only imagine what
it must be like to sail for a few hours in the rain on LIS
with 3 kts of wind.

S

--
"Swab Rob" wrote I got to the dock by
10 am to try a short sail alone, but when I got to
the dock the water was utterly flat. One of Sailtime's
Hunter 39's
motored in and he said, "no wind at all."
Oh well...it was cloudy, but not yet raining so I opted to
head out
anyway. I feel as though the engine needs more run time,
so off I went.
But the moment I cleared Hart island it started to
drizzle. Nothing
annoying. I throttled back and got my foulies. Nearly at a
dead stop,
my instruments reported barely 3 knots. True, that's no
wind for a lot
of sailboats, but Heart of Gold is more capable than
most..I hoisted
the main, eased the outhaul and unrolled the genny.
Well...it wasn't
exhilarating but Heart of Gold sailed and handled even in
the light
air, making a couple of knots. You know that soft hiss of
rain on the
water, the quiet of no other boats out and when you're
alone at the
helm in air so slight that the hull is silent... It isn't
blue water
solitude, but it's a nice way to catch one's breath After
about 90
minutes the wind actually picked up...maybe 8-10 knots. It
also seemed
like the humidity had tripled....really soaking, but I
didn't care.
Flipped on the autopilot and sat up at the bow for a bit.
It was just
one of those neat little moments when the whole world,
while still very
close, seemed far away.
At 3:00 My cell rang and it was Suzanne. Thomas was
sleeping. Man, I
missed the little guy! I figured that if I headed in I
could be home in
time to catch him before he awoke.
And so it was. Some days are just as perfect as they are
simple.

I notice the rest of you were here posting. And that's
where you'll be
tomorrow when I'm sailing tomorrow night, Saturday and
Sunday. You'll
chant about long trips, blue water dreams, steel rusty
hulls and broken
rudders.
And we'll be sailing. Days like today make it so clear
that most of the
people here just have no clue about sailing. No clue at
all. And I must
say that it saddens me.


RB
35s5
NY

I can only imagine what
it must be like to sail for a few hours in the rain on LIS
with 3 kts of wind.



Imagine is all you can do, Scotty Potty.
While you were home...I sailed. And that's basically how it will always
be.
I wonder why you were home again?


RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...


But the moment I cleared Hart island it started to drizzle.


After about 90
minutes the wind actually picked up...maybe 8-10 knots. It also seemed
like the humidity had tripled....


A freaking meteorologist !

Drizzle = 100% humidity

And then it tripled!!!!!!

What keen weather sense!!!!!!!

Drizzle = 100% humidity


And then it tripled!!!!!!


What keen weather sense!!!!!!!




Actually, there is no such thing as 100% humidity. It's always 99.9999%
maximum and not always when it's raining. In fact you can have very low
humidity when it's raining such as the case of a sun shower.
I said it "seemed" like the humidity had tripled. I didn't report any
specific numbers, now did I Bob?
Seriously, your attempts are getting weaker. I think it's time to come
back to my side for a while. It really works better for you, even in
short bursts. Look how much fun BB has had.


RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Drizzle = 100% humidity


And then it tripled!!!!!!


What keen weather sense!!!!!!!




Actually, there is no such thing as 100% humidity. It's always 99.9999%
maximum and not always when it's raining. In fact you can have very low
humidity when it's raining such as the case of a sun shower.
I said it "seemed" like the humidity had tripled. I didn't report any
specific numbers, now did I Bob?
Seriously, your attempts are getting weaker. I think it's time to come
back to my side for a while. It really works better for you, even in
short bursts. Look how much fun BB has had.

Now there's a tempting offer. If I come to your side for the entire summer
would you invite me aboard your finely appointed beachside cruiser for a
sail?

Together we could dominate this newsgroup at historic levels. Just imagine a
demolition derby between two steamrollers with everyone else running about
on foot. It would be like smashing ants.

The problem is there are some people I just will not attack or give a hard
time to.

It is a tempting offer. If you promise from now on that when you type you
will wear a Darth Vader helmet I'm in. Where is BB?

Glory!

Capt. Rob wrote:
I got to the dock by 10 am to try a short sail alone, but when I got to
the dock the water was utterly flat. One of Sailtime's Hunter 39's
motored in and he said, "no wind at all."
Oh well...it was cloudy, but not yet raining so I opted to head out
anyway. I feel as though the engine needs more run time, so off I went.
But the moment I cleared Hart island it started to drizzle. Nothing
annoying. I throttled back and got my foulies. Nearly at a dead stop,
my instruments reported barely 3 knots. True, that's no wind for a lot
of sailboats, but Heart of Gold is more capable than most..I hoisted
the main, eased the outhaul and unrolled the genny. Well...it wasn't
exhilarating but Heart of Gold sailed and handled even in the light
air, making a couple of knots. You know that soft hiss of rain on the
water, the quiet of no other boats out and when you're alone at the
helm in air so slight that the hull is silent... It isn't blue water
solitude, but it's a nice way to catch one's breath After about 90
minutes the wind actually picked up...maybe 8-10 knots. It also seemed
like the humidity had tripled....really soaking, but I didn't care.
Flipped on the autopilot and sat up at the bow for a bit. It was just
one of those neat little moments when the whole world, while still very
close, seemed far away.
At 3:00 My cell rang and it was Suzanne. Thomas was sleeping. Man, I
missed the little guy! I figured that if I headed in I could be home in
time to catch him before he awoke.
And so it was. Some days are just as perfect as they are simple.

I notice the rest of you were here posting. And that's where you'll be
tomorrow when I'm sailing tomorrow night, Saturday and Sunday. You'll
chant about long trips, blue water dreams, steel rusty hulls and broken
rudders.
And we'll be sailing. Days like today make it so clear that most of the
people here just have no clue about sailing. No clue at all. And I must
say that it saddens me.



Sounds like a pretty crappy sail Bob. To bad momma called you home
early.

Here it was blowing 12-15 with some puffs stronger. Full main, 110
jib...cooking up on plane on the broad reaches. Sailed from the slip
around 15:00 just got back in 20 min ago. (no engine) 5 stars on the
lake, 8-10 J24's an a large mix of others. One guy on a star got
slammed in the head on a jibe by the boom. The Whine cooler all girl
crew were out in pink. Lots of action, even a rope burn from a main
sheeting. Bit of sunburn and parched


Capt. Joe





RB
35s5
NY

Don't you feel sorry for Bob's pathetic excuse of a life
when compared to yours, Joe?

Scotty

"Joe" wrote in message
ups.com...


Sounds like a pretty crappy sail Bob. To bad momma called
you home
early.

Here it was blowing 12-15 with some puffs stronger. Full
main, 110
jib...cooking up on plane on the broad reaches. Sailed
from the slip
around 15:00 just got back in 20 min ago. (no engine) 5
stars on the
lake, 8-10 J24's an a large mix of others. One guy on a
star got
slammed in the head on a jibe by the boom. The Whine
cooler all girl
crew were out in pink. Lots of action, even a rope burn
from a main
sheeting. Bit of sunburn and parched


Capt. Joe





RB
35s5
NY

Scotty wrote:
Don't you feel sorry for Bob's pathetic excuse of a life
when compared to yours, Joe?

Scotty

No...... he chose to buy such a ****ty boat, and to live in a cess
pool.
He chose to be chained to shore all his life...many lubbers do.

He just another weekend warrior.

Joe








"Joe" wrote in message
ups.com...


Sounds like a pretty crappy sail Bob. To bad momma called
you home
early.

Here it was blowing 12-15 with some puffs stronger. Full
main, 110
jib...cooking up on plane on the broad reaches. Sailed
from the slip
around 15:00 just got back in 20 min ago. (no engine) 5
stars on the
lake, 8-10 J24's an a large mix of others. One guy on a
star got
slammed in the head on a jibe by the boom. The Whine
cooler all girl
crew were out in pink. Lots of action, even a rope burn
from a main
sheeting. Bit of sunburn and parched


Capt. Joe





RB
35s5
NY

He just another weekend warrior.


And yet I sail more weekdays than you....and use my boat more often!

Sorry you never had kids, Joe. Seriously.



RB
35s5
NY