Heading out of here at 9:00 am to try these sails in some WIND!



RB
35s5
NY

Waht 15kts...wow!?


today's weather calls for gusts to 40 knots. Where do you get 15?

Winds now are steady at 17 MPH at LaGuardia. It'll be more at on the
LIS.



RB
35s5
NY

OzOne wrote:
On 23 Oct 2006 04:32:23 -0700, "Capt. Rob"
scribbled thusly:

Heading out of here at 9:00 am to try these sails in some WIND!



RB
35s5
NY

Waht 15kts...wow!?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.


Ah the gentle zephyrs of autumn....I'd be putting one reef in Lady Kate
for that New York gale!

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Capt. Rob wrote:
Waht 15kts...wow!?


today's weather calls for gusts to 40 knots. Where do you get 15?

Typical Booby "weather inflation" - prediction is:
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtb.../an/anz335.txt


Winds now are steady at 17 MPH at LaGuardia. It'll be more at on the
LIS.

Current weather near Booby's slip is 13 kts, gusting to 17.

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/dat...rmat=View+Plot

Tad,

Almost all of us would do the same here. In fact, a lot of us would
simply just put more twist to our sails, if we were caught out in it.

Nutsy's just using it as troll bait.

Good to have you back Tad.


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Thom Stewart wrote:
Tad,

Almost all of us would do the same here. In fact, a lot of us would
simply just put more twist to our sails, if we were caught out in it.

Nutsy's just using it as troll bait.

Good to have you back Tad.


http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT



Hi Thom. Lady Kate, being a traditional-sail New England design, has an
oversize main intended for the windless conditions of the NE seaboard in
summer! I rarely get to use it without at least one reef in during our
summers. Winter, though, can have very cool, gentle consistent breezes
so it looks more impressive then.

I'm only back temporarily, between deserts. Bit like the antarctic ice
man, but the only ice I see is in fever dreams and mirages.

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Flying Tadpole wrote:
Thom Stewart wrote:
Tad,

Almost all of us would do the same here. In fact, a lot of us would
simply just put more twist to our sails, if we were caught out in it.

Nutsy's just using it as troll bait.

Good to have you back Tad.


http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT



Hi Thom. Lady Kate, being a traditional-sail New England design, has an
oversize main intended for the windless conditions of the NE seaboard in
summer! I rarely get to use it without at least one reef in during our
summers. Winter, though, can have very cool, gentle consistent breezes
so it looks more impressive then.

I'm only back temporarily, between deserts. Bit like the antarctic ice
man, but the only ice I see is in fever dreams and mirages.

What about a G&T? Your Subie can carry an Engel refrigerator. That's
probably about its max payload, but still...... bottle of gin, some
tonic and a couple slabs of beer and you're all set for the desert.

PDW (owner of an old Subaru Liberty 4WD sedan)

Peter wrote:
Flying Tadpole wrote:
Thom Stewart wrote:
Tad,

Almost all of us would do the same here. In fact, a lot of us would
simply just put more twist to our sails, if we were caught out in it.

Nutsy's just using it as troll bait.

Good to have you back Tad.


http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT


Hi Thom. Lady Kate, being a traditional-sail New England design, has an
oversize main intended for the windless conditions of the NE seaboard in
summer! I rarely get to use it without at least one reef in during our
summers. Winter, though, can have very cool, gentle consistent breezes
so it looks more impressive then.

I'm only back temporarily, between deserts. Bit like the antarctic ice
man, but the only ice I see is in fever dreams and mirages.

What about a G&T? Your Subie can carry an Engel refrigerator. That's
probably about its max payload, but still...... bottle of gin, some
tonic and a couple slabs of beer and you're all set for the desert.

PDW (owner of an old Subaru Liberty 4WD sedan)


I did give the Engel serious thought, especially as it could double on
Lady Kate...payload and power drain though are both issues though size
in the end was the final "no". THe car is carrying an additional 40L of
petrol and 60L or so of water, plus food n tools and spares, and with
the GPS, laptop, satphone, cameras etc all recharging through the
inverter, I twitch a bit at the power requirements given where I am,
tho' it's only 5 days or so as a maximum between local civilisation
outposts.

So I use a good large Evercool with block ice in juice bottles, which is
also part of reserve water supply. OK for fresh foods to about day 4 in
summer, then adequate for metwurst and 35mm film storage.

Running solo, I don't use alcohol until back in safety. I know that
conflicts with the great and glorious traditions of .asa but it's perish
country out there in summer...

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http://music.download.com/internetopera

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Flying Tadpole wrote:
Peter wrote:
Flying Tadpole wrote:
Thom Stewart wrote:
Tad,

Almost all of us would do the same here. In fact, a lot of us would
simply just put more twist to our sails, if we were caught out in it.

Nutsy's just using it as troll bait.

Good to have you back Tad.


http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT


Hi Thom. Lady Kate, being a traditional-sail New England design, has an
oversize main intended for the windless conditions of the NE seaboard in
summer! I rarely get to use it without at least one reef in during our
summers. Winter, though, can have very cool, gentle consistent breezes
so it looks more impressive then.

I'm only back temporarily, between deserts. Bit like the antarctic ice
man, but the only ice I see is in fever dreams and mirages.

What about a G&T? Your Subie can carry an Engel refrigerator. That's
probably about its max payload, but still...... bottle of gin, some
tonic and a couple slabs of beer and you're all set for the desert.

PDW (owner of an old Subaru Liberty 4WD sedan)


I did give the Engel serious thought, especially as it could double on
Lady Kate...payload and power drain though are both issues though size
in the end was the final "no". THe car is carrying an additional 40L of
petrol and 60L or so of water, plus food n tools and spares, and with
the GPS, laptop, satphone, cameras etc all recharging through the
inverter, I twitch a bit at the power requirements given where I am,
tho' it's only 5 days or so as a maximum between local civilisation
outposts.

...... or what passes for civilisation :-)

Hmmm. Much as I like Subies, I'd say you're pushing the envelope. Don't
know what else is worth using tho - the big beasts are heavy & suck
fuel.

So I use a good large Evercool with block ice in juice bottles, which is
also part of reserve water supply. OK for fresh foods to about day 4 in
summer, then adequate for metwurst and 35mm film storage.

Running solo, I don't use alcohol until back in safety. I know that
conflicts with the great and glorious traditions of .asa but it's perish
country out there in summer...

I know. I'm over deserts permanently. Never did spend much time there
and I plan on spending none in the future. Problem is the desert is
coming to me - my place in central west NSW looks terrible from the
drought and I'm running no stock, haven't had any there for 10 years
due to lack of time.

Dry ship these days for me, too. Professionally anyway.

Nice & green around my place here in Tas. Plovers have finished
breeding and I'm expecting the native hens to start parading new chicks
past any day now. Pity that no 2 dam is dry & no 1 dam is at best 1/4
full, heading into summer. No runoff at all, really, this winter. The 2
small local creeks haven't run in ages and their mouths are silting up
from the longshore sand drift - a problem you're undoubtedly familiar
with, tho on a somewhat more macro scale.....

PDW