The storm you survived
 

Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe

The storm you survived
 

Joe wrote:
Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe


Didn't we do this one last year?

Big storm, Lake Michigan, 8 footers, lightning all around, waterspouts,
halfway between Leland and Grand Traverse Bay...so much ozone in air was
unbearable...turned back before full out storm hit, rafted off to 4
other boats and watched storm rip the snot out of a bunch of lubbers
canvas that they didn't tie down...

another:
Pen****er..made it to port before storm but lots didn't..siietch wave
came through channel, pulled boats from their nachorages and
moorings..woman and children on boat swinging on anchor into another
boat and crashing with great booms while she is on radio screaming for
help..hubby had taken dinghy and gone into town and CG wouldn't let him
back out there...got CG crew and went out to save day...more canvas
strewn all over from boats on moorings and anchored...

lots more...sail Lake Michigan, sail in storms...

The storm you survived
 

On May 5, 10:36 pm, Joe wrote:
Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe

Storms at sea are generally no big deal. You take down
all the canvas and ride it out. It's the ones that are near
land that scare the ever lovin crap out of you.


Sailing on on 18' sloop on Pueblo Resivor in Colorado some
years ago. A mountain storm same up behind up rain
and high gusty winds. We did not have time to take down the
sails (main and jib) before the wind hit. All of a sudden
we were up on a plane headed for the dam at the end of the resivoir.

With the wind howling at 30-40 knots and the dam coming up only
50 yds away or so, what to do?

Off to the north aside of the dam there was a small slice of beach so
I headed for that, Mike was hiking halfway out of the boat, trying to
keep it from
going over. As we got closer to the beach I could see it was covered
with
rocks....not good for the hull if i ran up on it.

I yelled at Mike I was going to come around into the wind.. Letting
out all the sail
I brought the boat around as pretty as you please and mike stepped out
into about
3 feet of water. We pulled down the sails and found a sandy spot on
the beach
for the boat.

The storm blew over within a short time as most mountains storms do
and we
continued with a lovely sail.

The storm you survived
 

"Joe" wrote in message
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Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe



Never had to... picked my weather window carefully. Avoided a squall by
going below at the right moment. g

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

The storm you survived
 

On 5 May 2007 19:36:29 -0700, Joe wrote:

Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe


My late '60's introduction to sailing was the worst storm I've been
in.

My Bro in law, a good friend, and I, rig up a 17 foot yard built,
full keel wooden sailboat (still don't know what it was but a nice
classic design with a full, two berth cabin) and head out for
Chandeleur Island, 27 miles out in the gulf. I knew almost nothing
about sailing at the time. Marine stores closed so we couldn't get
fittings we need to complete the rig, however good friend says we can
get "adequate" stuff at Sears. He heads up there and buys a bag of
"heavy duty" turnbuckles (screen door type) to finish our standing
rigging.

Head out and have an ideal trip out. Meeting some people in a power
boat, they took the provisions and stuff. spend the night on the
island,do some crabbing, catch some specs, have a great time,then
start back in.

Power boat passes us going back in, they are "envious" at how ideal
we look sailing along.

About fifteen miles out, we are looking to the north and see nothing
but black. Not unusual, afternoon summer Gulf squall, usually quick,
probably be done by the time we get to it. Watching it we fail to
notice the seas building to our stern. Finally look back and see
unusual whitecapping seas behind us. In a matter of minutes seas are
cresting behind us at about twelve feet, can't see over them, standing
on the cabin when in the trough.

Wind starting to pick up, we double reef both sails and figure we are
OK. about that time, the two storms kind of meet, north and south and
all hell breaks loose. As might be suspected those turnbuckles are
the first thing to give up and we loose the top third of the mast
(wooden). We manage to get the main off, but jib is jammed and
wrapped around the mast stub. Ok, though, seems to be all the sail we
need to keep going. we make it through Ship Island pass, stormy,
lightening striking all around us. The power boat had turned into the
lee of ship Island to ride out the storm, but we did not have enough
control to turn more than a few degrees off downwind. Additionally, we
didn't have a rig left to sail in light air, so we just kept heading
north, passed within a couple of hundred yards of the power boat, and
we did not even see each other. The twelve miles from Ship Island
Pass to Gulfport, were, to say the least very exciting.

We were told later that the winds were sustained at 35 with gusts to
60.

Now, I've been in worse but given the inexperience of the entire crew,
the size of the boat, and the fact it was my first offshore venture,
it is the most memorable.

Frank

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Joe



Never had to... picked my weather window carefully. Avoided a squall
by staying home and dropping LSD at the right moment. g


Uh huh! Thought so.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"katy" wrote in message
...
Joe wrote:
Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe


Didn't we do this one last year?

Big storm, Lake Michigan, 8 footers, lightning all around,
waterspouts, halfway between Leland and Grand Traverse Bay...so much
ozone in air was unbearable...turned back before full out storm hit,
rafted off to 4 other boats and watched storm rip the snot out of a
bunch of lubbers canvas that they didn't tie down...

another:
Pen****er..made it to port before storm but lots didn't..siietch wave
came through channel, pulled boats from their nachorages and
moorings..woman and children on boat swinging on anchor into another
boat and crashing with great booms while she is on radio screaming for
help..hubby had taken dinghy and gone into town and CG wouldn't let
him back out there...got CG crew and went out to save day...more
canvas strewn all over from boats on moorings and anchored...

lots more...sail Lake Michigan, sail in storms...

He said storms AT SEA, dummy! A lake isn't at sea. Go to the back of the
class.

Wilbur Hubbard

The storm you survived
 

"Capri" wrote in message
ups.com...
On May 5, 10:36 pm, Joe wrote:
Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe

Storms at sea are generally no big deal. You take down
all the canvas and ride it out. It's the ones that are near
land that scare the ever lovin crap out of you.


Sailing on on 18' sloop on Pueblo Resivor in Colorado some
years ago. A mountain storm same up behind up rain
and high gusty winds. We did not have time to take down the
sails (main and jib) before the wind hit. All of a sudden
we were up on a plane headed for the dam at the end of the resivoir.

With the wind howling at 30-40 knots and the dam coming up only
50 yds away or so, what to do?

Off to the north aside of the dam there was a small slice of beach so
I headed for that, Mike was hiking halfway out of the boat, trying to
keep it from
going over. As we got closer to the beach I could see it was covered
with
rocks....not good for the hull if i ran up on it.

I yelled at Mike I was going to come around into the wind.. Letting
out all the sail
I brought the boat around as pretty as you please and mike stepped out
into about
3 feet of water. We pulled down the sails and found a sandy spot on
the beach
for the boat.

The storm blew over within a short time as most mountains storms do
and we
continued with a lovely sail.

I wasn't aware there was a sea in Colorado. You can't read either.
Stupid women! Go away.

Wilbur Hubbard

The storm you survived
 

"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
...
On 5 May 2007 19:36:29 -0700, Joe wrote:

Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe


My late '60's introduction to sailing was the worst storm I've been
in.

My Bro in law, a good friend, and I, rig up a 17 foot yard built,
full keel wooden sailboat (still don't know what it was but a nice
classic design with a full, two berth cabin) and head out for
Chandeleur Island, 27 miles out in the gulf. I knew almost nothing
about sailing at the time. Marine stores closed so we couldn't get
fittings we need to complete the rig, however good friend says we can
get "adequate" stuff at Sears. He heads up there and buys a bag of
"heavy duty" turnbuckles (screen door type) to finish our standing
rigging.

Head out and have an ideal trip out. Meeting some people in a power
boat, they took the provisions and stuff. spend the night on the
island,do some crabbing, catch some specs, have a great time,then
start back in.

Power boat passes us going back in, they are "envious" at how ideal
we look sailing along.

About fifteen miles out, we are looking to the north and see nothing
but black. Not unusual, afternoon summer Gulf squall, usually quick,
probably be done by the time we get to it. Watching it we fail to
notice the seas building to our stern. Finally look back and see
unusual whitecapping seas behind us. In a matter of minutes seas are
cresting behind us at about twelve feet, can't see over them, standing
on the cabin when in the trough.

Wind starting to pick up, we double reef both sails and figure we are
OK. about that time, the two storms kind of meet, north and south and
all hell breaks loose. As might be suspected those turnbuckles are
the first thing to give up and we loose the top third of the mast
(wooden). We manage to get the main off, but jib is jammed and
wrapped around the mast stub. Ok, though, seems to be all the sail we
need to keep going. we make it through Ship Island pass, stormy,
lightening striking all around us. The power boat had turned into the
lee of ship Island to ride out the storm, but we did not have enough
control to turn more than a few degrees off downwind. Additionally, we
didn't have a rig left to sail in light air, so we just kept heading
north, passed within a couple of hundred yards of the power boat, and
we did not even see each other. The twelve miles from Ship Island
Pass to Gulfport, were, to say the least very exciting.

We were told later that the winds were sustained at 35 with gusts to
60.

Now, I've been in worse but given the inexperience of the entire crew,
the size of the boat, and the fact it was my first offshore venture,
it is the most memorable.

Frank

Sorry, but the Gulf is not classified as a Sea. Can't a single person
read a question and answer it with their experience of a storm AT SEA
like the man asked? Bunch of retards here, apparently.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Joe" wrote in message
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Tell me about the storm you survived at sea.
I'll toss one in..... if others do.

Sorry Rob and BB, maybe next subject.

Joe


i @ sea for katrina. kruze ship turn back, go to porto riko not porto
vyarta. sum big waves. no trubbles. peace of cake. 8 6 mealz a day.
drink peena kolotaz all day. much fun. 1 arm bandit pore out money on
me.

todd