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Bwahahaha!

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Top 12.7, average 8.7 BOAT (through the water) knots, held down by a wait
for a bridge on the way out...

More in the log to come, but all that work on the bottom paid off in spades.
It was getting, toward the end, when the wind dropped to 10 and we had a
counter-current of a couple of knots, that we griped about "only" making 7+
SOG with mid-8s to 10+ BOAT...

No, the engine wasn't running until the turn into the channel. Boy, does
she SAIL!



Skippy, you don't seem to have a clue about apparent wind. If the wind
from the south dropped to to ten knots and you were heading north at
8 knots then your apparent wind would only be two knots from astern.

A two-knot wind from astern can't possibly push you along at 8 knots.
You must have had one hell of a favorable current. :-)

But, I'm happy you're happy with the results of your bottom job. I
sure hope you take full advantage of it in the next six months because
that is about all the time you have before large blisters start popping
up again.

--
Sir Gregory

" Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·" åke wrote in message
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"Flying Pig" wrote in message
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Bwahahaha!

tinyurl.com/FlyingPigSpot

Top 12.7, average 8.7 BOAT (through the water) knots, held down by a wait
for a bridge on the way out...

More in the log to come, but all that work on the bottom paid off in
spades. It was getting, toward the end, when the wind dropped to 10 and
we had a counter-current of a couple of knots, that we griped about
"only" making 7+ SOG with mid-8s to 10+ BOAT...

No, the engine wasn't running until the turn into the channel. Boy, does
she SAIL!



Skippy, you don't seem to have a clue about apparent wind. If the wind
from the south dropped to to ten knots and you were heading north at
8 knots then your apparent wind would only be two knots from astern.

A two-knot wind from astern can't possibly push you along at 8 knots.
You must have had one hell of a favorable current. :-)

Indeed, I didn't specify the time we had our 10 knots. It was a beam reach,
moving toward a close reach (60° to 90° apparent).

One of the reasons we turned in was the change in wind direction, expected
from our forecast. Indeed, we waited slightly too long, as it didn't HAVE
to be that close a reach. So, the true wind was likely more toward our
stern quarter, moved forward by our unexpectedly fast forward motion.

Either way, as it's a relatively straight line, you can calculate it for
yourself as to how far we went (close to 100 miles without the
entrances/channels) in under 12 hours from the time we cleared the 17th
Street bridge to anchor down and lights out by looking at the spot page.


But, I'm happy you're happy with the results of your bottom job. I
sure hope you take full advantage of it in the next six months because
that is about all the time you have before large blisters start popping
up again.

--
Sir Gregory


Heh. We'll see. There weren't any blisters when we tackled it, either, so
I very much doubt we'll have to deal with that. Our shakedown may show
other things which need attention, but we don't expect blisters to be among
them. FWIW, there can't possibly be anything growing on our bottom, as fast
as we were going...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start, in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.

L8R, y'all

Skip, going to bed early after a late night on the computer catching up last
night...

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:46:27 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start, in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.

====

After 3 summer cruises to the northeast we have come to the conclusion
that you really don't want to be north of about 35 degres latitude
until late May, early June. There can be some nice days here and
there but we like to see the average night time temps at least 60
degrees when we're living on the boat. Average night temps here in
the BVI are in the low 70s right now and that's just about ideal for
us.

"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start, in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

--
Sir Gregory

On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:58:14 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start, in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

How in the world do you "take across a reef" when you are permanently
moored?
--
Cheers,

Bruce

"Bruce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:58:14 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown
in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start,
in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

How in the world do you "take (shortcuts) across a reef" when
you are permanently moored?

That's easy. As you've been stuck at the docks for so long you've
probably forgotten how so here's a refresher course.

1) raise sails

2) drop mooring lines

3) sail off mooring

4) sail across Hawk Channel

5) approach the reef carefully and sail across it in deep enough
water so as not to run aground.

HTH.

--
Sir Gregory

On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 18:20:46 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:58:14 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown
in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start,
in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

How in the world do you "take (shortcuts) across a reef" when
you are permanently moored?

That's easy. As you've been stuck at the docks for so long you've
probably forgotten how so here's a refresher course.

1) raise sails

2) drop mooring lines

3) sail off mooring

4) sail across Hawk Channel

5) approach the reef carefully and sail across it in deep enough
water so as not to run aground.

HTH.

Yup, That is how you do it. Been reading books again haven't you.

Of course you missed the part about hauling the dinghy aboard, and a
few other jobs, but you are getting there. A few more chapters of
Sailing for Dummies and you'll be good to go.

Of course, in the mean time Skip will have sailed blithely off into
the "wine dark sea". Do try to temper your envy.
--
Cheers,

Bruce

"Bruce" wrote in message
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On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 18:20:46 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:58:14 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough
shakedown
in
the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to wait
until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd start,
in
which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

How in the world do you "take (shortcuts) across a reef" when
you are permanently moored?

That's easy. As you've been stuck at the docks for so long you've
probably forgotten how so here's a refresher course.

1) raise sails

2) drop mooring lines

3) sail off mooring

4) sail across Hawk Channel

5) approach the reef carefully and sail across it in deep enough
water so as not to run aground.

HTH.

Yup, That is how you do it. Been reading books again haven't you.

Of course you missed the part about hauling the dinghy aboard, and a
few other jobs, but you are getting there. A few more chapters of
Sailing for Dummies and you'll be good to go.

The dingy stays on the mooring. When I drop the mooring lines
they are dropped into the dinghy made fast to the painter. Hauling
the dinghy aboard is easy as it only weighs 45 pounds and I've
made a pushpit on which it resides upside-down. Takes only
a few minutes to lift it, flip it over, slide it on and tie it down.

Of course, in the mean time Skip will have sailed blithely off into
the "wine dark sea". Do try to temper your envy.

Skippy probably takes half a day to get underway. He's got way
too much stuff and way too many constant projects in his way
of ease of getting underway.

There is a volcano in the Canary Islands that could cause a massive
landslide which would result in a HUGE tsunami that would wipe
out the East Coast of the USA including Florida with a wave about
three-hundred feet high going hundreds of miles per hour.

Is ever this should happen I have about eight hours to get underway
and out into the deep waters of the Gulf Stream where the tsunami
will cause me no harm. That is why I practice crossing the reef - my
life may well depend upon it. And, as usual, it will probably involve
sailing across the reef in the middle of the night.

--
Sir Gregory (not a sitting duck in Thailand like Bruce)

" Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·" åke wrote in message
...
"Flying Pig" wrote in
message ...

And, sorry, Neal, but I think we're going to do a very thorough shakedown
in the form of another East Coast swing this summer, so we'll have to
wait until another day (unless it's unusually cold in April, when we'd
start, in which case we might swing down that way first) to come for that
beer.


Don't go north too early as the chances are good you'll get
caught in some insufferably cold and wet weather. And if
you do come south you'd better make sure you scrub the
slime off your hull as you sure wouldn't want to be left in
my wake. Remember, at 42 inches of draft, my fine blue
water yacht can take shortcuts across the reef. LOL!

--
Sir Gregory




We'll keep the weather in close view. We might, also, do the southern
thing, first, in which case we'll take you out in some 30-knot stuff and
spank your bottom. 6-8 is just a doddle for the Pig...

L8R

Skip and crew

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