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

"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.

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