I like that quote about the Fastnet race that Bob has posted a few times so
much that I've put an excerpt on a page of my web site with some thoughts of
my own:

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Seamanship.htm

Few things I've read say so much about the nature of the sea and sailing on
it.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
I like that quote about the Fastnet race that Bob has posted a few times so
much that I've put an excerpt on a page of my web site with some thoughts
of my own:

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Seamanship.htm

Few things I've read say so much about the nature of the sea and sailing
on it.

--
Roger Long



I like your sentiments. I tell my students that I know it sounds
counter-intuitive, but you'll find that if there's something you need to do
urgently on a sailboat, such as put her in reverse or turn sharply, slow
down rather than speed up. There will be far less damage when you hit
whatever it is you're intending to avoid.

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

The more I sail, the more I find it like aviation in that far more people
have come to grief by doing things too quickly than by doing them too
slowly.

--
Roger Long

Roger ,, isn't it the take-offs and landing when flying? Same for me when
sailing .. the docking and leaving docking.




"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The more I sail, the more I find it like aviation in that far more people
have come to grief by doing things too quickly than by doing them too
slowly.

--
Roger Long

It is the landings as the airplane will tend to fly itself unless you are in
some heavy iron or a helicopter. On the landing bit, any one that you walk
away from is a good one and one where you can use the airplane again is an
excellent one.

Leanne

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:AvdLh.4543$DX5.2354@trndny06...
Roger ,, isn't it the take-offs and landing when flying? Same for me when
sailing .. the docking and leaving docking.




"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The more I sail, the more I find it like aviation in that far more people
have come to grief by doing things too quickly than by doing them too
slowly.

--
Roger Long

Roger Long wrote:
The more I sail, the more I find it like aviation in that far more people
have come to grief by doing things too quickly than by doing them too
slowly.

--
Roger Long



Copy that, Roger!

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:37:12 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I like that quote about the Fastnet race that Bob has posted a few times so
much that I've put an excerpt on a page of my web site with some thoughts of
my own:

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Seamanship.htm

The RNLI is the Royal *National* Lifeboat Institution.
http://www.rnli.org.uk/
You can find a "Motor Mechanic William Burrow" he
http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you...Scilly/history
Galway Hooker:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...=Galway+Hooker



Few things I've read say so much about the nature of the sea and sailing on
it.

It's not clear to me that he was referring to a Galway Hooker. I think a
"hooker" in British usage might be any funky, traditional craft or modest,
handy boat. If anyone across the pond can enlighten us on this point, I
would appreciated it.

I'm a great admirer of the Galway Hooker type though. Developments of
these craft by the Boston Irish fisherman were renowned for their
seaworthiness and influenced the thinking of a naval architect named Collins
who worked to develop a safer type of fishing schooner due to excessive loss
of life in the industry. The hull characteristics we now associate with New
England fishing schooners thus trace their lineage back to these boats.
These developments in turn influenced smaller craft such as the Friendship
Sloop. There may be no traditional type that has had as much influence on
American vessels.

If it was a Galway Hooker that Burrows saw, there are few tradittional boats
better suited to taking your family across the Irish Sea on a night like
that.

I believe that the racing boats of the time were just as seaworthy as
traditinonal craft and perhaps more so. Many did quite well in the storm
and some arrived surprised that there had been any casualties. Generally,
the higher the speed they maintained, the less trouble they had. This takes
a lot out of the crew so the seaworthiness of the racing type in heavy
weather may depend on a large crew that can rotate helmsmen often enough to
keep them fresh.

--
Roger Long

The Galway Hooker was an 18th century development; a boat constructed with
the specific needs of the fishermen of the West in mind which quickly became
their very own. The Galway Hooker is a unique variation, developed for the
often unwieldy seas off the West Coast. It is most easily identified by the
sail formation, which is extremely distinctive and quite beautiful. It
consisted of a single mast with a main sail and two foresails. A derivation
of the Hooker was the Pucan, which had one main sail and one foresail, and
is also unique to Galway. Recently there has been a major revival, and
renewed interest in the Hooker, and the boats are still being painstakingly
constructed. The best place to see them? - Cruinniu na Mbad at Kinvara
annually - the sight of twenty odd hookers on the bay will take your breath
away!



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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
It's not clear to me that he was referring to a Galway Hooker. I think a
"hooker" in British usage might be any funky, traditional craft or modest,
handy boat. If anyone across the pond can enlighten us on this point, I
would appreciated it.

I'm a great admirer of the Galway Hooker type though. Developments of
these craft by the Boston Irish fisherman were renowned for their
seaworthiness and influenced the thinking of a naval architect named
Collins who worked to develop a safer type of fishing schooner due to
excessive loss of life in the industry. The hull characteristics we now
associate with New England fishing schooners thus trace their lineage back
to these boats. These developments in turn influenced smaller craft such
as the Friendship Sloop. There may be no traditional type that has had as
much influence on American vessels.

If it was a Galway Hooker that Burrows saw, there are few tradittional
boats better suited to taking your family across the Irish Sea on a night
like that.

I believe that the racing boats of the time were just as seaworthy as
traditinonal craft and perhaps more so. Many did quite well in the storm
and some arrived surprised that there had been any casualties. Generally,
the higher the speed they maintained, the less trouble they had. This
takes a lot out of the crew so the seaworthiness of the racing type in
heavy weather may depend on a large crew that can rotate helmsmen often
enough to keep them fresh.

--
Roger Long

On Mar 17, 6:37 pm, "Roger Long" wrote:

Few things I've read say so much about the nature of the sea and sailing on
it.

--
Roger Long

Hi Roger:

I'll dig up th ebook where I lifted, or I mean quoted, the statment.
If I rememember right it was not a primary source, rather it was from
an author who used the quote from anohter souce. I have a few things
to do today and 2marow but should be able to cite the source soon.

Gezzz, this thread really turned into a mud slingging ****ing match
fast. Talk to you later. Hope your day goes well. Winter broke
yesterday in the PNW. Saw 65 F . Daffodills everywhere.

Bob