On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:24:52 +0000, Ian Malcolm
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Ian Malcolm wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:

Now.... can we get back to water related stuff?


Sounds good to me. Now, who's got the recipe for the chowdah mentioned in
Harry's thread?

Well if you want the Scottish variety, google for: cullen skink recipe
I'm afraid that unless my mother is making it from scratch, I get it

from the supermarket.

On the boat related side of things, I just got a letter from the marina.
Annual lock maintenance closure extended due to adverse weather . . .
:-(


Speaking of weather, you guys seem to be catching some real crap according
to our local news. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Thank you for asking, John.

All seems to be well, though a relative was working in a health centre
near where the child was crushed by the falling wall in north London.
As the staff know the family well, eveyone was rather upset. I am not
going to say any more out of respect for their confidentiality other
than to say they are in our thoughts.

On a lighter note, I haven't recived any nastygrams from the Marina and
this webcam loking out over the Thames estuary in the general area looks
fairly calm at the moment:

http://www.iossc.org.uk/weather/

so all should be OK with the yacht. I am down there tomorrow to do
maintenance. I'm mighty glad I picked up the permanent shore lines from
our previous marina just after Christmas and put them on a fortnight
back. They are extremely heavy three strand with spliced eyes and well
covered with reinforced plastic hoze to prevent chafe. We were
thinking about hauling out for the winter but I think in view of the
number of yachts which have been toppled this year, even though we've
moved to a less exposed marina, we'll stay in apart from a brief haulout
for essentials like antifouling and anodes.

Got a work party on down my local sailing club on Sunday, I wonder what
chaos We'll find in the dinghy park. :-(

Looks nice and calm now. Glad to hear all is well. I just talked to a
friend in the Netherlands. They lost a couple trees in their garden, but no
damage to property.
--
***** Have a super day! *****

John H

"Ian Malcolm" wrote in message
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snip..
On a lighter note, I haven't recived any nastygrams from the Marina and
this webcam loking out over the Thames estuary in the general area looks
fairly calm at the moment:

http://www.iossc.org.uk/weather/

snip...

Looks like a nice spring day to me!
Here's our harbour buoy info...although we've warmed up dramatically from
the -18C we suffered through for a couple of days. My hot water to the
upstairs bathroom had frozen for a day.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:33:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now.... can we get back to water related stuff?

I'm on the water as we speak, anchored about 2 miles south east of Key
West, with absolutely beautiful weather. We are serving as a race
committee boat for the anual Key West sailing regatta, and are
surrounded by several hundred boats sailing in circles. What a sight.

Rub salt in the wound why don't you?

~~ mutter ~~

Well, you and Mrs Wave are always welcome to come visit. The weather
this week in Key West has been absolutely magnificent, but we're
headed home tomorrow.

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:55:43 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


Here's our harbour buoy info...although we've warmed up dramatically from
the -18C we suffered through for a couple of days. My hot water to the
upstairs bathroom had frozen for a day.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258


Damn, Don.

You canucks *have* to be crazy...you *need* that serious Canadian
beer.

-18C ?

Ouch! :-)

"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:55:43 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


Here's our harbour buoy info...although we've warmed up dramatically from
the -18C we suffered through for a couple of days. My hot water to the
upstairs bathroom had frozen for a day.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258


Damn, Don.

You canucks *have* to be crazy...you *need* that serious Canadian
beer.

-18C ?

Ouch! :-)


Right here, we're just a little bit worse than coastal Maine.
Been raining big time all day with high winds.

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:54:26 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


Right here, we're just a little bit worse than coastal Maine.
Been raining big time all day with high winds.


I guess we should all realize that is *is* winter in North America,
after all.

In another 30 or so days we'll be back in the lake again! Can't wait.

Wayne,
I was coming into Wiggins around 3pm today and saw a Grand Banks heading
north between 3 and 5 miles from shore. Was that you?




"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:33:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now.... can we get back to water related stuff?

I'm on the water as we speak, anchored about 2 miles south east of Key
West, with absolutely beautiful weather. We are serving as a race
committee boat for the anual Key West sailing regatta, and are
surrounded by several hundred boats sailing in circles. What a sight.

Rub salt in the wound why don't you?

~~ mutter ~~

Well, you and Mrs Wave are always welcome to come visit. The weather
this week in Key West has been absolutely magnificent, but we're
headed home tomorrow.

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:22:26 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Wayne,
I was coming into Wiggins around 3pm today and saw a Grand Banks heading
north between 3 and 5 miles from shore. Was that you?

I suspect it was, we were going by there just about that time.

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:22:26 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Wayne,
I was coming into Wiggins around 3pm today and saw a Grand Banks heading
north between 3 and 5 miles from shore. Was that you?

Just checked the GPS track log on my laptop. We were abeam of Wiggins
Pass at 3:12 PM and exactly 3.95 NM off shore. It looks like you
probably saw us because there were no other north bound boats any
where near by. I usually run closer to shore than that but decided
to straight line it from Marco Island to Ft Myers Beach to save time.
We spent last night anchored in Little Shark River. Tides were
extremely low this morning when we were leaving, and the channel there
was at least a foot shallower than charted depths. Lucky we got out
before noon time.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:22:26 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Wayne,
I was coming into Wiggins around 3pm today and saw a Grand Banks heading
north between 3 and 5 miles from shore. Was that you?

Just checked the GPS track log on my laptop. We were abeam of Wiggins
Pass at 3:12 PM and exactly 3.95 NM off shore. It looks like you
probably saw us because there were no other north bound boats any
where near by. I usually run closer to shore than that but decided
to straight line it from Marco Island to Ft Myers Beach to save time.
We spent last night anchored in Little Shark River. Tides were
extremely low this morning when we were leaving, and the channel there
was at least a foot shallower than charted depths. Lucky we got out
before noon time.


I was guessing that was you, as I read your dolphin report when you were
heading down to the Keys.

I was in a 30' Grady White heading SE into a nasty quartering sea at 26
knots. The boat handled it well, but I was throwing a helluva lot of water.
My starboard side eisenglass was soaked and salt encrusted, and I picked you
up on radar long before I saw you. When you were off my stern, I thought I
recognized the boat. I didn't know the name of your vessel, or I would have
tried to hail you on 16.

I'd imagine that your vessel didn't even feel the seas...especially with
them at your back.