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Sea Trials - day 2
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Sea Trials - day 2
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47:15 -0500, CaveLamb
wrote: We are getting used to a new suit of sails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBYPMJbul46 "Sunday-6kts.mpg" What is the mpg? 6 kts but mpg? |
Sea Trials - day 2
joevan wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47:15 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: We are getting used to a new suit of sails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBYPMJbul46 "Sunday-6kts.mpg" What is the mpg? 6 kts but mpg? Well, let's see... We sailed about 100 hours last summer... Average speed? what 4 knots? call it 400 miles. and used nearly 4 gallons of gas. So 100 mpg? -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress |
Sea Trials - day 2
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:00:38 -0500, CaveLamb
wrote: joevan wrote: On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47:15 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: We are getting used to a new suit of sails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBYPMJbul46 "Sunday-6kts.mpg" What is the mpg? 6 kts but mpg? Well, let's see... We sailed about 100 hours last summer... Average speed? what 4 knots? call it 400 miles. and used nearly 4 gallons of gas. So 100 mpg? I was thinking only of sailing. It was just my confusion. I thought of that but that lovely lady in the photo got me rattled. |
Sea Trials - day 2
joevan wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:00:38 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: joevan wrote: On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47:15 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: We are getting used to a new suit of sails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBYPMJbul46 "Sunday-6kts.mpg" What is the mpg? 6 kts but mpg? Well, let's see... We sailed about 100 hours last summer... Average speed? what 4 knots? call it 400 miles. and used nearly 4 gallons of gas. So 100 mpg? I was thinking only of sailing. It was just my confusion. I thought of that but that lovely lady in the photo got me rattled. Yeah, she has that effect on me too sometimes... :) She is becoming quite the sailor too. We took some ASA classes together (she had never sailed before and I wanted a refresher after years off) and she got to take a J22 out solo. AND brought it back in one piece. As for MPG, we have to get out of the marina somehow. It's a very narrow cove off of the lake and runs north/south. The winds are usually N/S as well. There are a couple of places less than 50 feet wide that we have to get through between docks. Kinda tight to sail out of (although I did once, just to show off) I wouldn't make a habit of it, though, because there is usually a 40-50 foot power boat coming through every time I think of being stupid again... But it was fun to watch them panic when we came though with the sails up! (dead downwind run) I should have hoisted the spinnaker for that one! (evil villain laugh!) -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress |
Sea Trials - day 2
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:39:43 -0500, CaveLamb
wrote: joevan wrote: On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:00:38 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: joevan wrote: On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47:15 -0500, CaveLamb wrote: We are getting used to a new suit of sails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBYPMJbul46 "Sunday-6kts.mpg" What is the mpg? 6 kts but mpg? Well, let's see... We sailed about 100 hours last summer... Average speed? what 4 knots? call it 400 miles. and used nearly 4 gallons of gas. So 100 mpg? I was thinking only of sailing. It was just my confusion. I thought of that but that lovely lady in the photo got me rattled. Yeah, she has that effect on me too sometimes... :) She is becoming quite the sailor too. We took some ASA classes together (she had never sailed before and I wanted a refresher after years off) and she got to take a J22 out solo. AND brought it back in one piece. As for MPG, we have to get out of the marina somehow. It's a very narrow cove off of the lake and runs north/south. The winds are usually N/S as well. There are a couple of places less than 50 feet wide that we have to get through between docks. Kinda tight to sail out of (although I did once, just to show off) I wouldn't make a habit of it, though, because there is usually a 40-50 foot power boat coming through every time I think of being stupid again... But it was fun to watch them panic when we came though with the sails up! (dead downwind run) I should have hoisted the spinnaker for that one! (evil villain laugh!) What fun you must have, evil villain. : o) I think it is so great the sailing of a wonderful ship. I had my time with Heron a fond memory from the 70's. Heron, the one built in 1911. I loved the time so much. |
Sea Trials - day 2
joevan wrote:
I should have hoisted the spinnaker for that one! (evil villain laugh!) What fun you must have, evil villain. : o) I think it is so great the sailing of a wonderful ship. I had my time with Heron a fond memory from the 70's. Heron, the one built in 1911. I loved the time so much. Heron was a beauty. She was recovered, you know, but I can't tell what condition she is in today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trfkt13SFM4 -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress |
Sea Trials - day 2
On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:53:19 -0500, CaveLamb
wrote: joevan wrote: I should have hoisted the spinnaker for that one! (evil villain laugh!) What fun you must have, evil villain. : o) I think it is so great the sailing of a wonderful ship. I had my time with Heron a fond memory from the 70's. Heron, the one built in 1911. I loved the time so much. Heron was a beauty. She was recovered, you know, but I can't tell what condition she is in today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trfkt13SFM4 I know, I miss knowing just what and where she is today. Heron was a real wooden love. Like women they can't last forever. I had communication with green TV and I still don't know what happened to my true love of a sailing vessel. It was wonderful to see her once with her topsail. |
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