[Public-List] On Lake St. Clair

[Manza, John CIV OSD POLICY]

I'm a big fan of reefing at the dock...you must really love the excitement of doing it underway!


----- Original Message -----
From: Roger L. Kingsland [mailto:r.kingsland at ksba.com]
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 12:52 PM
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John,

We finally had some wind on our narrow river last weekend.  My little hand
held, spinning thing said 17 knots average, gusting to 22.  With no motor
yet, we back winded the jib at the dock and tacked downwind when clear.  I
guess the 165 genoa was a little too much because she snapped like a gun
shot on the new tack and we took off like a freight train downwind and
upstream (fortunately, away from the dam) with my crew driving and his wife
asking where the life preservers were.

We probably should have also set the reefed main at the dock as it might
have allowed us to A), lower the genoa in the shadow of the main while still
going downwind, or B), point closer to the wind to lower the genoa on deck.
In any case, we had just enough river to head upwind sufficiently to do the
switch and resume the train ride with the reefed main.  Soon we were abreast
of the marina a few miles up from our starting point.  Thinking, with no
motor, 10 seconds downwind was worth about 10 minutes upwind, we decided to
stop at the guest dock.  My friend and his wife had to be somewhere for
dinner so we bummed a ride back to my marina and left good old 148
overnight.

What a ride, sure wish we had time to at least test drive short tacking up
wind under working jib and reefed main; next time.     

All the best, Roger 148

PS - since our boats are only 2 numbers apart they where probably babies
together in the "Whitby womb," almost twins.
   

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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 11:41 AM
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Subject: [Public-List] On Lake St. Clair

Getting in my last two days of sailing for the season.  Temp 49 degrees,
constant squalls, double reefed main and storm jib up...speed 6 knots.
Drinking coffee and having the time of my life. I'm gonna miss all of this. 
John
JANTE II #150
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