[Public-List] On Lake St. Clair

Fri Oct 21 12:33:20 PDT 2011

Also RE full disclosure; since I haven't installed the toe rails yet, I am
experimenting with "cheater" sheets, a second set of sheets running to the
mid ships stanchion bases that I use to adjust the genoa clue up and down.
Rather than just run the primary sheets (to the stanchion bases just forward
of the winch), I ran both and somehow managed to wrap one of the cheater
sheets around the main and forward baby stays on both sides (I am going to
think twice before putting a figure 8 in the bitter ends again).  Between
sorting that out, changing sails and docking, I didn't get much chance to
enjoy the short ride.  I do have to say though, just the feel of the boat
moving through the water, in all winds, is quite satisfying.

Guess we all fall into the "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
category.

Roger 148

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Michael J.
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I did exactly that on the Chesapeake Bay Association's Fall Cruise.
Fortunately I have pictures to proved to my wife that I was wearing a
PFD and a harness....
Mike
Rinn Duin #272

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Well -- full disclosure -- I should have double reefed at the dock and
started my day today with the storm jib.  Instead, I had to shorten all
sail in the rain and in pretty rough seas...solo.  It was a little too
exciting for a while out there...I'm just glad my wife wasn't with me!  
John

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Sorry, I must not have been clear.  I did reef the main at the dock,
just
didn't put it up until deciding the 165 was too much.

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

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From: Roger L. Kingsland [mailto:r.kingsland at ksba.com]
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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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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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