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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I realized after reading my own writing that I made
a misleading statement. Regarding last weekend at Great Kills, We (my wife and
I) rafted up with three other boats from our club (Deep Creek Yacht Club). If
that was you that sailed by close astern, that was me that yelled about joining
the A30 Assn (from the deck of an Endeavor 37, of all places.). Chris did not
attend our raft up, and belongs to Miramar Yacht Club. We did spend a few hours
on this past Saturday, enjoying some wine and cheese in my cockpit, but we
didn't raft up together yet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian #497</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=timmins@optonline.net href="mailto:timmins@optonline.net">Brian and Elaine
Timmins</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 29, 2001 10:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] Going Aground</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Been there, done that, no
problems.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> You did say sand bar and only
1/2 hour, right? You said bumped enough to shake the rig. You do mean bounced on
sandy bottom, right. Is your rig tight tight or is your rigging on the loose
side?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> OBTW, where is the
sand bar you hit? We go over by Sandy Hook frequently and I want to miss it. We
routinely hit a shallow spot in the middle of the Coney Island Flats, about 1
mile out from the Steeplechase pier. It shows on the chart as 5' depth but at
low or lower low it's less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Where are you
moored (docked)? I'm in Jamaica Bay at Gateway Marina. #383-- Chris Katehis is
moored in Sheepshead Bay. Last weekend we spent the night in Great Kills on
Staten Island and saw two other Alberg 30's there. Are you one? If our local
numbers grow much more, we will have to have a rendezvous real
soon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Brian #497</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=FITZONELOVE@aol.com
href="mailto:FITZONELOVE@aol.com">FITZONELOVE@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:25 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Going Aground</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>After spending a
beautiful night anchored off Sandy Hook, NJ, we ran aground <BR>on a sandbar
that had shifted since the printing of our chart. We were <BR>aground
about a half hour (luckily on a rising tide), but during the <BR>grounding, we
bumped the bottom a few times, enough to shake the rig a bit. <BR>Since
this is our first season with "One Love," I hope I didn't damage the <BR>hull
or rudder. Any reassurance would be appreciated. <BR>Thanks, <BR>Joe
Fitzpatrick "One Love" #286</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>