Why am I not out on the water??????

Gunni · Nov 11, 2016

You bet, out all weekend! Next week I shop for a "baby turkey" (capon) that will fit in the galley oven. We celebrate Thanksgiving old school.

BlowMeAway · Nov 11, 2016

Ok, go ahead, rub it in. Turkey on the boat, weather that rocks...this is painful to read, yet still motivational. We're done...sail toast...in the cradle, on the hard, fat lady sang, etc. You wanna know why I'm not on the water

...well this is why you hardy squiffies:

RussC · Nov 11, 2016

We had our first overnight on the boat on April 6th. the forecast was for highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s so that felt plenty warm to us at the time. now it's hard to get excited if it's forecast for anything below mid 80s. I'm sure that outlook will change in the coming weeks/months however.

arf145 · Nov 11, 2016

This has been a nice November on the Chesapeake with plenty of days well over 60 and few clouds. I was out sailing yesterday and hope to get in a couple of more sails before I start winterizing. Boat comes out in early December this year.

PaulK · Nov 11, 2016

We got out last Saturday

The big boat got put away in October.

PaulK · Nov 11, 2016

It was. 65º and a light northerly. First time setting the spinnaker on this new-to-me boat. Still have to figure out the double pole launcher system. They set up a spinnaker pole on each side of the boom with the guys (P&S) always rigged to them and the spinnaker, and the two sheets always rigged to the spinnaker clews. Then you launch the pole on whichever side is windward while you hoist the spinnaker, pulling against a shock cord retractor system that's inside the boom. When you gybe, you release the windward pole and the shock cord pulls it back to its resting spot alongside the boom while you pull the other pole out. There's no need for crew to fumble up on the foredeck, no hunting to get the guy into the pole's jaws (no jaws) and no need to clip the pole onto the mast since it's held there by the launching line. Wild stuff. Glad it wasn't blowing any harder for this trial outing.

shemandr · Nov 11, 2016

Wed pm I took my runabout out and drifted in the harbor listening to the sea ducks. Stunningly beautiful. I can't put my boat away until I've had some time listening to them - alone. No radio, no conversation, no music. Sublime!

PaulK · Nov 11, 2016

Nice and quiet. Good way to relax

Stu Jackson · Nov 11, 2016

Nice Wednesday night at Conover Cove, Wallace Island.

Cowpokee · Nov 12, 2016

I got out just the other day here in eastern Oklahoma. So what if the wind was light, they make sails for that.

Calif. Ted · Nov 13, 2016

Only got out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, Santa Ana winds so 10 to 15 knots of warm breeze with no chop, great sunsets with plenty of moonlight, best time of the year down here.

jssailem · Nov 13, 2016

Nice picture Stu.
You have so much water to explore.
JS

Alansails · Nov 14, 2016

Stu, You guys are killing us, weather here is one day 24 at night and 55 during the day with wind than they are predicting SNOW this weekend!
Boat is on the hard and sails are put away- only 170 days until launch!

Cowpokee · Nov 14, 2016

Ken Cross said:
Nice, we had a Mac 26D for years. It would go 60 MPH behind our van.

Did you make that bow sprit. I haven't seen one like that. It looks good.

Ken

Yes, I made that sprit myself. I had left over 1" heavywall stainless pipe at work that I cut to 5' length. I bought two aluminum clamps that were made for attaching lights to scafolding and bolted them to the deck with huge backing plates. I also through bolted the pipe to the headstay bracket for extra lateral stability. The rig works great! I've been out once when the wind picked up more than forecast and achieved hull speed with no apparent excessive stress before I let the tack line loose and hauled the sail in.

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