I know that water skiers like the water like glass. But as a sailor I like the water with whitecaps. My Laser was just awsome when they had small craft advisorys. What do most sailors prefer???? Given the choice I will always take a double reefed mainsail over motoring. And fronts are my friends. With the right timing you can have the wind aft of the mast all of the time. Doing only coastal sailing at this time I figure I can always hunker down someplace if it gets too rough. Actually when we were on a lake we never planned to use the boat during the summer as there was never reliable winds We spent most of our time on the sailboat in the spring and fall. Now that we are on the coast so far we have been happy sailing year round. If we are bad sailors and go to hell it will be flat calm with 100s of jet skis circling the boat for eternity with only warm flat beer to drink and the holding tank overflowing!!!!! So be good!!!!
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what's up Tom
perfect sailing weather 0-5 kts, 5-10 kts, 10-15 kts, 20-25 kts, over 25 hand me a beer, of course everytime NOA says smooth it means light chop, light chop means medium, medium means rough, rough means hand me another beer!
perfect sailing weather 0-5 kts, 5-10 kts, 10-15 kts, 20-25 kts, over 25 hand me a beer, of course everytime NOA says smooth it means light chop, light chop means medium, medium means rough, rough means hand me another beer!
So Dan when the no see ums are biting
and the ice has melted and the beer is warm. The holding tank is full and the engine won't start... It's 100 degrees and 100% humidity. The last potato chip is gone. There is a big gator that won't let you go swimming.... O kts of wind is OK??? Agreed...there is never a Bad time to be on a sailboat. But some days are better than others. We had a great sail this past saturday and sunday. Whitecaps both days... There were some noseeums at the dock that enjoyed chewing on me while I replaced the manual bilge pump. mean little suckers.
and the ice has melted and the beer is warm. The holding tank is full and the engine won't start... It's 100 degrees and 100% humidity. The last potato chip is gone. There is a big gator that won't let you go swimming.... O kts of wind is OK??? Agreed...there is never a Bad time to be on a sailboat. But some days are better than others. We had a great sail this past saturday and sunday. Whitecaps both days... There were some noseeums at the dock that enjoyed chewing on me while I replaced the manual bilge pump. mean little suckers.
glad you reminded me!
note to self, make sure to go by the Army Navy Surplus store and get a large skeeter net! hope to see yall out there soon. how bout planning a trip over to LuLu's new place?
note to self, make sure to go by the Army Navy Surplus store and get a large skeeter net! hope to see yall out there soon. how bout planning a trip over to LuLu's new place?
Tom, the obvious answer...
...is whatever weather is around when I am not working. Like you, and I imagine most others, I prefer a good wind over drifting, and like Dan I have found that the weather radio never gives the full picture. But any time afloat is quality time. Of course, prudence does dictate that there are times when it is nobler to stay in the harbor and have a gin and tonic...or two. The trick is knowing your limits (on all counts). Greetings to those of you plying Mobile Bay and the Gulf Shores area. I learned to sail in the summers on the bay between Mullet Point and Point Clear...it's still home, in heart if not in fact, and I am sure the Eastern Shore still has the best sunsets going... Of course, now I live in the north and am hauled out for the winter, so I have some time before the season begins. So I'll sail vicariously through you guys in the South for the time being. Thanks for the post. Fair winds, Bob s/v Simple Dreams Chicago
...is whatever weather is around when I am not working. Like you, and I imagine most others, I prefer a good wind over drifting, and like Dan I have found that the weather radio never gives the full picture. But any time afloat is quality time. Of course, prudence does dictate that there are times when it is nobler to stay in the harbor and have a gin and tonic...or two. The trick is knowing your limits (on all counts). Greetings to those of you plying Mobile Bay and the Gulf Shores area. I learned to sail in the summers on the bay between Mullet Point and Point Clear...it's still home, in heart if not in fact, and I am sure the Eastern Shore still has the best sunsets going... Of course, now I live in the north and am hauled out for the winter, so I have some time before the season begins. So I'll sail vicariously through you guys in the South for the time being. Thanks for the post. Fair winds, Bob s/v Simple Dreams Chicago
Anytime I got a broad on the beam
I mean my broad at the helm. I hope she doesn't kill me.. Tim Welsh H34 AKA CABO WABO
I mean my broad at the helm. I hope she doesn't kill me.. Tim Welsh H34 AKA CABO WABO
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Let's see...how about last sunday
...Clear enough to see the coronados, sunny, temp in the 70's, wind 8-12 kts, small swells with an occassional whitecap, the #1 drawing the boat consistantly at 6+ kts, balanced and heeling at 15 degrees ..... dark blue water, a good friend as crew, no schedule to keep, cell phone off, beverages & snacks, 4 escrows ready to close, my dad looking down and smiling on us from Ft. Rosecrans. (the cemetary on Pt Loma) and...Absolutely NO no-seeums...ever(we don't have irritating bugs on the west coast). Now that's the kind of weather I like!!!
...Clear enough to see the coronados, sunny, temp in the 70's, wind 8-12 kts, small swells with an occassional whitecap, the #1 drawing the boat consistantly at 6+ kts, balanced and heeling at 15 degrees ..... dark blue water, a good friend as crew, no schedule to keep, cell phone off, beverages & snacks, 4 escrows ready to close, my dad looking down and smiling on us from Ft. Rosecrans. (the cemetary on Pt Loma) and...Absolutely NO no-seeums...ever(we don't have irritating bugs on the west coast). Now that's the kind of weather I like!!!
West Coast Bugs
Lets see Joe, the last time I was on the West Coast you folks had lots of irritating bugs. It's called traffic, both on the water and on the land. All kidding aside, San Diego is a great place to sail (my first time sailing was on Mission Bay). However, here in SE Florida it isn't so bad either. Last weekend was pretty good. High of 85, wind SE at 10-15 and no bugs. We spent Saturday night in a circle raft with 19 other boats and then sailed into the late afternoon on Sunday. Spring is just around the corner.
Lets see Joe, the last time I was on the West Coast you folks had lots of irritating bugs. It's called traffic, both on the water and on the land. All kidding aside, San Diego is a great place to sail (my first time sailing was on Mission Bay). However, here in SE Florida it isn't so bad either. Last weekend was pretty good. High of 85, wind SE at 10-15 and no bugs. We spent Saturday night in a circle raft with 19 other boats and then sailed into the late afternoon on Sunday. Spring is just around the corner.
Last May
Last May long weekend (in Canada May 24th weekend), my wife and I went for our first multi day excursion to Grand Bend. While it was cold (in the high 40'f range) and rained on the way (my wife didn't notice she was sleeping down below) the water was like glass and an off shore breeze was blowing at 20 kts. We sailed on a beam reach at haul speed (6.0kts) all the way down (55 nmiles) and never saw another boat. The way home we had the same east off shore wind and screamed home again at haul speed. I only started up to enter and exit the marinas. The Neptune sure took care of us that weekend!!
Last May long weekend (in Canada May 24th weekend), my wife and I went for our first multi day excursion to Grand Bend. While it was cold (in the high 40'f range) and rained on the way (my wife didn't notice she was sleeping down below) the water was like glass and an off shore breeze was blowing at 20 kts. We sailed on a beam reach at haul speed (6.0kts) all the way down (55 nmiles) and never saw another boat. The way home we had the same east off shore wind and screamed home again at haul speed. I only started up to enter and exit the marinas. The Neptune sure took care of us that weekend!!
perfect...
Perfect weahter is a quartering breeze that gives you your hull speed AND moves you in the direction you want to go....and lets it take you a long time enjoying getting there. It also lets up just as you are about to anchor.
Perfect weahter is a quartering breeze that gives you your hull speed AND moves you in the direction you want to go....and lets it take you a long time enjoying getting there. It also lets up just as you are about to anchor.
Perfect Day
Yesterday on San Francisco Bay. Motored up to the bay bridge from Alameda and thats where the wind started. 12-18 knots from 11 am on. We sailed across the bay behind Alcatraz in front of Angel Island tacked and sailed back to San Francisco side and then tacked out the Golden Gate. Turned around back under the Gate and put the jib away and the Asym up and went dead downwind wing on wing at 5.5 knots by the waterfront and then turned south and saw 6.5 knots on a beam reach until under the Bay Bridge again and then just stopped (no wind). Motored back to Alameda arriving just as the sun set and after a repast at the Yacht Club a simple drive home after the traffic was gone. Oh also, warm enough I stayed in a tee shirt all day. Rare day for San Francisco. Dan Jonas (S/V Feije II)
Yesterday on San Francisco Bay. Motored up to the bay bridge from Alameda and thats where the wind started. 12-18 knots from 11 am on. We sailed across the bay behind Alcatraz in front of Angel Island tacked and sailed back to San Francisco side and then tacked out the Golden Gate. Turned around back under the Gate and put the jib away and the Asym up and went dead downwind wing on wing at 5.5 knots by the waterfront and then turned south and saw 6.5 knots on a beam reach until under the Bay Bridge again and then just stopped (no wind). Motored back to Alameda arriving just as the sun set and after a repast at the Yacht Club a simple drive home after the traffic was gone. Oh also, warm enough I stayed in a tee shirt all day. Rare day for San Francisco. Dan Jonas (S/V Feije II)
Wow, what a story!
Hard to beat that Dan. Familiar with the area, lived in San Jose, but never sailed there. Well, I sail out of New Port Richey, near Clearwater, and have many perfect weather days under my belt. The one I enjoyed the most to my memory was a warm July night heading south to Dunedin to pick up a friend at the pier with a couple bottles of wine. 5 mph winds from the north power me to John's pass and out of the ICW. My guess is it was 80 deg. Out on the gulf it was a steady 5 MPH out of the NE. The sun had not gone down yet, but was touching the horizon as mellow jazz played through the stereo. Leaning back sailing, slight chop. As the sun slowly disappeared the music ended and a deep baritone voice said "This sunset was brought to you by Anheuser Busch, the king of beers". Just about freaked me after all the wine I had. The moon was out the whole night and I don't believe the temp got below 70. I anchored about 5 miles out and woke early as the sun was rising. I turned the radio on and the John Lennon song Imagine was playing. So I leaned back with a cup of coffee and watched the sunrise. I notice the moon had not quite set and was just touching the horizon in the west as the sun had just complete rising and was touching the horizon. I was like in a fish bowl with a red ball on one side and yellow ball on the other extreme. That was the only time I have seen that out there. Regards Bud
Hard to beat that Dan. Familiar with the area, lived in San Jose, but never sailed there. Well, I sail out of New Port Richey, near Clearwater, and have many perfect weather days under my belt. The one I enjoyed the most to my memory was a warm July night heading south to Dunedin to pick up a friend at the pier with a couple bottles of wine. 5 mph winds from the north power me to John's pass and out of the ICW. My guess is it was 80 deg. Out on the gulf it was a steady 5 MPH out of the NE. The sun had not gone down yet, but was touching the horizon as mellow jazz played through the stereo. Leaning back sailing, slight chop. As the sun slowly disappeared the music ended and a deep baritone voice said "This sunset was brought to you by Anheuser Busch, the king of beers". Just about freaked me after all the wine I had. The moon was out the whole night and I don't believe the temp got below 70. I anchored about 5 miles out and woke early as the sun was rising. I turned the radio on and the John Lennon song Imagine was playing. So I leaned back with a cup of coffee and watched the sunrise. I notice the moon had not quite set and was just touching the horizon in the west as the sun had just complete rising and was touching the horizon. I was like in a fish bowl with a red ball on one side and yellow ball on the other extreme. That was the only time I have seen that out there. Regards Bud
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