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I worked in the yard all weekend. Been to the boat for the past 5 weekends and figured we needed to get the jungle cut back in the yard. Mulched, mowed, trimmed, shoveled, etc. I would love to hear sailing stories, race results, yarns, lies, etc. Have a good week!!!!
DD
Traci a became a true sailor yesterday. We were out for a day sail today, about 15 miles from home, when we tacked in what we thought was a channel entrance. As we were part way through the tack, the sail wrapped around the headstay and didn't fill full.We were in Irons. The current pushed us into the channel and then past it. The next thing I noticed was the depth gauge at 2.3 feet, and we weren't moving. With the throttle pushed down and the wheel hard to starboard, we got the boat turned around and aimed in the right direction, but we still weren't moving. The sail was now off the port side and as full as it would get, Traci went forward and came over to the port stays and hung out as far as she could I grabbed the wheel and hung off the port side too. With a good puff of wind at the right moment, we started to move. I didn't even notice it at first, but Traci said we were moving. As I looked off towards the bridge, I could see that we were indeed moving. Within a minute, we were back in the main channel and cruising again. As I turned and looked back, I could see a group of people on a dock, that was a couple hundred yards from where we were grounded, watching the whole event. Our hearts were racing, as we sailed off. It felt really good to get out of the situation without any help. Of course, there wasn't a boat in sight if we would have needed more help. I've been in the same type of situation before, but this was a first for Traci. She didn't jump off the boat and run when we got back to our slip, so I think she'll make a good sailor.
Oh well, just another day sailing.
Jody, the term in Irons has been around longer than motors. Nothing to do motors. Early sailing battle ships unable to maneuver due to lack of forward motion or steerage were like a prisoner "in irons" awaiting execution. (Irons meaning shackles and chains)
Ahem.... In Irons: When a boat is in irons it is pointing into the wind, or is too close to the wind to make headway. In other words it's stopped, dead in the water.
I spent the weekend with a circular saw, two hammers, and a pry bar cutting the outer skin of my deck off. Lots of rotten balsa scooping and itching from the fiberglass dust.
I stared at all the flaking paint on my mast trying to decide if I was going to use a chemical paint remover or take it in for a powder blasting. I had to work so tomorrow will be spent working on it...
I'm new to the sailing but it seems to me that a plausible point of origin for Iron Genny refer to a Genoa sail. I'm sure some of the more seasoned sailors would know.
I beached my tri (photo's on the sunset/sunrise thread) so that a mechanic could look at the motor (Yes the iron genny or iron headsail) which won't start (stupid laws, he can't work on it while it's floating, but if it's on the sand that's ok) and then the rest of it driving the kids and wife around or working.
Ah gardens, so glad I don't have to do gardening, 300 sq meters of land, 250 is house, the rest is concrete or palm trees that only need attention once per year.
If you want to sail, you need to get rid of any kind of garden that needs attention (that includes lawns) so you can do important things like sailing That's my view on the world.
I agree, but my better half likes to dig in the dirt and she supports my sailing habit completely, so I have to help her with her projects. Know what I mean?
DD
Renewed my main, jib and spinnaker halyards replacing whatever line was on there with am-steel . Thinking of replacing my topping lift so it can serve as a spare main halyard if I need it. This in preparation for takin Enchantress offshore next year. Spent rest of weekend sailing, anchored in the West River overnight and the came back home.
Saturday, went shopping so the admiral could avoid driving in the traffic chaos caused by Caribana and spend the day lying in the sun and . Cooked a lovely dinner, Rib steaks, handcut fries, tossed salad...
Sunday - galley slave at my restaurant. Dead day due to the long weekend up here.
Took a friend sailing for his birthday (he'd never been) and let him helm for a while. Excellent day! Great wind, sun, sail...looks like we may be able to salvage the end of summer.
But, Sunday we worked in the yard & garden. Weed wacking, trimming, cutting and splitting wood, moving rocks...great fun on a humid day!
Unfortunately I was trying to figure out the extent of the lightning damage, and caulked a couple of windows on my only day off of the week. :hothead ......i2f
I was in that also on Windharp, a Peterson 34. We finished 5 out of 32 in Non-Spin. Great dinner afterwards. Left Sun AM for the Northern Bay and got into the 4 storms that past accross the bay.
No sailing again but I did put some varnish on the little boat's tiller. That and cooked up some of the very best Maryland style crab cakes I've ever had.
Saturday, I re-installed the floating floor I put in our living room a few months ago and made a better job of it this time. Sunday, I brewed five gallons of a hoppy American amber ale.
Candace and I spent Saturday helping row and sail the viking longboat replica Helga Holm from Stockholm out into the archipelago and back. We tied up to a rock, invaded a small island, and well, uhm, had a picnic.
She is a replica of a longboat from circa 1325. 22.5m LOA, single mast, square rigged, 16 rowing seats.
This was the coolest thing we have done in a long time. Pictures to follow once we get back in the states.
I spent my time at the PHYSICAL Therapist after being hit from behind, in my little two seat roadster, while i was stopped waiting for a trffic light to turn green, by a tractor trailor!!! I knew I should been out sailing!!! Now , I am working on getting better as fast as I can so I CAN GO SAILING. Since I am stuck at the dock for a while, I decided to finnally try out the awning over the cockpit...boy that shade really helps keep things cooler down below. I have had this awning rolled up in the v-berth since I moved aboard but did n't feel like putting it up, just to have to take it do0wn to go for a sail so I never even tried it out. Actually not too bad tp put up and take down.. just zips to the aft end of the dodger, sspends from the center by a spare halyard and the aft end has a pvc tube along the edge which I tie to the mizzen boom. Since ai am stuck at the dock for a while may as well be cool! Rick
Saturday, we were supposed to be in a beer can race, however I misread the start time. So what was supposed to be a mini-regatta ended up being a glorious daysail on the coast of Fort Lauderdale. We did the buoys, recorded our time on the plotter then went into Lake Sylvia for afternoon of dining, dipping in the lake and just in general savoring life.
Sunday was the Cubs vs Marlins so we went down to Pro-player to tailgate. Beers and conversation to watch the Cubs lose it in the bottom of the night on back to back home runs. Thanks a log Gregg. *ugh*
Overall, a great weekend. A little sailing, a little socialization...a lot of sun
No sailing for me. Saturday I went out for a bike ride along the C&O Canal Trail. Sunday's forecast was for "severe thunderstorms", so I cancelled my sailing plans and chilled out with a book.
C2 has already called my manliness and sailorliness into question (which hurts especially coming from HIM of all people), so no further aspersions need be cast.
Didn't get to sail this last weekend. Was terrific weather for it, too. We were supposed to join some other club-members for a cruise down to a yacht club over in Canada for an over-night in their marina, but one of our cats took sick and has to be given medication three-times-a-day religiously, the vet said, until Wednesday. So we couldn't even go out for a decent day-sail. Instead picked up the little stink-boat from her repair job and took her across the bay to another place for canvas work (so at least I did get out on the water some), had lunch with friends and headed home. (Got some really decent napping in .) Yesterday morning got a bunch of yard work done, medicated the cat, and headed over to give Abracadabra a much-needed scrubbing.
So, got to do some boat stuff
Got a Wednesday night fun sail coming up and, Sunday, an invitational race on the bay . Going to have the same crew we did a few weeks ago, incl. a top-notch bow-person, so we'll be racing PHRF Sunday . Got new 75mm Harken Carbo-Air blocks for the kite's sheets. Anxious to see how those work out.
Little misleading as one might assume we'd sailed all the way here. Let's just say that British Airways and MEA helped, but it was a nice afternoon in any case.
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