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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

12-26-2011

Replies: 15

Appropriate ‘min draft’/keel for Clear Lake, Galveston TX

Views: 1,682

Posted By baileyrace

No, you do not motor through mud to get out of...

No, you do not motor through mud to get out of shallow areas. We rarely even put the outboard on unless the wind dies or if there is so much traffic in the channel that we feel it is rude to go...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

12-24-2011

Replies: 15

Appropriate ‘min draft’/keel for Clear Lake, Galveston TX

Views: 1,682

Posted By baileyrace

We race J24s with a four foot draft every...

We race J24s with a four foot draft every Wednesday from April through September, all over Clear Lake. As long as you stay off the south shore that is fine. Galveston Bay is plenty deep. I do...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-14-2011

Replies: 20

Downsizing Suggestions

Views: 2,792

Posted By baileyrace

A J24 sails very well single handed under main...

A J24 sails very well single handed under main only. I was out with a friend yesterday in 12-13 knots and since our regular crew was not with me, I decided to just reach around with main only. (do...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

04-07-2010

Replies: 5

Removing vermiculite in a J/24

Views: 1,709

Posted By baileyrace

The Mushy Vermiculite Problem...

The Mushy Vermiculite Problem (http://www.j24class.org/usa/faqs/verm_repair.htm)

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-07-2010

Replies: 33

Sail without a paddle?

Views: 1,772

Posted By baileyrace

We move J24s around all the time by rocking. It...

We move J24s around all the time by rocking. It is the keel creating lift as we take off with the sails down below. This is done when we travel and have just launched the boat. Two people can do it...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

03-03-2010

Replies: 32

Houston Texas

Views: 2,703

Posted By baileyrace

Endeavor Marina is very nice for go fast boats,...

Endeavor Marina is very nice for go fast boats, but pricey I am told.
http://www.endeavourmarina.net/
The Seabrook Shipyard, Clear Lake Marine Center and I believe Watergate ? have the big lifts.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-22-2010

Replies: 25

Moving to Corpus Christi!!!

Views: 1,613

Posted By baileyrace

I don,t want to hear any complaints from a guy...

I don,t want to hear any complaints from a guy with a boat as nice as yours.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-22-2010

Replies: 25

Moving to Corpus Christi!!!

Views: 1,613

Posted By baileyrace

We sailed in a regatta in Galveston Bay this...

We sailed in a regatta in Galveston Bay this weekend. It was so cold that I had to wear a jacket all day. We even needed long pants some of the time. Corpus should be warmer than Houston, however.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-07-2010

Replies: 13

Sailing and Surfing the Bahamas

Views: 1,844

Posted By baileyrace

Google Surfers beach eleuthera, bahamas. I...

Google Surfers beach eleuthera, bahamas. I remember a yacht club south of there in Governor's Harbor.

I spent a week there in 1973, but it did not have a name then. Your question got me to...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

12-29-2008

Replies: 444

cruising with bull dogs

Views: 39,125

Posted By baileyrace

I am here to get my post count nearer to ten.

I am here to get my post count nearer to ten.

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

12-25-2008

Replies: 8

Starting to look

Views: 508

Posted By baileyrace

Sailingdog --I have seen your sticky and it is...

Sailingdog
--I have seen your sticky and it is excellent and I will use it. You suggest I sail on as many boats as possible. How do you do this? I guess I can charter daysails locally, but most of...

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

12-24-2008

Replies: 8

Starting to look

Views: 508

Posted By baileyrace

Starting to look

I am just starting to look at boats. I have been crewing on a fairly serious J24 team for the last two years. My dream boat is a Viper(20' sport boat) and a racing budget to go with it, but my wife...

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

12-12-2008

Replies: 8

Sonar vs. J/24

Views: 1,923

Posted By baileyrace

I have sailed only the j24 and mostly as crew....

I have sailed only the j24 and mostly as crew. The j24 is a very uncomfortable boat, but a good racer. It sails very well to its rating, but the best point is one design racing. Simple, the boat who...

Forum: Racing

12-03-2008

Replies: 18

Low Cost Offshore Racing

Views: 3,073

Posted By baileyrace

I looked at a couple of minis in the yard in...

I looked at a couple of minis in the yard in Kemah/League City and they looked really nice for 3 or 4 for a sail. Sam Ausmis manufacturers minis right here in the Galv. Bay area. Third Coast...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

12-02-2008

Replies: 32

Need Advice for First Time Cruising

Views: 3,095

Posted By baileyrace

Thanks Chall

Thanks Chall

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

12-02-2008

Replies: 32

Need Advice for First Time Cruising

Views: 3,095

Posted By baileyrace

Brady, Look up Emerald Coast Yachts. Click...

Brady,

Look up Emerald Coast Yachts. Click on charters and then on weekend adventure for a good article on these Pensacola cruising grounds. I have never cruised or chartered a boat, but the wife...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

06-07-2008

Replies: 2

trailer launching a keelboat

Views: 1,998

Posted By baileyrace

We ramp launch a J24 at various regattas several...

We ramp launch a J24 at various regattas several times a year. The ramps are all long enough, so we do not have that worry. What we do, is back the trailer near the water and chock? it with a rock or...

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