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atgep
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Initially Posted - 06/20/2006 :  01:30:01  Show Profile
I have been sneaking evening sails between work and un-packing. Tonight the wind was way stronger than it looked. I was stuck as the autopilot was down below and I was alone. Here is a quick video off the cell phone. The water up here tastes better than the river water in Jax.

http://home.comcast.net/~atgep/onlinestorage/Movie.wmv


Enjoy, Tom.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  05:58:51  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Looks fine to me. Thanks for sharing.
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djn
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  07:12:55  Show Profile
I am too much of a novice to tell you one way or the other Tom, but I am impressed with the quality and amount of video you got off your phone. Thanks for sharing.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  07:19:35  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Tom, glad to see you have your priorities right

Paul
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  07:33:55  Show Profile
Looks like a terrific sailing area. Thanks for the video.
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Justin
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  07:53:47  Show Profile  Visit Justin's Homepage
Looks exciting! My brother took a video from my Saturday sail, but it wasn't when we were cruising 6-7+ knots for over an hour non-stop. I wish I got a video of that.
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danandlu
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  08:43:07  Show Profile  Visit danandlu's Homepage
Yee-haw!
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Alan Clark
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  09:38:36  Show Profile
Tom, Thanks for sharing this looks great! "Leprechaun" is currently on the hard ..We leave for the Nationals tomorrow, Hope we have as much wind... and No rain... we have been watching the forecast. Thanks again for sharing. Alan
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  11:30:16  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
That looks like fine sailing and I don't think any reefing was necessary. No white caps, no rounding up, no big puffs heeling you over past 40 degrees, no big waves. Looks like you had your 110% jib on, heeled about 30 degrees? Perfect.

Could you send some of that wind over here? I'm tired of 5 knots of breeze for the after-work evening sails.
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RedRedWhine
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  11:58:51  Show Profile  Visit RedRedWhine's Homepage
Hey,

Looks like great sailing. I went out on Lake Mead Sunday and sailed my 250 with just the main up, non-reef. I was on a starboard tack and got hit by a 20+mph gust and went form 10 degrees to 35 degrees. Turned hard upwind, did a accidental tack and rolled to a 35 degree port tack. We had white caps and lots of chop. I learned a lesson, I should have reefed. Thanks for sharing.

Don Young
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  20:05:33  Show Profile
You really had that furler bending! With sailing like that you might not want to come back to Jax!
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atgep
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  20:11:11  Show Profile
The wind was 20-25. I do still need fine tune the rigging. A little more backstay tension is order. What was not on the video was the rail underwater and me hanging on for my dear life!!!

That which does not kill you.........


Tom.
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raulpou
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Response Posted - 06/20/2006 :  22:29:40  Show Profile
YEEEEEE HAAAAWWWWW!!!!!

Good luck!
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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 06/21/2006 :  10:43:48  Show Profile
First time I had my C25 out it blew like that 20-25 mph winds, sailed on a full main and reefed jib, heck only had about a hanky out, enough to give her head just a bit. it was a great sail, never got over 25 even in some good puffs, It was great first sail, I have come to apprciate the fin keel, my last boat a Spindrift 22 had stub keel with a board, put the rail in the water almost every time I was out unless the wind didnt cooperate. Any way firts day out big wind, gained confidence in my new to me boat, and washed the champagne of the foredeck, :)
may the fair winds and following seas be yours....
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 06/22/2006 :  12:01:57  Show Profile
Looks okay to me.
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Captain Bill
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 :  08:56:58  Show Profile
Tom, great exciting pictures. What kind of cell phone-camera were you using?

Thanks for sharing,

Bill
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atgep
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 :  09:18:03  Show Profile
I have a t-mobile SDA. It is a boarderline pocket pc. The video was compressed twice and is actually better off the phone.

Tom.
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