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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 11/01/2010 :  07:11:11  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Short cruise on Biscayne Bay this weekend.
Weather was iffy: From mild to nasty depending on your choice of review.

Normally we don't do 2 night cruises, too much work for a short trip. But we're getting pretty good at the prep/drive-down/launch/enjoy/retrieve/deprep/drive-back thing.

A couple of new tricks are paying off:
I now wrap a line around the mast, just below the baby stays, so that the Furler is secured to the mast. Makes raising and lowering the mast a lot easier not having to worry about where the furler end is going. I think I'll make a webbing strap and velcro to make it a quick thing.

We use (see Worth their Weight post in general forum) some Costco carry bags to lug the food and drinks from the house to the boat, they fit nicely in the port and starboard lockers. Easy to load, and unload.

Several years ago I trimmed the trailer tie down straps to the best length and marked the stern strap with some blue paint. Makes lashing the boat to the trailer a lot quicker. This trip I screwed up on the return trail. All the tie down straps were twisted to reduce strap flap, all but one! the port forward strap was not twisted! When I heard the whistling that strap created and looked back to see it flapping like crazy, it was an easy decision to pull over and twist it. Rock solid after that.

A couple of valuable lessons:

On Friday night, the wind hit the high 30's. I was trying to conserve battery power (we have a 15" DTV on board that eats 4amps) and mistakenly turned the GPS off! So the anchor alarm didn't sound as we dragged nearly a half mile towards shore! I was doing a routine 'Gotta get up and check all is well' thing at 2am, when I looked out the back of the poptop and saw the shore just 120 feet away! Holy Carp! We both donned our lifejackets, and flashed up the engine. Peggy followed my commands (trying to be nice but you know I was a bit assertive!) and steered us towards the twin anchors. I pulled them up, including the 30lbs plus of muddy sand that stopped them digging in!

Two lessons: 1) Mark the GPS switch on the DC panel so that it really stands out. 2) Flash up the handheld GPS and set the anchor alarm on that too.

Must say that I was very pleased with how we managed to get out of that situation without need to go to anger management!

Sunday we practiced Jib management. Winds varied from very low to 11 knots, so we adjusted the jib traveler car to the front of the tracks. I was surprised how well it improved the sail trim. We hit 5.1knots on a reach with less than 9knots apparent wind. Felt good. (We also loosed the outhaul and vang)

We had 4 hours of sailing Friday, and 3 on Sunday, took Saturday off as the wind was blustering all day in the high teens and low 20's

Pics later.

Paul
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 11/01/2010 :  12:31:26  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
So I guess my summation on your other post that the weather was perfect wasn't entirely correct. Still, sounds like an enlightening week-end. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to play with my GPS and figure out how to use the anchor alarm
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 11/01/2010 :  12:33:49  Show Profile
Sounds like a good combination of fun and excitement! Good tip about marking the GPS on the panel and also using the handheld for backup.

Nauti Duck is on her trailer and tarped for the season. Your post takes me to a place somewhere between envy and resentment.
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