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Dave5041
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Initially Posted - 02/06/2011 : 18:55:57

The day started around 45º and 3-5 kts. I had given up on sailing and was about to go kayaking when I saw a little more action on the water. It warmed up nicely with bright sun and winds around 8 - 10; I got about 4 hours in tacking down Santa Rosa Sound, English Navy Cove, and into Pensacola Bay. A little wind shift and I broad reached all the way home. Tied up around sunset with the temp back down to 50. Just nice.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 02/06/2011 : 20:08:46

You Florida people really piss me off.

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 02/06/2011 : 20:33:43

me too....redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum........

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 02/06/2011 : 21:00:45

The Admiral would frequently agree with you since she still works and can't take the winter off.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/06/2011 : 21:44:37

I made it out today as well. The temps were in the mid-40s and the wind was supposed to be 7-14mph. Winds were more like 5-10mph at least for half the sail. Then when i turned to head back to the marina, the wind died. So, I wound up motoring back.

There was only one motorboat and one sailboat on the Potomac today. Also, 2 CG boats. In the cove south of Wash Natl Airport and in front of the Wash sailing marina. there were perhaps 15 Albacores practicing race skills. That was about it for ~ 3 hrs out there.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 05:07:03

Please don't stop telling stories about the forgotten coast. I could go on for days about the area. Sharks, snakes, alligators, bugs, and tourists. I don't know much specific about the area west of Ft. Walton so I love hearing about it.

One night I was sailing with a bunch of friends and the latest tornado had blown the barrier island flat, you could see the ocean from the boat in the Choctawhatchee Bay, and the cars kept moving right to left, and the boat was sailing right to left. The channel markers were between me and the land and I was out in the bay and not really using them for navigation, but it was so strange that the markers had apparent movement. You could just see the markers moving left to right..

No we were not stoned.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 06:33:27

Dave,

Ever thought of trolling while you were sailing offshore? Having a King Mackerel hit a reel and start peeling off line is pretty exciting.

They are tasty in a smoked dip.....

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 06:45:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OLarryR
 ...there were perhaps 15 Albacores practicing race skills. That was about it for ~ 3 hrs out there.
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Assuming that Albacores are the Sunfish clones the I remember seeing there last October, they're a little wet for my taste this time of year. I can't imagine taking my Phontom out this time of year.

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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 07:43:02

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Ever thought of trolling while you were sailing offshore? Having a King Mackerel hit a reel and start peeling off line is pretty exciting. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You could ask me that question as well. I haven't done it but will this year. In Daytona the Kings usually hang pretty close to shore and my thoughts are to get as far off as possible, but I think this year I'll attempt a Mackerel thing. The Spanish Mackerel are great too and just go nuts when they're around.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 08:38:54

No sailing for me this past weekend, a shame too with temps in the 50's. The mainsail is at Sailcare for cleaning and minor repairs, and we went to Clarksville (an hour drive north of Nashville and home to Fort Campbell & 101st Airborne) to help our daughter and husband do more unpacking, furniture re-assembly & placement, and to bring our minivan back home. Maybe next weekend, if the weather cooperates. Temp is 41 right now, and we're supposed to get more snow this week, mostly flurries to 1/2" accumulation.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 10:01:30

The Albacores (if that's what they were) have an open hull form not like the flat top of a sunfish. I think it is one or two high school or college racing teams that are practicing in our area of the Potomac. I frequently see them out there.

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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 10:07:55

Ahh, I think you saw their Flying Scot fleet, which is a nice boat that won't drench you with freezing water. (That's what I rented last October.) I just looked at their website, and their Sunfish clones are called "Aqua Fin." When I saw them their cockpits were filled with water - I get chills just thinking about sailing them this time of year.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 15:25:23

We do have a lot of Flying Scots and believe Lightnings in our area and most do come from the Washington Sailing Marina. In fact, just before I bought my sailboat, I rented a ...well now I can't recall..it was either a Flying Scot or a Lightning and went out with my daughter to sort of test the Potomac River waters before I then went ahead looking for a boat. But we also have a lot of Albacores. they are also mostly out of the Washington Sailing Marina. They are generally very identifiable by the "A" on their main sail and very tippy, at least more so compared to the other sailboats. Below is a photo of an Albacore. Since these small sailboats were staying in the cove area, I reAlly could not get a good look at them and you may be right...They may have been the Flying Scots. This upper Potomac River area is not ideal for sailboats compared to the Cheasapeake but it is home to many sailboats. The Washington Sailing Marina must have about 150 sailboats in finger slips and over that number additionally on the land. The marina has ramps for those trailering their sailboats from elsewhere or for launching boats stored in the marina on trailers. The lighter sailboats that are on trailers, the Marina has 3-4 electric winches for sailors to unload/load their sailboats to floating docks directly adjacent to the winches. On weekends, it can get pretty crazy there - They have sailing instruction classes and etc other things going on.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 15:56:06

Just picked up another 1/4-1/2" of snow this afternoon. More expected on Wed. going down in the low 20's tonight, so we will likely have ice on the roads tomorrow morning.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 16:10:41

Larry - Sorry, I should have realized that you knows your boats! lol

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Salvation
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Response Posted - 02/07/2011 : 20:40:56

Temperatures were in the 50s and 60s here in the Clear Lake/Galveston Bay area. Winds weren't so kind though, 15 to 20 with gusts to 25 but still a good day on the water.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/08/2011 : 04:25:32

Rick,

At first when i read your comment, that was my thought...I know the boats in my area. But then I thought about it some more and you may be right since I first assumed I saw Albacores but I was too far away from the cove to actually see what type of boats they were and they do have a bunch of Flying Scots out of that marina as well. So....you had a good/excellent internet guess as to what they were sailing. We get another decent day when I can get out, I will take a closer look as to what they are sailing.

Today...morning temps are baove freezing (around 37F) but high winds. Just as well since I am working today and won't have a chance to take off early. This coming weekend, I believe one of the days may get close to 50F. We shall see how that materializes...and not sure about the winds.

No big plans this winter in the way of projects. I replaced the solar vent in the Fall and recently replaced the halyards and that's about it. Next thing is when we start cvoming out of the winter and hit some warm days, I'll tend to the wood trim with a coat or two of Cetol. Then when they turn the water back on the docks, it's a good washing and then the annual 1-2 coats ofPolyglow and then ready for the new season. But I guess we still have to get thru another month or more of winter.

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