Association Forum - Christmas Sail

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

General Sailing Forum

Christmas Sail

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

Bryan Beamer
Master Marine Consultant

Member Avatar

USA
1038 Posts

Initially Posted - 12/19/2002 : 17:50:47

Hello all & Happy Holidays,

Is anyone planning a Christmas sail?

If the weather holds here on Colorado's Front Range a Christmas Day sail is what I asked Santa for.

Always wanted to sail on Christmas & New Years Day, maybe this will be the year.

Bryan Beamer
Daylight Again
C250wk #495

Edited by - on

Derek Crawford
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3324 Posts

Response Posted - 12/19/2002 : 18:08:25

I'll be taking my son and grandkids (and the Admiral) for a sail on Sunday. Forecast is for 70 degrees and 10 - 15k winds...and the boys (aged 4 & 6) do love to heel!
Derek on "This Side Up"

Edited by - on

Douglas
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

1595 Posts

Response Posted - 12/19/2002 : 20:13:14

Its very windy here tonight. 65 kts in the hills and 45 kts here at work. Power has been off twice and Ill bet its realy nasty at the boats slip. Went down and checked all the dock lines for chafe and added two extra lines ready for the storm. Ill be looking forward to a couple of sails while Im off the Christmas. I need a break from the work. Its been a seriously bad year. Next year will be beter. Ill be thinking of all of the east coast gang when I get out on the water. Best wishes to you all and stay warm. Have fun with your winter projects. Post some of the past summers pictures and stay in touch. Seasons good wishes to all. For those of you in Northern clims just think this global warming will begin to prolong your season.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

Edited by - on

osmepneo
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

USA
1420 Posts

Response Posted - 12/20/2002 : 05:37:52

The year we moved to Houston I sailed in the Houston Yacht Club's annual Revognah Regatta (that's hangover backwards) on New Year's Day. I was there and my family was still back in Erie, Pa. It was great way to start the New Year and meet some people who shared a common interest.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

Edited by - on

ronrryan
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
561 Posts

Response Posted - 12/20/2002 : 22:26:54

I hesitate to mention this, but yesterday my stepson and I went out in the gulf from Venice inlet for a three hour sail, winds 10 K from the south, perfect clear day in the 70's, t-shirt weather, one tack out, one tack back, feet up, beverage in hand, happier than any king. Of course, in august with 100 % humidity we will remember these days, god bless you all, ron srsk #2343 1981 Orion SW FL

Edited by - on

tmhansen
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
397 Posts

Response Posted - 12/21/2002 : 03:17:36

Bryan thanks for giving me an excuse to post this picture from last year!<img src="http://members.aol.com/tmhansen/myhomepage/xmas-sailors-small.jpg" border=0>

Actually the photo was taken on New Years day. Its a tradition my wife and I started before we were married. The Morro Bay Yacht club has a New Years Day race. The first year we intended to race but never made it to the starting line in time. It can tend to be a floater. Sometimes it is impossible to make headway against the current. Since then we just go for fun. The boat in the photo is a little Catalina, a Sabot. I had hoped to have a larger boat to sail on this year but it seems that we will not quite make it in time for the new year. So if the rains and winds abate and we have our usual mild new years day we will be out on the bay in the Sabot and the Klepper again. At least this year I have an El Toro sail rigged on the Klepper. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

Todd Hansen
San Luis Obispo, CA

Edited by - on

ssteakley
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
467 Posts

Response Posted - 12/22/2002 : 22:03:32

Yep, Derek was there with his son and his Grandchildren it was about 62 degress and 10-12 mph, as they were coming in today I was going out, the winds picked up a bit 12-15 and we sailed from 1:305:30 pm with cloudy skys and a great sail. Bobby Duval was with me and taking in his second sail on a 250, He single handed while I coached...we had a fantastic time, you should have all been there!,
Steve Steakley
Moon Chaser #385WK

Edited by - ssteakley on 12/22/2002 22:04:13

Edited by - on

Bryan Beamer
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1038 Posts

Response Posted - 12/23/2002 : 13:16:56

After shoveling about 11/2" snow out of the cockpit and waiting for the sun to help melt the ice. We finally left the slip about 12:30 the temp was 38 degrees winds 5-6 knots witch picked up to 12-15 knots. Had a wonderful sail with a nice view of mountains and the lake banks covered in snow. There was only one other boat on the whole lake and they were fishing.

Happy Holidays

Bryan Beamer
Daylight Again
C250wk #495

Edited by - on

Ben - FL
Admiral

Members Avatar

880 Posts

Response Posted - 12/24/2002 : 17:06:25

Had planned on a day sail today with my soldier son who loves to sail.
But the rains came too soon and too hard. Maybe have a chance before he has to head back to Ft. Hood, TX<img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle> on Friday.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

<img src="http://www.members.aol.com:/benraye/pictures/fullsail.jpg" border=0>

PS. just kidding about TX, I've only been there once in my life. I'm sure the gulf coast is a great place. But I've heard if they were going to give the world an enema Amarillo is where they would stick the tube. BTW do they have armadillos in Amarillo?

Safe voyages,
Ben, FL s/v Chick-a-pea C250wk

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.