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Brooke Willson
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Initially Posted - 11/28/2003 : 18:26:21

My son and I did our last sail today (11/28) before stripping the boat for the winter. Three glorious hours on the Rappahannock River, with a glorious 6.4 knot close reach back home under jib and reefed main. Yes, it was, as they say on the eastern Shore, "right airish." The warm wind was from the south, and we got to the dock and packed up just before the big cold front blew through.

It's been a great season, even with the hurricane, and this last sail gives us a glorious memory to hold us until Spring. Next year: bottom paint, new keel hardware, and, I hope, a new Ullman main.

The one bummer was letting the main halyard shackle slip and run to the masthead. I guess that means I'll drop the mast during commissioning! I'll use that excuse to replace some standing rigging.

Brooke

Edited by - Brooke Willson on 11/28/2003 18:27:21

ssteakley
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Response Posted - 11/28/2003 : 21:48:37

I know that must have been Great, I was out on Canyon Lake with 10-20, the only diference is that I will be back tomorrow and Sunday...that is what is great about living in Texas, Year round sailing

Steve

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/28/2003 : 22:00:18

While I wouldn't argue against replacing standing rigging (I'm doing all of mine this Spring), I heard a trick for getting a halyard down--assuming you have external hayards... Make a line (messenger) to the shackle on the jib halyard, pull it to the top of the mast, tie a large triple-gang fish hook high on the tail of the jib halyard, pull the messenger back down to raise the hook, move the hook around with the tail of the halyard till it catches the shackle, then pull the tail down with the some tension on the main halyard so the hook doesn't lose the shackle. Sounds plausible...

(Fancy internal halyards? Too bad...)

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 11/29/2003 : 09:02:06

Intriguing idea, Dave. On the other hand, my standing rigging, except for the forestay, will be 19 years old next spring and most of that time has been on salt water. I believe that the standing rigging should be replaced every twenty years whether it needs it or not

. So, the mainsail halyard flying to the masthead may have been a sign . . .

And no, my halyards are external!

Brooke

Edited by - Brooke Willson on 12/01/2003 16:16:56

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Response Posted - 11/29/2003 : 14:48:36

Sorry for all you folks whose season is ending. It's just getting good here! (Summer light air replaced by fall/winter 15 knots+). Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking my father (in his 70s) and his wife out, along with my wife and 2 daughters. 6 on a C-25 is a big load! I just kept the genny rolled up to make it easier on my guests. We were making 4 to 5 knots under main alone so who needed the genny? It was a pleasure to share Mission Bay with my dad (visiting from Milwaukee).

Year round sailing does make it harder to keep the boat looking new and get any big projects done.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 11/29/2003 : 17:29:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JimB517
 I just kept the genny rolled up to make it easier on my guests. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
So the furler is 5X now?

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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 11/29/2003 : 22:53:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Year round sailing does make it harder to keep the boat looking new and get any big projects done.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Boy! That's the truth

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 12/01/2003 : 13:29:39

This summer while changing out the headsail I lost my jib halyard. (don't ever shackle it to the front stay, it don't hold!) A friend of mine was right next to me in his US 25 so he tied up to me and within about a minute he had shimmied all the way up the mast and was threading my halyard back to me. At 215 there's no way I could ever do that or would ever want to but he's only 140 so I felt there wasn't too much undo stress on the rigging. It's not something I would have him do normally but in this situation it was a tremendous help. I think he did it just so he'd have someone to sail with... and beat!

CVick
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 12/01/2003 : 15:38:09

A couple of years ago I lost the main halyard twice in two weeks, just slipped out my hands. Once was on the way to the race course for one of the club's regattas, was he pissed. Think the weekend he concked my head with the boom, and I felt sick and didn't go out for the afternon race. That'll show him! And, then I did the same thing the next w/e. We wnt into the dock at low tide and heeled the boat enough for his son in law to climb a step ladder to get it. I was embarrassed.

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 12/01/2003 : 15:40:43

Brooke, sounds like a glorious last sail of the season and some excellant timing on getting back.

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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 12/04/2003 : 17:01:15

hey brooke, it's gonna be in the high 50's next week. i'm about 50 miles north of you. i plan to sail at least another 3 weeks.

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 12/04/2003 : 23:28:38

As I sit here tonight by the fire (12/4) listening to the sleet on my deck, I'm satisfied that I got as many reasonable sails out of my boat this year as I could. I also learned during disaster relief training from the hurricane experts at NOAA that the best meteorologists can only reliably predict weather 12 hours out, and that weather predictions grow geometrically less accurate the farther out from 12 hours you go. Five and seven day forecasts are really pretty ridiculous, and if you actually compare those predictions to the actuals, you'll see what I mean.

But, hey, go for it.

Brooke

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 12/05/2003 : 13:22:09

I use the weather channel online to check the weather which I begin on monday and follow throughout the week and what they say on monday is never what transpires on the weekend. I always check one last time before I leave for the lake on friday so I think I'm sure I know what kind of wind and temp. to expect for the weekend. Too many times I have gone to the lake thinking I was going to have sunny skies and 15-20mph winds from NNW, the perfect direction for my lake, only to find overcast skies, which doesn't really matter, and a glass smooth lake.
Of course it works both ways so I guess I shouldn't complain too much but I do agree with Brooke's take on that 12 hour window. After that you just have to be there to find out whats gonna happen next.

CVick
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 12/05/2003 : 13:52:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Charlie Vick
 I use the weather channel online to check the weather which I begin on monday and follow throughout the week and what they say on monday is never what transpires on the weekend.After that you just have to be there to find out whats gonna happen next.

CVick
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yup, the trick is to be there! What ever the weather there is always something to do! And it is always better than not being there. For us the worst weather is the 100 degree plus days. We often have 20-30 of them. It is somehow a sacrilege when you can get a burn touching your boom.

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cathluk
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Response Posted - 12/07/2003 : 21:35:04

Brooke-

I'm just across the peninsula from you on the Piankatank. Thanksgiving weekend looked glorious for a sail - I'm glad someone got to enjoy it (we had company all weekend). I'm hoping to spend New Year's on one last sail before tking down those sails & wrestling the outboard off. Ah well, spring is only a few months away & I'd never get anything done at the house if not for winter!

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