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JimB517
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Initially Posted - 03/07/2004 : 10:28:11

Hey, I wish all you fellow sailors the day that Fleet 7 (Gary and I) had yesterday!

Thursday and Friday night I sailed after work. Thursday it was dead calm at the slip but blowing 10 in the ocean 1/2 mile away. Friday, hoping for a repeat of Thursday I motored out and then back in very light to non-existant winds. But both days I spent the evening rush hour at sea watching the sunset and enjoying the beauty of the ocean and the combination of concentration and calm that you only find on a sailboat - leaving the crush of people and cars for the rest of humanity. And they think I am the one with the problem (obsessed with sailing)!

Gary and I spent Friday evening on our respective boats and got up at 7:30 to find warm sunny skies and light winds. I sailed around Quiveria Basin while he finished up some last minute chores, then we set sail for La Jolla. Within 5 minutes the winds clocked from east to NW and came in a hurry to 15+. We enjoyed sailing in close order while talking on VHF 72 - using the radios constantly made it seem like we were sailing together. After several hours beating for La Jolla - sometimes healed at 35 to 40 degrees, we finally had the cove in sight. My boat points higher and is slightly faster in strong winds (fk sr with 135 genny) while Gary's is faster in light air on all points of sail (wk tr with 110%). So I was slightly in the lead when I decided it would be a real good idea to turn back and go have lunch. (Gary runs his 110 to keep the boats close in speed, I'm sure with his 150 he'd walk away).

On the downwind run, with the ocean covered in whitecaps, I was able to set the pilot and pole out the genny. Wing and wing, with the pole, I was making better than 6 knots down wind and left Gary far behind - the pole adds at least a knot of boat speed (Gary has no pole).

We reached down the channel and furled all sails before trying to get into the slip in a 15+ wind that would be coming just off the port bow when we turned into our slips. As I turned into mine, the strong winds stopped my boat cold and blew her partly back into the fairway. Helpers pulled me in but that blew Gary's approach and he ended up in a vacant downwind slip. No problem, we easily pulled him over and in.

After a nice lunch and a few boat projects and some dock socializing, we set sail again at about 4:30 PM in 10 knots of air, this time together on Indiscipline III. Gary and I enjoyed a wonderful sunset cruise around Mission Bay, out into the ocean a 1/2 mile and back. Gary's comment was "If people only could experience a sailing cruise like this, they would be shopping for a boat the next day!" Boats were put away by dark.

I then met Spike and the kids for Japanese dinner. Nothing like sushi after a long day at sea! I have to work this morning doing network maintenance for the Department, but as soon as that's over I'll be back down there - afternoon forecast is for 2 foot swells, 10 knots from the NW, sunny and 80F. Winds are 0 now, anyways.

Fleet 7 - We wish you were here! (Perhaps that should be our slogan).

Indiscipline 1978 FK SR #398

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/07/2004 : 23:35:36

Hey, I'll be the only one to reply to my own thread.....

Today was light wind, calm seas, and everyone who owns a boat was out. I tried to sail to San Diego Bay but gave up and motored back. Then the afternoon wind came up - very late, around 4 PM. Boat cleaned up, put away, and home before sunset.

Very tired and all muscles sore. Karen says sailing is not exercise. I don't know about that (especially those big wind days like yesterday).

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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 03/08/2004 : 00:17:05

Jim, you sore, too?

I haven't sailed that much in a day since I cruised from Oceanside to Two Harbors on Catalina. Hey, Spike...face it...you do get a workout sailing in big winds, believe me (if you can't believe your own husband

). And thanks for "allowing" Jim to go sailing as much as he does. It's good to have friends on the water at the same time...it adds alot to a sail.
Ouch !

My back is sore

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Ben
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Response Posted - 03/08/2004 : 07:37:48

Great narrative, Jim. Take pics if you can. They're a good supplement for us on the hard who are sailing vicariously through your stories.

Of course, splash down day for me is hopefully only 3 weeks away.

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John V.
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Response Posted - 03/08/2004 : 08:44:50

It warmed up here in the Great Lakes for a few days last week and I began to think that winter was over. Today we have snow, wind and cold again. Thanks for the sailing narative, I gives us northerners a bit of vicarious sailing. continue to enjoy and we will be in the sweet water soon.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/09/2004 : 00:50:20

make it 5 days ... two guys from the office asked to go sailing this evening. I was able to take them out to sea with only a few tacks, sail at about 4 knots, and watch a postcard perfect sunset over a calm sea. Then sail back in darkness, watching the stars and the lights of the city all around. I finished the day showing off my skill a little by sailing into the slip. They want to buy a boat as soon as possible. Potential fleet 7 members?

Shall I try to make it 6 days in a row?

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/09/2004 : 23:40:26

6 days in a row ... tonight very light wind. I failed to reach the red bouy. I'll have to take the kayak back for a paddle on evenings like this.

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