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Ben
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Initially Posted - 06/22/2004 :  13:00:48  Show Profile
I just wanted to take a moment and publicly thank Steve Milby for his hospitality this past weekend as he hosted my wife and me for an informal racing (and sailing) class on his home lake. This all came about after I posted how my wife raced our boat for the first time ever and she and her team couldn't even finish. Steve offered to show us how to get the best performance out of our C25.

I freely admit to still being a novice at sailing, having only been sailing for 6 years, but I was thoroughly impressed with how masterful Steve is with his boat. Right from the beginning I was amazed at how easily Steve steared his boat WITH HIS KNEES!!! This while winds were pretty stiff and gusting. We put up Steve's 150 (genoa, I think), reefed his main, and for the first time I witnessed how a boat, even in strong winds, steared itself with a balanced sailplan. After some further instruction, Steve handed me the tiller, something I was a bit nervous about with such strong winds, and this not being my boat.

Steve assured my wife and me that the level of heel we were experiencing was quite normal and that we should not be afraid to heel to that degree. He said "excessive" heeling is when your butt gets wet from water coming over the lee side gunwhale. Not too long after that (while I was still at the helm) we got a gust and whaddya know, the gunwhale was in the water! Crimony! Talk about scarey AND exhilerating! Although my wife only screamed twice.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed my little narrative of my wife's and my experience sailing with Steve. He has a wonderful boat, a wonderful facility, and a wonderful lake. It is so nice that we have the kind of friendly association where members can meet each other and share experiences and learn from each other in this manner.

Thanks again Steve. I hope you can come visit Kelly and me soon so we can share our boat, facility and lake with you.
Ben
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Viking Kitty
Columbus, Ohio
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 06/22/2004 :  18:04:43  Show Profile
Mr Milby, verily thou art a gentleman and a scholar!
Derek
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/22/2004 :  19:14:42  Show Profile
"He said "excessive" heeling is when your butt gets wet from water coming over the lee side "

Sometimes if things get really bad... there's a puddle even if I'm sitting on the upwind side...
(grins)
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 06/22/2004 :  19:30:08  Show Profile
Aw shucks, Ben...
I thoroughly enjoyed sailing with you and Kelly, and, if it's going to take awhile to repair your boat, drop me an email anytime you need a sailing fix. You're welcome back anytime.
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John J.
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Response Posted - 06/22/2004 :  20:45:59  Show Profile
Ben, I'm not surprised that Steve offered you his time and help. Last year I had this crazy impulse to try sailing so I went out and bought a sailboat. I found an '81 c25 that had been stored in a pole barn for 12 years and bought it on the spot because it looked to be a "good Deal". Didn't have a clue what to do with it but somehow stumbled upon this forum and started asking questions. Steve e-mailed me with some information about Brookville Lake and soon a freindship developed. Anyway shortly thereafter he was helping me step and tune my mast and driving an hour one way ( several times ), teaching me to sail. So I also would like to add my thank you to Steve. He's truly one of a rare breed.
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