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Topic: Finally I went Sailing
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Tom D CL16
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posted May 28, 2003 09:18 PM
 
Today I got Katie Ann in the water. It was on the local small lake with almost no wind.
I started out with ripples on the water and I was determined I would SAIL. I restrung my jib downhaul. I ran the line from the halyard to the middle of the forstay without passing through the hanks or sail gromets. From the forestay, double rings attached one on each side of the sail, to the clew and back to the forstay on the reverse side of the sail. Next down to the block I attached to the front of the deck. This line then ran back to the cockpit. Generally it worked very well, I sometimes had to jiggle the halyard and downhaul to get the jib completely down and compressed into a small bundle. This is in minimal wind but it will work.
Sailing in 5 +/- knots the boat performed well for the first time out. Maybe it was the skipper not the boat. I had only one bad experience. A very strong gust came up quickly while I was not paying attention and did not have control of either sheet also the tiller was in a tiller lock. I took water over the siderails and almost went into the drink. Grasping for lines I headed into the wind. For 15 minutes there was a few good gusts and then back to a calm. I tried sailing in the calm for a while refusing to start the motor. Several PWCs and fishermen out on the lake. It was not a great sailing day but any day on the water in a sailboat is GREAT.
It must be you were all sailing over the long weekend because there was very little traffic on the board.
I didn't try the new reefing system. No reason to try it with light breezes. I didn't try sailing without the battens so that will come later. It was nice to have the new window in the genoa though.
Let us hear some of the great sailing experiences that other CL sailors are having.
Tom D.
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Eric
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posted May 28, 2003 11:01 PM
Tom, it was great to read your story! As they say, " a bad day sailing is better than a good day at work!!", er... I guess that doesn't apply in your case eh. ;D being retired!!Anyway I'm getting ready for a delivery. This is the second spring in a row that I'm helping crew on a 44'er. This time I'll be on the whole journey, Sarnia ON to Little Current in the North Channel of Georgian Bay. I feel like I'm packing for a ski trip, what with all the warm clothing that is needed. The water temp ranges from +2 - +4 celsius. We'll have cool nights I'm sure!! Should be a good sail. I'll let you know how i made out when I return. This trip will help kick off my sailing season. When I get back I'll put a rush on my Sandpiper jobs and get her splashed!! Cheers, Eric
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whited
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posted May 29, 2003 08:29 AM
Diddly happening on the East Coast.
It's been cool, and rainy since the Victoria Day holiday 1.5 weeks ago.
Our skipper was determined to race the Mirage 33 last night before we've even had a chance to do our shakedown cruise.
We were rained out.
Should have my first sail this weekend.
I plan to rig my CL 14 in the driveway also.
Time will get tight quick. The wife has scheduled a new kitchen in June.
My job will be demolition of the existing cabinets, some structural work and laying a new ceramic tile floor.
D'oh! All this work and no play isn't good.
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ntodd
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posted May 29, 2003 02:39 PM
Nice to hear you got out Tom! The neerest thing I got was a new cell phone with a sailboat screen saver on it. Pretty cool! One of my spreaders fell out of the mast. Looks like it happened to the old owner and he just tried to make it stick till it sold. The holes look like they're in good condition though. Hopefully I'll just have to buy a couple of rivets and borrow a rivet gun and they should snap right back in. Cross your fingers... 
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Canadian Sailor
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posted June 01, 2003 08:23 PM
Well, I've repaired 3 dents/scratchs in the cockpit... one tonight. It's a lot easier using disposable gloves, as I don't get my fingers sticky.As the weekends pass by, I'm starting to worry that I won't be able to sail at least once before I go to NZL. BUT, tomorrow I'm staying at home, so I should be able to fix the rest of the scratches. Now, to get the centerboard changed... ------------------
Canadian Sailor ;)
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you
criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."
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whited
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posted June 02, 2003 08:50 AM
Finally went out sailing on Saturday.
It was 'crews day out'. Our skipper/owner
of the Mirage 33 I crew on had to work so we did the shakedown cruise without him.
(someone's gotta make the $ so we can sail
in style) We had to fiddle with a number of different lines to get tha mainsail right.
(topping lift, leech line, etc.
We went south from the squadron, around Point Pleasant Park and north up the 'big harbour'.
We wanted to visit Theodore Tugboat, now that he'll be staying in Halifax.
On the way back out, the wind came up while we were close hauled tacking south.
Since we had a 7 month pregnant co-worker
aboard, we dropped the sails and cranked up the Yanmar diesel to get into more protected waters. We then let out the genoa and sailed the remaining distance back to the club.
All agreed it was a good first sail on a great day. Sunday afternoon it poured rain.
Not much spring this year.
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Darcy
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posted June 02, 2003 09:06 AM
Thanks to a very keen boat owner I've been sailing since May 10th. The Thursday evening after work racing has started. It's great fun: a short round the marks race, then a barbeque. Exciting racing but not too serious. Winds have been great as usual for this time of year although temperatures a bit cold. Looking forward to a few hot days of sailing where you can wear a little less foul weather gearD'Arcy
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whited
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posted June 02, 2003 09:43 AM
What class do you race in Darcy?
What type of boat?We get slotted into the 'B' class at the Squadron when we show up.
Usually, there are four classes on the Wednesday night club races.
Spinnaker
'A'
'B'
'C'
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Darcy
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posted June 02, 2003 02:59 PM
I'm crewing on a Shark. Its a great fleet for racing as there are so many of them in the Toronto area. We'll have 20 boats out on a Thursday evening. Not an especially fast class but great fun in numbers of boats sailing.Our crew is made up of guys who all used to teach sailing in the 60's and 70's. The fleet races in 2 divisions; spinnaker and non-spinnaker. We've worked our way up to the spinnaker fleet now which is very exciting on a small course. If you prefer a bit more casual sailing or your crew is not skilled in the chute; the non-spinnaker fleet also has excellent racing. D'Arcy
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