posted March 16, 2005 10:44 AM               

My interest is piqued by your "mostly singlehanded" comment. Would you be willing to share your singlehanding advice with me under the thread I originated? I'll attempt to post a link to that thread here:
http://www.vaxxine.com/clsailboats/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000747.html

posted March 16, 2005 10:46 AM               

My interest is piqued by your "mostly singlehanded" comment. Would you be willing to share your singlehanding advice with me under the thread I originated? I'll attempt to post a link to that thread here:
http://www.vaxxine.com/clsailboats/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000747.html

posted March 16, 2005 08:36 PM               

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Originally posted by whited:
Welcome Steve...I imagine the CL14 & 16 fleet will be especially happy to have you here. The Sandpiper faction seems to have monopolized the group lately. ;-)

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posted March 16, 2005 08:44 PM               

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Originally posted by CL14-CentralAir:
Welcome - and hooray, another CL14/16 sailor!! I too am now thinking almost constantly about sailing! I sure hope the weather (and the lake) here in Central Ohio warms up over the next couple weeks.

My interest is piqued by your "mostly singlehanded" comment. Would you be willing to share your singlehanding advice with me under the thread I originated? I'll attempt to post a link to that thread here:
http://www.vaxxine.com/clsailboats/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000747.html

Thanks and welcome!
Christy, CL-14 Central Air

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Hi Christy and thanks for the welcome. I will add to your singlehanded thread. I know how I do it, just have to articulate it.
Even though I have sailed for almost 20 years, there's still a great deal I don't know - like reefing. Stay tuned for some questions.

posted March 16, 2005 08:53 PM               

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Originally posted by Canadian Sailor:
Welcome. I sail my CL 16 north of Kingston, Ontario.

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posted March 17, 2005 12:55 AM               

I'm out here on the wet coast (Vancouver) and am a salt-chucker...and a novice sailor.

I have asked here on the forum in past if there are any other CL's in my neighborhood, with only very limited success. Imagine my surprise when I found that another CL16'er had his mainsail in for repairs at the same sail loft as me, at exactly the same time. The proprietor was kind enough to ask for the fellow's email address. I am now hooked up with him, and hope to meet in the not distant future.

Seems like there are a lot of the boats out there!!! Nice to see posts from another owner (especially one with 20 years of sailing experience!!).

posted March 17, 2005 12:14 PM               

I envy your 20 years of experience, and your area sounds gorgeous!

The lake where I sail is 3,387 acres (~ 5 square miles), but as a new sailor (and with only a paddle for auxiliary power!) I spent most of my time in the area in sight of the ramp. I am looking forward to spending time exploring and maybe even anchoring in the nooks and crannies of our lake. Here's a link:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/alum.htm

TIA for sharing your single-handing advice!

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posted March 17, 2005 08:38 PM              

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Originally posted by Steve:
Thanks for the welcome. I'm guessing in the Sydenham area? Do you sail in Lake Ontario sometimes? That's where I started when I first bought the boat. I lived very close to the beach in Toronto and enjoyed the "big water". -Steve

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I learnt to sail in Collin's Bay. I only really sailed in Lake Ontario (at it's mightiest) last summer for CORK. I mostly sail (with my boat) on Sydenham Lake. The problem is that there's a railroad bridge seperating where I moor (Eel Bay) with the other 2/3s of the lake

posted March 18, 2005 03:03 PM               

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Originally posted by henning:
Hey, Steve, welcome to the forum!!

I'm out here on the wet coast (Vancouver) and am a salt-chucker...and a novice sailor.

I have asked here on the forum in past if there are any other CL's in my neighborhood, with only very limited success. Imagine my surprise when I found that another CL16'er had his mainsail in for repairs at the same sail loft as me, at exactly the same time. The proprietor was kind enough to ask for the fellow's email address. I am now hooked up with him, and hope to meet in the not distant future.

Seems like there are a lot of the boats out there!!! Nice to see posts from another owner (especially one with 20 years of sailing experience!!).

Cheers,
Doug

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Hey Doug, and thanks for the welcome. Isn't it always the way - scour the world ...hoping to find somebody, somewhere, and then there's ten of 'em on the next street(lake), or I guess in your case - bay.

posted March 18, 2005 04:44 PM               

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Originally posted by CL14-CentralAir:
Hi Steve!

I envy your 20 years of experience, and your area sounds gorgeous!

The lake where I sail is 3,387 acres (~ 5 square miles), but as a new sailor (and with only a paddle for auxiliary power!) I spent most of my time in the area in sight of the ramp. I am looking forward to spending time exploring and maybe even anchoring in the nooks and crannies of our lake. Here's a link:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/alum.htm

TIA for sharing your single-handing advice!

- Christy

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posted March 18, 2005 04:50 PM               

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Originally posted by whited:
Here's a satellite photo of my main sailing area.
You can see the Halifax peninsula just above center and to the right. (where I live)
St. Margaret's Bay is lower left. If the picture was a bit bigger, you would also see Mahone Bay to the left (west) of St. Margaret's.

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posted March 18, 2005 04:51 PM               

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Originally posted by Canadian Sailor:
I learnt to sail in Collin's Bay. I only really sailed in Lake Ontario (at it's mightiest) last summer for CORK. I mostly sail (with my boat) on Sydenham Lake. The problem is that there's a railroad bridge seperating where I moor (Eel Bay) with the other 2/3s of the lake

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posted March 18, 2005 05:15 PM               

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Originally posted by Dougster:
Welcome Steve. I am also finding my thoughts turning towards sailing as spring approaches. I just got my main back from the rigging shop (it had a couple of small tears and I had a reefing point put in). I need a new rudder and am trying to decide if I am going to fabricate a new one out of wood or buy a new fibreglass one from CL. I sail mostly on lakes on the Trent, occaisionly on Simcoe or kashagawigamog. I have a website with a few pictures at www.angelfire.com/jazz/cl16man.

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Thanks for the link, and the photos - They're great.
I have wanted (for a while), to get a few shots of my boat really underway - on one of those big wind days.

I had to replace the centreboard on mine a couple of years ago. It snapped on one of those days I mention above and I couldn't find it - a fair degree of rot at the bolts. Not knowing you (as close as Simcoe and all , and needing to determine the shape, I spotted an old one on hwy 11 just north of Orillia, asked if I could trace it, and the guy said "just take it and bring it back when you're done" I said something like "hey, that's very kind" or whatever and he said: "a sailor always helps out another sailor".

I assume the rudder is expensive? -Steve