Congratulations Dick! That should free up some time.
Good Luck
2008 Adventures?
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barfwinkle
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I just retired today
Bill Member #250.
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Frank Vernet
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- Location: Cape Dory 33 "Sirius" Hull #84 Deale, MD
Coming Up On 1st Retirement...
...that means more sailing - woohoo!
1) Circumnavigation of the DelMarva Peninsula
2) One of the Chesapeake Fleet Cruises
3) More day sails
4) A couple overnighters - anchored/moored near downtown Annapolis
5) On the Severn River for the Blue Angels Airshow during Annapolis June Week
I'm sure others will come to mind.
1) Circumnavigation of the DelMarva Peninsula
2) One of the Chesapeake Fleet Cruises
3) More day sails
4) A couple overnighters - anchored/moored near downtown Annapolis
5) On the Severn River for the Blue Angels Airshow during Annapolis June Week
I'm sure others will come to mind.
"A sailor's joys are as simple as a child's." - Bernard Moitessier
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barfwinkle
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Frank Vernet
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June Week
Bwinkle:
June Week is the week that the U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen graduate and receive their commissions in the Navy. The festivities and pageantry last about one week...hence the name June Week...although is happens in late May!
A performance by the Blue Angels over the Severn River is a standard part of the week and is quite a show. You actually have 2 opportunities to see the show as they do a full rehearsal the day prior. This year's dates are 20-21 May.
June Week is the week that the U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen graduate and receive their commissions in the Navy. The festivities and pageantry last about one week...hence the name June Week...although is happens in late May!
A performance by the Blue Angels over the Severn River is a standard part of the week and is quite a show. You actually have 2 opportunities to see the show as they do a full rehearsal the day prior. This year's dates are 20-21 May.
"A sailor's joys are as simple as a child's." - Bernard Moitessier
Sailing the Summer of 2008
To All,
My plans for this summer include several weekend trips sailing Long Island Sound in late May and early June with stops in Block Island, Mattituck, Hamburg Cove, Fishers Island and Greenport.
Then its off to Maine beginning the 4th of July. I plan on returning in mid August to my home waters along the Connecticut shore.
I will be looking for Cape Dorys all along the way...
The trick is going to be how to keep my boss happy (and wife) happy while putting as many days and nights aboard Isabelle as possible.. but I do intend to find a way to do both.
My plans for this summer include several weekend trips sailing Long Island Sound in late May and early June with stops in Block Island, Mattituck, Hamburg Cove, Fishers Island and Greenport.
Then its off to Maine beginning the 4th of July. I plan on returning in mid August to my home waters along the Connecticut shore.
I will be looking for Cape Dorys all along the way...
The trick is going to be how to keep my boss happy (and wife) happy while putting as many days and nights aboard Isabelle as possible.. but I do intend to find a way to do both.
Last edited by GeorgeV on Jan 3rd, '08, 10:55, edited 1 time in total.
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The Patriot
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Re: Sailing the Summer of 2008
Where I live this is one individual. Not complaining, mind you.GeorgeV wrote: ... The trick is going to be how to keep my boss happy (and wife) while putting as many days and nights on [the water] as possible ...
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mike ritenour
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Retired guys
I plan to take all my retired buddies sailing and if we are lucky, we'll hit Greenland sometime in 2009.
Rit
Rit
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Dean Abramson
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Congrats!
Dick, Congratulations on your retirement. Sail, sail, sail, man! "Retirement" is a magical word. I dream of it, but then on the other hand, there are times when I stare at my unringing phone and wonder if it has already happened...
My wish for this season is that we can do our three-week cruise up the Maine coast without having to make too many repairs underway. I have fairly ambitious plans for spring projects, and the fantasy is that they all get done before launch and that launch is reasonably early.
The biggest thing I have to solve is my anchoring/windlass situation. My current arrangement is bound to sooner or later crush some fingers, knock some teeth out, or tow me overboard in a loop of outrushing chain. I won't bore you with the details until I am really into the project.
Another goal for the year is to finally install and try the windvane gear that came with the boat. My guess is that it will be quite problematic along the coast, what with all the lobster bouys. But it will be fun to go further out and test the vane. This is all slowly working towards my ultimate dream of someday making an offshore passage. (Actually two, or some other even number of passages.) As of now, my dreams extend only as far as Nova Scotia.
May everyone's dreams materialize, and best of luck to all of you folks for 2008.
Dean
My wish for this season is that we can do our three-week cruise up the Maine coast without having to make too many repairs underway. I have fairly ambitious plans for spring projects, and the fantasy is that they all get done before launch and that launch is reasonably early.
The biggest thing I have to solve is my anchoring/windlass situation. My current arrangement is bound to sooner or later crush some fingers, knock some teeth out, or tow me overboard in a loop of outrushing chain. I won't bore you with the details until I am really into the project.
Another goal for the year is to finally install and try the windvane gear that came with the boat. My guess is that it will be quite problematic along the coast, what with all the lobster bouys. But it will be fun to go further out and test the vane. This is all slowly working towards my ultimate dream of someday making an offshore passage. (Actually two, or some other even number of passages.) As of now, my dreams extend only as far as Nova Scotia.
May everyone's dreams materialize, and best of luck to all of you folks for 2008.
Dean
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
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The Patriot
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Re: Congrats!
I have a mechanical vane (Navik) that I've used along the Maine coast for some time. In my experience using the vane (and hence sailing) is the simplest solution to the lobster pot issue. Incidentally I keep the prop locked.Dean Abramson wrote: ... Another goal for the year is to finally install and try the windvane gear that came with the boat. My guess is that it will be quite problematic along the coast, what with all the lobster bouys ...
It is true that you can pick up seaweed, etc., from time to time, but I have sailed over many a toggle or pot warp with no issues. Works just fine.
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George Shaunfield
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- Location: Wings of the Morning, CD26
and Westsail 28
Dickinson Bayou, Galveston Bay, TX
2008 Sailing Adventures/Plans
One of the great things about sailing is that there is adventure ahead for everyone of us - whether novice, seasoned cruiser, or somewhere in between - if we get out there and stretch alittle more than we have done in the past.
* My first goal is to just do more sailing this year. Last year I spent a lot of time working on the restoration of my Westsail 28. Completion is in sight.
* Do more day sailing and overnighters.
* Learn to use the windvane.
* Do several short offshore trips.
* Perhaps crew on a CD to Bermuda or Maine.
* Do a 300 nm offshore passage. Maybe break it into two or three legs coming back.
Knowledge is good (Rules of the Road, sail handling, etc), but it can never take the place of experience. Commit the time to get experience.
George
* My first goal is to just do more sailing this year. Last year I spent a lot of time working on the restoration of my Westsail 28. Completion is in sight.
* Do more day sailing and overnighters.
* Learn to use the windvane.
* Do several short offshore trips.
* Perhaps crew on a CD to Bermuda or Maine.
* Do a 300 nm offshore passage. Maybe break it into two or three legs coming back.
Knowledge is good (Rules of the Road, sail handling, etc), but it can never take the place of experience. Commit the time to get experience.
George
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M. R. Bober
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