Houston, We Have A Problem Here

[Ken Coit]

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken



PPPparfait@nc.rr.com

[Larry DeMers]

Do you live out on the east coast Ken? I have been watching the progress of a large one headed up the eastern seaboard. Amazing how much 'white junk' these things cause you folks. You have some truly incredible storms in the winter..ice and snow. So, is your boat out of the water and covered, or do you stow her wet for the winter? (that would be SO tempting to me). What do you guys do when there is an ice storm in the marina? Gotta get the ice off somehow, but I remember Tristan Jones encounter with falling ice from his rigging while he was knocking it off with a pole..took his eye out, which he eventually put back in but it never worked right after that (didn't track when you moved from side to side). How _do_ you handle ice storms?
Well stay warm and keep your distance from the bumper ahead.

Cheers,

Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30 Quite thoroughly frozen in place on Lake Superior

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

demers@sgi.com

[Ken Coit]

Larry,

We are in Raleigh, NC, about 150 miles from the boat which is in Beaufort, NC at ICW milepost 200. The storm is leaving all this beautiful white stuff here, but it is supposed to be sleeting in Beaufort tonight.

We store wet and worry a little. I understand the marina has had a skim of ice on it, but in the last two years I think there has been no ice above the waterline. The 10-day weather prediction is pretty favorable for Beaufort, so I expect whatever this storm leaves behind will be melting very quickly. See the link below. For an hourly archive, check out the weather station at Pt. Lookout:

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USNC0048

Today the ocean water temp is about 60 degrees F, so it isn't going to stay cold very long!

This snow thing is so infrequent that they interview people who waste money on snow shovels. A friend from church was interviewed on the local news this evening. We can be totally confounded by a 12" snow because they don't plow, it gets wet and freezes, and then you can't get up the slight hills in the subdivisions without a 4X4. We can take a week to recover from such a storm!

However, we are prepared to Keep on Sailing, all year long!

Ken

Do you live out on the east coast Ken? I have been watching the progress of a large one headed up the eastern seaboard. Amazing how much 'white junk' these things cause you folks. You have some truly incredible storms in the winter..ice and snow. So, is your boat out of the water and covered, or do you stow her wet for the winter? (that would be SO tempting to me). What do you guys do when there is an ice storm in the marina? Gotta get the ice off somehow, but I remember Tristan Jones encounter with falling ice from his rigging while he was knocking it off with a pole..took his eye out, which he eventually put back in but it never worked right after that (didn't track when you moved from side to side). How _do_ you handle ice storms?
Well stay warm and keep your distance from the bumper ahead.

Cheers,

Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30 Quite thoroughly frozen in place on Lake Superior

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

PPPPPparfait@nc.rr.com

[john doyle]

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

I just wanted to go sailing in the snow yesterday. Really big flakes & a 10k breeze. My company closed when the first flake was seen, but Atlanta is like that.
John CD31 #18 Bonnie Blue



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[Andy Denmark]

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

Hi Ken,

At midnight last night there was maybe 1/8" of ice on my deck (sleet). This a.m. it was gone. Windy and in the fortys - in all a kind of rotten day but things will get better as soon as this front passes. Guess we need some of this stuff to keep us honest.

Both CD's at my dock riding well but the water is up maybe a foot from the wind.

Fire in the fireplace, parts of the boat to refurbish (making a new wooden boathook with a bronze tip), and nothing to go outside for.

Thought I'd pass this along so you wouldn't worry about Parfait in this nasty weather we're having on the coast.

There's a Dark and Stormy waiting for you at M & M's. Better come collect it.

Andy



trekker@coastalnet.com

[Ken Coit]

Cap'n Andy,

I am looking forward to that Dark and Stormy. Will I be able to drive after that?

I like the intensity with which you are approaching the storm: "Fire in the fireplace, parts of the boat to refurbish (making a new wooden boathook with a bronze tip), and nothing to go outside for." We are looking at 6 1/2" of white stuff with more falling as I type. I hear we are to get a couple more inches. If it hovers around freezing, then Raleigh will be rather quiet for the next several days except for the noise of tires on ice as they scream for compassion.

The birds are delighted to be in our yard. Not only are the vittles sumptuous, but we have heavy Holly cover for them. We received quite a flock of Robins the other day. I guess they got caught in a squeeze play and decided that this was the best of a bad deal. We have even had a pair of red-winged black birds; they prefer open spaces so that was surprising. I guess Fran cleared out more of our little forest than I thought.

I'm going to investigate the makings of a "Dark and Stormy"; maybe they would go well with a fire this evening.

Thanks for the weather report. Keep on sailing and caressing that boathook.

Ken

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

Hi Ken,

At midnight last night there was maybe 1/8" of ice on my deck (sleet). This a.m. it was gone. Windy and in the fortys - in all a kind of rotten day but things will get better as soon as this front passes. Guess we need some of this stuff to keep us honest.

Both CD's at my dock riding well but the water is up maybe a foot from the wind.

Fire in the fireplace, parts of the boat to refurbish (making a new wooden boathook with a bronze tip), and nothing to go outside for.

Thought I'd pass this along so you wouldn't worry about Parfait in this nasty weather we're having on the coast.

There's a Dark and Stormy waiting for you at M & M's. Better come collect it.

Andy

PPPPparfait@nc.rr.com

[Warren Kaplan]

You fellas in the southern Cape Dory Fleets need to venture north for a little good weather. My snowblower still has dust on it from a year's disuse! Dry as a bone up here on Long Island! I may as well enjoy it while it lasts, as I'm sure the tables will be turned in short order! Although its dry here, its finally turned cold. I was out on my dock, behind my house on New Years Day putting the Ice Eater propeller in. My inlet iced up (very thin ice) that night. A storm is due to come up the east coast this weekend, getting to New York probably late Sunday. If it stays out over the warm waters of the Atlantic, we'll get rain. If it takes the more westerly inland route, the dust may come off the snowblower after all. Say Andy...How does Oriental look in the snow?

Warren Kaplan
Sine Qua Non
CD27



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[Andy Denmark]

Cap'n Ken,

I'm going to investigate the makings of a "Dark and Stormy"; maybe they would go well with a fire this evening.

Dark and Stormy makings: one part Gosling's Black Seal Dark Rum, two parts Stewart's Ginger Beer, twist of lime -- the national drink of Bermuda. They serve these to you in milkshake cups at the St. George YC after the Annapolis-to-St. George race while the skipper is ashore clearing customs. After a couple of these one tends to forget the trials and tribulations of the last five days at sea.

Thanks for the weather report. Keep on sailing and caressing that boathook.

My young lady friend is on the way from RTP since they cut her loose from her job until Monday because of the snow. I will be able to focus attention on something other than the boathook when she arrives! Life is good even in the midst of the weather god's machinations.

Should the power go out I will simply move aboard Rhiannon where there are all the comforts "off the grid."

Stay hunkered down,

Andy

Ken

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

Hi Ken,

At midnight last night there was maybe 1/8" of ice on my deck (sleet). This a.m. it was gone. Windy and in the fortys - in all a kind of rotten day but things will get better as soon as this front passes. Guess we need some of this stuff to keep us honest.

Both CD's at my dock riding well but the water is up maybe a foot from the wind.

Fire in the fireplace, parts of the boat to refurbish (making a new wooden boathook with a bronze tip), and nothing to go outside for.

Thought I'd pass this along so you wouldn't worry about Parfait in this nasty weather we're having on the coast.

There's a Dark and Stormy waiting for you at M & M's. Better come collect it.

Andy

trekker@coastalnet.com

[Ken Coit]

Andy,

Sorry to hear your lady friend isn't there already. In our mind's eye, we had you cuddled up together in front of the fire working on that boat hook.

I did find some recipes for Dark 'n Stormy. Always did like rum and Stewart's ginger beer. I'll have to mix them together and practice before I get to Oriental.

Enjoy the snow, sleet, rain, and ice. Spring is just around the corner.

Ken

Cap'n Ken,

I'm going to investigate the makings of a "Dark and Stormy"; maybe they would go well with a fire this evening.

Dark and Stormy makings: one part Gosling's Black Seal Dark Rum, two parts Stewart's Ginger Beer, twist of lime -- the national drink of Bermuda. They serve these to you in milkshake cups at the St. George YC after the Annapolis-to-St. George race while the skipper is ashore clearing customs. After a couple of these one tends to forget the trials and tribulations of the last five days at sea.

Thanks for the weather report. Keep on sailing and caressing that boathook.

My young lady friend is on the way from RTP since they cut her loose from her job until Monday because of the snow. I will be able to focus attention on something other than the boathook when she arrives! Life is good even in the midst of the weather god's machinations.

Should the power go out I will simply move aboard Rhiannon where there are all the comforts "off the grid."

Stay hunkered down,

Andy

Ken

Hi Ken,

At midnight last night there was maybe 1/8" of ice on my deck (sleet). This a.m. it was gone. Windy and in the fortys - in all a kind of rotten day but things will get better as soon as this front passes. Guess we need some of this stuff to keep us honest.

Both CD's at my dock riding well but the water is up maybe a foot from the wind.

Fire in the fireplace, parts of the boat to refurbish (making a new wooden boathook with a bronze tip), and nothing to go outside for.

Thought I'd pass this along so you wouldn't worry about Parfait in this nasty weather we're having on the coast.

There's a Dark and Stormy waiting for you at M & M's. Better come collect it.

Andy

PPPparfait@nc.rr.com

[John Nuttall]

.....just got thru dusting a foot of snow off the ole woodpile here in Lizard Lick, NC.

But I've got the wood stove going and when the cocktail hour hits, Hot Cider & Rum will be rationed out.

Come to think of it, it's Cocktail Hour in Tonga already.....I'am late!!!

John
s/v Aimless
CD31 #28



aimless@nc.rr.com

[Tom Blanchard]

What is that white stuff that is falling out of the sky?

Oh well, I guess we need some every few years.

Ken

Ken, we ran out of places to put it here in Buffalo. Thought you'd enjoy some. Cheers



tblanchard@empire.state.ny.us

[Bill]

And its TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOld in Toad Suck AR, as well.

Fair Winds and warm thoughts

Bill



cd25d@rhapsodysails.com

[Hanalei]

There REALLY is such a town!

[Bill]

cd25d@rhapsodysails.com

[John Nuttall]

.......know about a Tennesse town named a Buck Snort ?????

John
s/v Aimless

ps Cap'n ...howz yer Winter Grog barrel holdin out ??

pps Judgin b' the fact that Cap'n Andy (Denmark) hasn't jumped back inta this here thread, I'yd sey hiz Lady Friend made it dowyun from Raleigh.....fireplace musta be blazin.... !!!



aimless@nc.rr.com