Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Fangio on October 05, 2008, 03:35:24 PM
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So....
I am sure there are some sailors on this board? Who are you, what do you sail, why do you sail and what are your future sailing plans????
As for me... I am a sailor. I got a sunfish when i was 8 years old and we lived on Lake Lanier near Atlanta. I grew up sailing that, then a Thistle and Hobie Cat and a Catalina 27. Now we have an ancient old boat that we are fixing up and having fun with. It is on my mind a great deal as the boat has been out of the water in storage for hurricane season and now we are 1 month away from launching the new cruising season and I am downright GIDDY with anticipation! 1 MORE MONTH.... JUST ONE MORE.... and I can toss all the daily baloney away and go sailing off, if only for a week or so.
Fang
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The new cruising season? Where are you?
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Irwin 34
(http://www.irwinyachts.com/index_files/image009.jpg)
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The new cruising season? Where are you?
I live just north of Atlanta near Lake Lanier.
My boat lives on a mooring in Great Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI. Right now however she is crammed into a boat yard on Tortola, up on stands and keeping company with several hundred other boats also hauled for hurricane season. Splash day is November 5th and we will be down on the 6th. I look forward to once again getting bruised, banged and filthy crawling around in the bilge fixing stuff and loving every minute of it!
Hangtime..... SWEET! Is she yours? Cough up more details! I looked at an Irwin 52 when we were shopping but decided against because the standing rigging was ancient and in need of replacement and with the ketch rig it was going to be pretty dang expensive. But it was a very nice boat!
Fang
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It's an old IOR design, well found and capable of crossing oceans. She's dry, stiff, solid, points well, fast for an old girl and rigged to be singlehanded.
Down where you are, I'd prefer a split sailplan,, ketch or yawl. Weather gets up quick, and the versatility of running a small balanced sail plan when it gets ugly can save damage and injuries. Almost bought an old Morgan Out-Island 41; but since I'm doing coastal/intercoastal up here in the NE, and don't plan any extended blue water cruising the Irwin was a better beer can racer and still has the room and stamina for a week or two up the coast to Block or the Capes.
She's been in dry storage 3 years now.. back injury and crew got married. I'm doing better now; if the urge (or need) strikes she can be afloat in less than 6 hours, ready to chase. I pay the yard extra to keep her in front of the crane, opposite the hauling slip. ;)
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Started on one of these
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefb1K.lIiKIA69OjzbkF/SIG=12dq8eb4q/EXP=1223327093/**http%3A//www.kinder-industries.com/images/sunfish_pic_1.jpg)
then got one of these
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefQ5LOlIhRYAJDCjzbkF/SIG=12a726qld/EXP=1223327161/**http%3A//www.livinginthephilippines.com/images/Hobie.jpg)
Sailed on this for 2 years USCGC Scioto (WLR-65504) Keokuk Iowa
(http://www.uscg.mil/d8/sectUMR/Prevention/img/scioto.JPG)
Went on to one of these Stalwart Class T-AGOS ship. Was onboard USNS Persistent T-AGOS 6 carrying two of the small boats (pics below the ship) 38ft Fountains with twin 420hp Yanmar Turbo Diesel engines, 2 speed ZF transmissions with 5 bladed surface peircing props, and a top speed of just over 70 knots.
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefTDLOlItXgAW1GjzbkF/SIG=12ftuvq8s/EXP=1223327299/**http%3A//www.skyrocket.de/usnavy/img/agos-_1__stalwart__1.jpg)
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefgqLelIJ50AKhGjzbkF/SIG=1200mjhqm/EXP=1223327402/**http%3A//www.uscg.mil/datasheet/img/DPB-38.jpg)
Finished my sailing career onboard this one. USCGC Legare (WMEC-912)
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTeffkLelIf14BV3KjzbkF/SIG=12av1qkg6/EXP=1223327588/**http%3A//www.atpwrap.com/Salbums/270/270_vessel_7462.jpg)
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Arrrfff.
I come from the Vikings who were more or less all sailors.
They landed on an island and made it theirs, and went farming.
But farming went on with some sailing....and fishing. Hand in hand.
So, I went sailing after some farming. N-Atlantic up to the Denmark straits. Ended up as a cook on a trawler.
Does that count?
Image...my kitchen:
(http://www.skip.is/media/skipaskrain/1275.jpg)
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how can you call it "sailing" when you have no sails?
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Evolution my man, evolution. Underway is always underway, doesn't matter how the ship is powered, once your out of sight of land it's all the same thing.
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lol.. you mean 'revolutions'. That much steel above the waterline and a lil problem with the power plant, no shaft revolutions.. yer sailing. Only problem is.. couple a bit of green water and a bit more wind, that steel cliff will leave you swimming instead of sailing. With a rag boat, yer still sailing instead of swimming... and in a degree of dryness and comfort that leave the former cliff dwellers very envious. ;)
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The new cruising season?
Sailors? Cruising? What's next - the village people?
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I live just north of Atlanta near Lake Lanier.
My boat lives on a mooring in Great Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI. Right now however she is crammed into a boat yard on Tortola, up on stands and keeping company with several hundred other boats also hauled for hurricane season. Splash day is November 5th and we will be down on the 6th. I look forward to once again getting bruised, banged and filthy crawling around in the bilge fixing stuff and loving every minute of it!
Hangtime..... SWEET! Is she yours? Cough up more details! I looked at an Irwin 52 when we were shopping but decided against because the standing rigging was ancient and in need of replacement and with the ketch rig it was going to be pretty dang expensive. But it was a very nice boat!
Fang
USVI? I'll get there someday.
I currently have a Sailfish that I'm not using. But I've purchased a windsurfer and have been relearning that art.
Past that, I **WAS** saving up for an I14 (penultimate) that a guy I know might be selling soon. However getting these root canals done has pretty much shot that in the foot.
I would have been better off taking a hammer to my face and bought a new car.
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Used to race Lazers and 410s years ago. Moved inland so I don't get to sail anymore.
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Coast Guard 25' RB-S and 47' Motor Life Boat. :aok
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I sail the humble Macgregor 19, mostly gunkholeing around the Florida Keys 2 to 3 days at a time to make it worthwhile. Its fine for one old guy to singlehand.
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/gunthr_2006/19.jpg)
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I've sailed Opti's, Lazer's, and Sunfish's. I like the lazer the most...
If I had enough money I'd be able to actually buy one myself instead of always having to "borrow" them over the summer.
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We own a MacGregor 36 cat as well as a Hobie 18.
Where we live the water is shallow, and I wanted a fast, fun daysailor with shallow draft.
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/Joker66_01/MacGreg36.jpg)
This pic is not my exact boat, but mine is just like this.
It's amazing to sail this thing in 15-20 mph winds. :D
You can spend a weekend aboard, but only in good weather.
Joker