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Title: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: VonMessa on June 27, 2013, 09:20:05 AM

...that wants to play with my dinghy?

http://jonathanromero.net/Hampton_Roads_Sunfish_Challenge_%26_Dinghy_Distance_Race/Welcome.html (http://jonathanromero.net/Hampton_Roads_Sunfish_Challenge_%26_Dinghy_Distance_Race/Welcome.html)

I am looking for a crew of one.  It is technically a Sunfish race, but they have extended an invitation to Mutineer sailors, as well as, a few other one-design boats.

New paint, new rigging, but old sails.  She is still quite fast.

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/tymekeepyr/Boat/Maryland/DowdsCreek2.jpg)

Title: Re: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: Slate on June 27, 2013, 09:32:19 AM

  I loved sailing my Sunfish when I had it. Got tipped over in the bay once when a strong storm was coming in.  :uhoh

   Wish i was near there.  :cry

  May move down that way in future any places to stay away from?  :headscratch:

Title: Re: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: VonMessa on June 27, 2013, 09:41:43 AM

Quote from: Slate on June 27, 2013, 09:32:19 AM

  I loved sailing my Sunfish when I had it. Got tipped over in the bay once when a strong storm was coming in.  :uhoh

   Wish i was near there.  :cry

  May move down that way in future any places to stay away from?  :headscratch:

I don't know.

I live right outside of Philly  :D

I've sailed the upper end of the Chesapeake many times, but never in the HR area (even though I was stationed at Ft. Eustis for a while)

Title: Re: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: icepac on June 27, 2013, 10:07:30 AM

Had a sunfish and sunflower.

On a couple of occasions, the sunflower actually got up on plane in high winds........it was so unbelievably light.

Title: Re: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: uptown on June 27, 2013, 10:13:12 AM

 :furious I just left Yorktown/Gloucester/Grafton area :furious



Chilli is over in Reedsville or Deltaville I believe.

Pops04 is in Williamsburg


What you doing in Tidewater?

Title: Re: Is there anyone in the Hampton Roads area...
Post by: VonMessa on June 27, 2013, 10:49:01 AM

Quote from: icepac on June 27, 2013, 10:07:30 AM

Had a sunfish and sunflower.

On a couple of occasions, the sunflower actually got up on plane in high winds........it was so unbelievably light.

I plane at 5 kts  :rock

For a 15' boat, she has a ludicrously tall mast (21' 8") and carries a ridiculous amount of sail: 100 sq. ft. main, 50 sq. ft. jib and 156 sq. ft chute (if I had one).  With the main and jib flying, that is 150 sq. ft. of sail, basically 10 sq. ft. per foot of boat.

The hull has a deep "v" in the bow but is basically flat in the stern which gives her the ability to plane so quickly.

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/tymekeepyr/Boat/DSC01104.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/tymekeepyr/Boat/DSC01110.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/tymekeepyr/Boat/finishedpaint.jpg)

Here is the entire refit:  http://s239.photobucket.com/user/tymekeepyr/library/Boat