Merry Christmas

My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. Neil "Optima" Cal 2-29 Victoria BC.

I've spent a number of very pleasant New Year's Days at Catalina Island, benefiting from a benign climate. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 On Dec 18, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Neil McBride wrote: > My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry > Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair > winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something > new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the > Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North > Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At > least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. > > Neil > "Optima" Cal 2-29 > Victoria BC. > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Boating sailing Sailing boat Sailing > Boating > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > >

I too would like to extend you all a very Merry Christmas. This is an enjoyable list to be part of - thank you for your insight into the wonderful world of Cals. I, along with my regular crew will be partaking in our regular New Year's Day sail. We'll be making a special sail on winter solstice as well by commuting to work under sail power that day. The hope is that this'll set us up well in the eyes of the sailing gods for the year to come. Happy New Year too - Kevin, Asterix II, Cal 2-34 Bainbridge Is., WA From: Neil McBride <n-… [at] shaw.ca> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:59:00 -0000 Subject: [Cal_Boats] Merry Christmas My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. Neil "Optima" Cal 2-29 Victoria BC. Yahoo! Groups Links

I dont know why I never thought to spend new years on Catalina. I think that is a grand idea and I am going to do it. James --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Michael Kennedy <mtkennedy1@c...> wrote: > > I've spent a number of very pleasant New Year's Days at Catalina > Island, benefiting from a benign climate. > > Mike Kennedy > Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > > On Dec 18, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Neil McBride wrote: > > > My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry > > Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair > > winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something > > new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the > > Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North > > Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At > > least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. > > > > Neil > > "Optima" Cal 2-29 > > Victoria BC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > Boating sailing Sailing boat Sailing > > Boating > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > >

Thanks, all, and a Merry Ho Ho to everyone on the list as well. Also, a Happy Hee Hee. I'll share my NY wishes and add a little wisdom I've acheived along the way. I, too, hope for some sailing on NYD but will be ever in observance of Honour's Law: "Never go sailing when the windspeed and the temperature are the same number." Three's just no good combination, there. 0-0 nope. 10-10 not likely. 20-20 you gotta be kidding, I'm out there for fun, not to write books. 30-30 not in this life. 40-40 no picnic either. 50-50? maybe someone elses cup of tea, I'll watch the video. 60-60 still too cold and getting pretty freakin breezy. 70-70 starting to get warmer but lost my toupee. 80-80 Now that's warm, but who took the rig? Actually, I strive to never even get CLOSE to breaking Honour's Law..... Ho Ho, Hee Hee. ~smile~ SMon Neil McBride <n-… [at] shaw.ca> wrote: My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. Neil "Optima" Cal 2-29 Victoria BC. SPONSORED LINKS Boating sailing Sailing boat Sailing Boating --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!! T'was the night before Christmas, I swung on the hook With snowflakes a'landing, asleep with my book When up on the deck I heard footsteps and stuff "I've been boarded!" I thought, and I tried to be tough Then down the companionway hatch came a dude He was dressed like a nut and I thought, "I'm so screwed" But he laughed and he hummed as he surveyed my junk So I figured he must be the resident drunk His eyes were lit up like a junkie on speed But he gave me a whole bunch of stuff that I need Like rum and cigars and new charts and a dinghy And some kind of fancy electrical thingy I knew it was stolen but I wasn't telling I just hoped he was giving and wasn't just selling And I poured him a grog which he downed with a wink Then I poured one for me (Lord I needed a drink!) Then he staggered above to the dark snowy night As I peeked I beheld an incredible sight Eight tiny dolphins and a beautiful sleigh And the dude hopped aboard and prepared to make way The dolphins were ready to power the sled But the guy raised a genny and mains'l instead With a burp and a chuckle he gathered the breeze And called to the dolphins, now swimming with ease "Hey Stalker and FEMA and Cancer and Nixon! On Stinky and Pepper Spray, Mason, and Dixon! Or whatever your names are, you cute little fishes, Here's to every last sailor, my best Christmas wishes!" As he sailed away leaving a wobbly wake I hoped he had not many stops left to make He got close to shore and he soon was aground But the dolphins proceeded to pull him around And I heard him exclaim as he sailed out of sight Happy Christmas to all... and to all a goodnight" Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Steve... "Honour's Law" is absolutely GREAT !!! Not much of a problem here in SoCal, but still VERY funny. I had to send it along (giving you full credit) to everyone I know who has even a slight interest in sailing. Great !! Fin Beven Cal 40 #24 Radiant San Pedro, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: steve honour<mailto:st… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Merry Christmas Thanks, all, and a Merry Ho Ho to everyone on the list as well. Also, a Happy Hee Hee. I'll share my NY wishes and add a little wisdom I've acheived along the way. I, too, hope for some sailing on NYD but will be ever in observance of Honour's Law: "Never go sailing when the windspeed and the temperature are the same number." Three's just no good combination, there. 0-0 nope. 10-10 not likely. 20-20 you gotta be kidding, I'm out there for fun, not to write books. 30-30 not in this life. 40-40 no picnic either. 50-50? maybe someone elses cup of tea, I'll watch the video. 60-60 still too cold and getting pretty freakin breezy. 70-70 starting to get warmer but lost my toupee. 80-80 Now that's warm, but who took the rig? Actually, I strive to never even get CLOSE to breaking Honour's Law..... Ho Ho, Hee Hee. ~smile~ SMon Neil McBride <n-… [at] shaw.ca> wrote: My wife, Sharon, and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your sails always draw fair winds. We hope to go out sailing on New Years day, start something new and see how many New Years day sails we can do. I've done the Polar Bear swim, had a snow bath in the snow 450 miles from the North Pole, so sailing on New Years day shouldn't be such a hard thing. At least the water doesn't freeze in this part of the world. Neil "Optima" Cal 2-29 Victoria BC. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com SPONSORED LINKS Boating sailing<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> Sailing boat<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> Sailing<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Cal_Boats<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats>" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thank you. That came from a regatta we used to do in November which has been discontinued. Many hours sitting on the rail in the cold fronts led to Honour's Law. Ho Ho, ~smile~ SMon Fin Beven <fi… [at] msn.com> wrote: Steve... "Honour's Law" is absolutely GREAT !!! Not much of a problem here in SoCal, but still VERY funny. I had to send it along (giving you full credit) to everyone I know who has even a slight interest in sailing. Great !! Fin Beven Cal 40 #24 Radiant San Pedro, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: steve honour To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Merry Christmas Thanks, all, and a Merry Ho Ho to everyone on the list as well. Also, a Happy Hee Hee. I'll share my NY wishes and add a little wisdom I've acheived along the way. I, too, hope for some sailing on NYD but will be ever in observance of Honour's Law: "Never go sailing when the windspeed and the temperature are the same number." Three's just no good combination, there. 0-0 nope. 10-10 not likely. 20-20 you gotta be kidding, I'm out there for fun, not to write books. 30-30 not in this life. 40-40 no picnic either. 50-50? maybe someone elses cup of tea, I'll watch the video. 60-60 still too cold and getting pretty freakin breezy. 70-70 starting to get warmer but lost my toupee. 80-80 Now that's warm, but who took the rig? Actually, I strive to never even get CLOSE to breaking Honour's Law..... Ho Ho, Hee Hee. ~smile~ SMon Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

What a great Christmas story for this list in particular!!! Thank you. Ron Osborne ThinkPad Too '64 Cal 28 Camp Pendleton Marina Michael D wrote: >MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!! > >T'was the night before Christmas, I swung on the hook >With snowflakes a'landing, asleep with my book >When up on the deck I heard footsteps and stuff > "I've been boarded!" I thought, and I tried to be tough > >Then down the companionway hatch came a dude >He was dressed like a nut and I thought, "I'm so screwed" >But he laughed and he hummed as he surveyed my junk >So I figured he must be the resident drunk > >His eyes were lit up like a junkie on speed >But he gave me a whole bunch of stuff that I need >Like rum and cigars and new charts and a dinghy >And some kind of fancy electrical thingy > >I knew it was stolen but I wasn't telling >I just hoped he was giving and wasn't just selling >And I poured him a grog which he downed with a wink >Then I poured one for me (Lord I needed a drink!) > >Then he staggered above to the dark snowy night >As I peeked I beheld an incredible sight >Eight tiny dolphins and a beautiful sleigh >And the dude hopped aboard and prepared to make way > >The dolphins were ready to power the sled >But the guy raised a genny and mains'l instead >With a burp and a chuckle he gathered the breeze >And called to the dolphins, now swimming with ease > >"Hey Stalker and FEMA and Cancer and Nixon! >On Stinky and Pepper Spray, Mason, and Dixon! >Or whatever your names are, you cute little fishes, >Here's to every last sailor, my best Christmas wishes!" > >As he sailed away leaving a wobbly wake >I hoped he had not many stops left to make >He got close to shore and he soon was aground >But the dolphins proceeded to pull him around > >And I heard him exclaim as he sailed out of sight >Happy Christmas to all... and to all a goodnight" > > > >Michael Duvall >s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 >Pompano Beach, FL > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page >http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/A1TolB/TM >--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >

Great Christmas poem! Loved it and will pass on at our next Club Mud meeting at The BSH on Bayou Chico. Thanks to Alfred Poor for the "Cal Rules/GOBR" koozies, am passing two on to our friends/neighbors Richard and Charlie Birge, who have a Cal Cruising 46 also. This spring we plan on a Cal Cruising 46 Gulf Coast rendezvous in one of the local anchorages around Pensacola. Rex Wyse's 46 survived Wilma at Lake Charles with only some scratches, so we hope he will be able to attend. Think about that, three of the eighteen original Cal 46's all rafted up. We will keep all posted and all Cal boats are invited. Seasons Greetings, Tom and Bobbie Vandiver, SATORI, Cal Crusing 46 hull #3 Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi everyone! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Jim Ives - Kool Beans Rochester, NY

Greetings All! I would like to extend to all on our list and to your friends, a very Merry Christmas, and a very prosperous New Year, that will be filled with many excellent sailing journeys and stories! Merry Christmas! Jim Ives - Kool BeansRochester, New York

Neil, Boxing Day sail was lively yesterday, were you out? Martin Cal 20