travels update 4/15/10

We are at anchor tonight near Fort Fredrica National Monument, Georgia. There must ba an electronic bell tower which chimes the hour and half hour. At 6PM, after chiming six times, it launched into several Christmas carols including "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "O Holy Night" and "What Child is This". We've been gone a very long time! Tonight is dead calm, clear sky and brilliant sunset, just to make up for the rest of the day. Today was a little tough. We started late to make up for the long day yesterday. We battled head winds of 15 to 20 knots and an adverse current. The big winds built 4-7 ft seas very close together. It was some of the worst going we've ever had. We would barely crest one wave before being dropped headlong into the next, sending spray flying sometimes 20 ft high, all the while flying along sometimes as slow as 2.4 miles per hour (tenths really count to sailors). The wind and waves were dead on the nose (who said "A gentleman never sails to weather"?)...until our route turned 90 degrees to port and put them broadside, rolling us 30 degrees each way. Fortunately, all this only lasted about 2 hours. We're still comin', Ben! We've received news of several folks suffering losses and serios health problems. Our thoughts wishes and prayers are with them. Reggie Good CLU, LUTCF, ChFC Reginald J Good Agency 135 Clothier Lane PO Box 654 Lakeside, MT 59922-0654 406-844-3143 1-800-823 LIFE(5433) fax: 406-844-3191 website www.Insurance-Solutions.biz email: Re… [at] Insurance-Solutions.biz

r good wrote: > > > > The big winds built 4-7 ft seas very close together. It was some of > the worst going we've ever had. We would barely crest one wave before > being dropped headlong into the next, sending spray flying sometimes > 20 ft high, all the while flying along sometimes as slow as 2.4 miles > per hour (tenths really count to sailors). The wind and waves were > dead on the nose (who said "A gentleman never sails to > weather"?)...until our route turned 90 degrees to port and put them > broadside, rolling us 30 degrees each way. This sounds like Great Lakes sailing! We call 'em square waves. That kind of sea presents its own challenges. I've spent many hours on our local schooner, trying to make our next port on schedule, banging into those seas, thinking grateful thoughts about the faithful Detroit Diesel. Usually the entire crew is on deck (a) to avoid sickness and (b) because all the berths are wet from deck leaks. Why is the wind always on the nose when you need to get somewhere? Chris Campbell

God Bless you . On SF Bay and the approaches we call em square waves too. 4 foot sea 4' APART / 12 FOOT SEA--- 12 FEET APART. I FEED MY CREW HAMBURGERS FROM FRED'S IN SAUSALITO--- Then I tell them, "never eat what you don't want to see again. I eat Chinese food. Easier that way. "Many a clipper ship lost his expensive San Francisco breakfast towing across the bar" Sail on, Mike Farrell From: Chris Campbell <cl… [at] charterinternet.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 12:41:35 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] travels update 4/15/10 r good wrote: > > The big winds built 4-7 ft seas very close together. It was some of the worst going we've ever had. We would barely crest one wave before being dropped headlong into the next, sending spray flying sometimes 20 ft high, all the while flying along sometimes as slow as 2.4 miles per hour (tenths really count to sailors). The wind and waves were dead on the nose (who said "A gentleman never sails to weather"?).. .until our route turned 90 degrees to port and put them broadside, rolling us 30 degrees each way. This sounds like Great Lakes sailing! We call 'em square waves. That kind of sea presents its own challenges. I've spent many hours on our local schooner, trying to make our next port on schedule, banging into those seas, thinking grateful thoughts about the faithful Detroit Diesel. Usually the entire crew is on deck (a) to avoid sickness and (b) because all the berths are wet from deck leaks. Why is the wind always on the nose when you need to get somewhere? Chris Campbell