the lone sailor......

in all honesty; i think the Sailor who is willing to sail mono-on-mono has much without necessarily specking at all. and i further believe the more extreme weather such men are willing to sail; the greater is their personal reward. it's one thing to sail or maneuver a vessel if you are simply one of 10 or 15 bridge-crew who respond at the bridge-officer's orders. but to be near or at the top of that chain of command; well that's not a place for the faint-of-heart. and what-if such bridge crew were only 5 in number. and you had commonly taken the place of number two. could you simply give that up once you left whatever vessel on which you served..... well..... many can, but a few can't. it's this observers opinion that where one has once held, and grown accustomed too, such levels of responsibility, it is more than easily taken up once again when time and circumstance calls. i also think this ability has cross-over's from the civilian world as well. i see that man whom sails alone in all weather as a likely through-back too the "alpha-male" example in the animal world. and it is no wonder to fiver that such men, as few as they are; don't find that other's much-like the rigor's of sailing "Their-Way". if it were an easily followed way then would not every warm-water guy with a chick (or two) and a *42 Hunter* be out doing it........ no i think not..... but i'll sail with such Men just as i did in the days of my ill-spent youth. days when i knew i couldn't die because i and my Capt. were better than the other-side! i will freely admit that i want it back; the days of high-risk and un-sung glory....... the responsibility for several thousands of tons of red-killing orca. Hell-Yes! who-the-hell wouldn't........ it's the man who's not the slightest bit concerned with the *toes* whale commanding what's needed when her rails are awash. that is the only boat this girl will sail until her own command is launched. if your wife sail's with you guys, i have only one question to ask. is she just the cook, or has she done her time before the mast..... fiver..... **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

Well said Fiver. I always enjoy your emails. I can honestly say my admiral has definitely done her time before the mast. I recollect a trip back to Squalicum harbor from Sucia with steady winds at 35 with gusts to 50 and that little 5'2" 95lb woman on the foredeck hauling down the genoa (before we installed the roller furler) and spending half the time suspended in the air above deck due to the steep wave action that develops in Bellingham Bay. Granted this event caused the Admiral to order a furler be installed, but the point is she gamely did it without complaint. Her preferential way of sailing is with rails awash. She doesn't like going out in the light air days of August. She much prefers the gales of spring and Fall. I just have to get her to go out in the frigid gales of winter. 1 thing at a time. When we first married, she informed me she didn't like to sail. Oops! I should have found out about that little detail ahead of time. However she has definitely developed a taste for sailing. In fact she is the one who found our Cal and insisted we buy her. She has come a long ways. Rick Lobb Cal 2-29 "Rebecca Shea" Bellingham, WA _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fi… [at] aol.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:03 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] the lone sailor...... in all honesty; i think the Sailor who is willing to sail mono-on-mono has much without necessarily specking at all. and i further believe the more extreme weather such men are willing to sail; the greater is their personal reward. it's one thing to sail or maneuver a vessel if you are simply one of 10 or 15 bridge-crew who respond at the bridge-officer's orders. but to be near or at the top of that chain of command; well that's not a place for the faint-of-heart. and what-if such bridge crew were only 5 in number. and you had commonly taken the place of number two. could you simply give that up once you left whatever vessel on which you served..... well..... many can, but a few can't. it's this observers opinion that where one has once held, and grown accustomed too, such levels of responsibility, it is more than easily taken up once again when time and circumstance calls. i also think this ability has cross-over's from the civilian world as well. i see that man whom sails alone in all weather as a likely through-back too the "alpha-male" example in the animal world. and it is no wonder to fiver that such men, as few as they are; don't find that other's much-like the rigor's of sailing "Their-Way". if it were an easily followed way then would not every warm-water guy with a chick (or two) and a *42 Hunter* be out doing it........ no i think not..... but i'll sail with such Men just as i did in the days of my ill-spent youth. days when i knew i couldn't die because i and my Capt. were better than the other-side! i will freely admit that i want it back; the days of high-risk and un-sung glory....... the responsibility for several thousands of tons of red-killing orca. Hell-Yes! who-the-hell wouldn't........ it's the man who's not the slightest bit concerned with the *toes* whale commanding what's needed when her rails are awash. that is the only boat this girl will sail until her own command is launched. if your wife sail's with you guys, i have only one question to ask. is she just the cook, or has she done her time before the mast..... fiver..... _____ Who's never won? Biggest <http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 0002548> Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.

rick wrote: > > I recollect a trip back to Squalicum harbor from Sucia with steady > winds at 35 with gusts to 50 and that little 5'2" 95lb woman on the > foredeck hauling down the genoa (before we installed the roller > furler) and spending half the time suspended in the air above deck due > to the steep wave action that develops in Bellingham Bay. > So the obvious question is why the person with the weight disadvantage was doing the heavy work and not sitting back in the cockpit steering while the big guy went forward? Chris Campbell

that's easy.... she's got a star, and he's only got a bird....... least that's what i think i understood him too say???? *********************************** > So the obvious question is why the person with the weight disadvantage > was doing the heavy work and not sitting back in the cockpit steering > while the big guy went forward? > > Chris Campbell >

Actually, that was my question as well. :-) You took the words right out of my mouth! It's much easier for the light person to helm the boat in a blow, allowing the "weight" to go up on the bow. The only exception to this was when I was a boy, I sailed on a "Chance 1-Ton" The boat had been shortened by three feet and went from a spade rudder under the boat to a transom hung rudder. When the boat loaded up, the weather helm was so great, that the tiller would drag me across the cockpit. Helming the boat was really a challenge for me and my (then) 100#s of body mass. Cheers! Scott To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom: cl… [at] charterinternet.comDate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:18:38 -0500Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] the lone sailor......(fiver) rick wrote: I recollect a trip back to Squalicum harbor from Sucia with steady winds at 35 with gusts to 50 and that little 5’2” 95lb woman on the foredeck hauling down the genoa (before we installed the roller furler) and spending half the time suspended in the air above deck due to the steep wave action that develops in Bellingham Bay. So the obvious question is why the person with the weight disadvantage was doing the heavy work and not sitting back in the cockpit steering while the big guy went forward?Chris Campbell Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx

Because the big Gorilla had a stroke 2 years ago and doesn't do the foredeck thing very well anymore. After a brief discussion, the admiral informed me it would be mutiny if I went to the fore deck to do the job. She decided she would rather haul down the sail rather than my 300 lb backside out of the water. _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:19 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] the lone sailor......(fiver) rick wrote: I recollect a trip back to Squalicum harbor from Sucia with steady winds at 35 with gusts to 50 and that little 5'2" 95lb woman on the foredeck hauling down the genoa (before we installed the roller furler) and spending half the time suspended in the air above deck due to the steep wave action that develops in Bellingham Bay. So the obvious question is why the person with the weight disadvantage was doing the heavy work and not sitting back in the cockpit steering while the big guy went forward? Chris Campbell

roflmao, Fiver got it right. That's better than my explanation. Rick _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of slickbutfoxbuger Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:29 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: the lone sailor......(fiver) that's easy.... she's got a star, and he's only got a bird....... least that's what i think i understood him too say???? *********************************** > So the obvious question is why the person with the weight disadvantage > was doing the heavy work and not sitting back in the cockpit steering > while the big guy went forward? > > Chris Campbell >