Re: [Cal_Boats] Bellingham (Rick)

Hi Rick, I have a high school friend who lives in Bellingham named David Payne. He has a guitar repair business and plays bass in several bands. My brother lives in Everett, and another good friend lives in Anacortes. I have been up to visit my family and friends and will look you up the next time I am in the area. Perhaps you can show me what the area looks like from the water? Daniel Casey Airtime Cal 9.2R #75 In a message dated 1/24/2008 6:29:17 P.M. Central Standard Time, lr… [at] qwest.net writes: I end up sailing alone a lot because no one wants to go out in the weather I want. My boys (16 and 14) love to sail in the same weather I do, but also aren’t always available. What I have started doing is reef at the dock if there is any question whatsoever about wind strength. I have found it much easier to shake the reef out than to put it in when short handed. I also don’ t have an autopilot. If I am already out when it pipes up, I look for an island to duck into the lee of to put the reef in. Lot’s of islands available up here sailing out of Lot’s o. Rick Lobb Cal 2-29 “Rebecca Shea” Bellingham, WA From: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou Cal_Boats@yaho Cal_Boats@y Cal_BoOn Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:23 PM To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou C Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-29 headsail question (Brad) Fred Haas wrote: As Fiver points out, I do most of my sailing solo, so often wind up with more sail on than I really should have. On a fairly close reach home after a race last weekend I wound up with 25-35kts on As Fiv with a reef and an almost full headsail. The boat became difficult to manage, but stood up and was much more pleasant when I got down to "three numbers." Car placement is important, but that day I was reluctant to leave the cockpit to make changes. In retrospect, I should have rolled up that sail immediately after finishing the final downwind leg of the race, but then hindsight is always 20-20. It was still a great sail! I was just thinking about why a lot of us end up sailing by ourselves frequently. Most sailors aren't really antisocial or reclusive. But our non-sailing friends don't understand that you don't schedule a sailing event two weeks in advance. It's so weather-dependent. You can schedule races on fixed dates, because racers are expected to be able to deal with weather and they have experience. They expect to get wet & cold and think it's fun. But if you get a non-sailor or two or three and there are big waves and lots of wind and the crew is wet & cold, nobody is happy. The skipper is least happy perhaps because he spends the entire trip worried that the crew will puke all over or be terrified or hate him forever. So I wait for good sailing weather that's pleasant and I call my friends. They are (a) not home or (b) previously engaged or (c) offended that I didn't call two weeks ago. And since it's a lovely day, I go out sailing alone and have a great time. I've been out on those days with a good north blow when my little Cal 20 and I are all alone on the Bay except for the big schooners. I get wet & cold and have a lot of fun. And you're right about the reefing problem. When it's windier out there than I expect from my perch on the mooring, there's a tendency to just luff the main a lot, head up as necessary, and sail with too much canvas. It would be easier, more comfortable, and faster to have a reef, but the execution of the maneuver just takes too much time & work & anxiety, at least when you don't have an autopilot. It tends not to get done unless the boat's on her ear all the time. Meanwhile, my friends are out playing golf. (I always think of H.L. Mencken's comment about Al Smith, a politician of his day and opponent of FDR: "His association with the rich has apparently wobbled him and changed him. He has become a golf player." What a succinct put-down.) They would think I'm insane for engaging in such an activity. Yet sailing is one of those activities that requires us to take much greater responsibility for our personal safety and security than almost any other. The water, usually cold, is a great enemy of human beings. It's not our environment. Think of the Inuits living in the inhospitable northern latitudes, and then compounding the danger by getting into a frail kayak in frigid water to hunt walruses. Whew. Sailing our boats is a lot safer, but still presents challenges to personal safety that we are responsible for surviving. It's a much lesser problems on those lovely summer evenings with a happy sun and a nice 10-knot breeze, but even then, if you go over the side, there will be difficulties. And pursuing this activity safely and with skill gives pleasure. Don't we tend to remember most distinctly those times when we were presented with a special challenge afloat, like pulling off a single-handed reef in a tight place? We can picture those times when the nice summer evenings have all faded together into a composite image. Chris Campbell **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

Daniel, I would be happy to give you a tour of Bellingham and Chuckanut bays from the water. Bellingham is much prettier from that angle of view. In a nice long day we can take a look at Anacortes from the water as well as Padilla bay, Saddleback, Lummi, Vendovi, Huckleberry, Samish, Guemes, Cypress, and Sinclair islands. I am always up for an excuse to go out. Rick Lobb Cal 2-29 "Rebecca Shea" Bellingham, WA _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ai… [at] aol.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:36 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Bellingham (Rick) Hi Rick, I have a high school friend who lives in Bellingham named David Payne. He has a guitar repair business and plays bass in several bands. My brother lives in Everett, and another good friend lives in Anacortes. I have been up to visit my family and friends and will look you up the next time I am in the area. Perhaps you can show me what the area looks like from the water? Daniel Casey Airtime Cal 9.2R #75 In a message dated 1/24/2008 6:29:17 P.M. Central Standard Time, lr… [at] qwest.net writes: I end up sailing alone a lot because no one wants to go out in the weather I want. My boys (16 and 14) love to sail in the same weather I do, but also aren't always available. What I have started doing is reef at the dock if there is any question whatsoever about wind strength. I have found it much easier to shake the reef out than to put it in when short handed. I also don't have an autopilot. If I am already out when it pipes up, I look for an island to duck into the lee of to put the reef in. Lot's of islands available up here sailing out of Bellingham. Rick Lobb Cal 2-29 "Rebecca Shea" Bellingham, WA _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:23 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-29 headsail question (Brad) Fred Haas wrote: As Fiver points out, I do most of my sailing solo, so often wind up with more sail on than I really should have. On a fairly close reach home after a race last weekend I wound up with 25-35kts on Commencement Bay with a reef and an almost full headsail. The boat became difficult to manage, but stood up and was much more pleasant when I got down to "three numbers." Car placement is important, but that day I was reluctant to leave the cockpit to make changes. In retrospect, I should have rolled up that sail immediately after finishing the final downwind leg of the race, but then hindsight is always 20-20. It was still a great sail! I was just thinking about why a lot of us end up sailing by ourselves frequently. Most sailors aren't really antisocial or reclusive. But our non-sailing friends don't understand that you don't schedule a sailing event two weeks in advance. It's so weather-dependent. You can schedule races on fixed dates, because racers are expected to be able to deal with weather and they have experience. They expect to get wet & cold and think it's fun. But if you get a non-sailor or two or three and there are big waves and lots of wind and the crew is wet & cold, nobody is happy. The skipper is least happy perhaps because he spends the entire trip worried that the crew will puke all over or be terrified or hate him forever. So I wait for good sailing weather that's pleasant and I call my friends. They are (a) not home or (b) previously engaged or (c) offended that I didn't call two weeks ago. And since it's a lovely day, I go out sailing alone and have a great time. I've been out on those days with a good north blow when my little Cal 20 and I are all alone on the Bay except for the big schooners. I get wet & cold and have a lot of fun. And you're right about the reefing problem. When it's windier out there than I expect from my perch on the mooring, there's a tendency to just luff the main a lot, head up as necessary, and sail with too much canvas. It would be easier, more comfortable, and faster to have a reef, but the execution of the maneuver just takes too much time & work & anxiety, at least when you don't have an autopilot. It tends not to get done unless the boat's on her ear all the time. Meanwhile, my friends are out playing golf. (I always think of H.L. Mencken's comment about Al Smith, a politician of his day and opponent of FDR: "His association with the rich has apparently wobbled him and changed him. He has become a golf player." What a succinct put-down.) They would think I'm insane for engaging in such an activity. Yet sailing is one of those activities that requires us to take much greater responsibility for our personal safety and security than almost any other. The water, usually cold, is a great enemy of human beings. It's not our environment. Think of the Inuits living in the inhospitable northern latitudes, and then compounding the danger by getting into a frail kayak in frigid water to hunt walruses. Whew. Sailing our boats is a lot safer, but still presents challenges to personal safety that we are responsible for surviving. It's a much lesser problems on those lovely summer evenings with a happy sun and a nice 10-knot breeze, but even then, if you go over the side, there will be difficulties. And pursuing this activity safely and with skill gives pleasure. Don't we tend to remember most distinctly those times when we were presented with a special challenge afloat, like pulling off a single-handed reef in a tight place? We can picture those times when the nice summer evenings have all faded together into a composite image. Chris Campbell _____ 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.