RE: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [John]

John, what happens if your engine fails? Oooohhhh Noooo, Mr. Bill. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Boyce Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:07 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [Charlie] OK, try sailing the Niagara River 4 miles above the falls with trees on both sides of the river. 1.7kts with little or no wind, this is no place for wimps! From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:49 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [Charlie] What you talkin' 'bout, you mid-Bay boy, you? Not used to 1.5 knots? Hey, take a look at the charts for our end of the Bay! South of the Sassafrass, I think we get 1.5 knots pretty routinely. Come on up and I'll show you how to anchor on those windward legs to gain on the fleet! Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" I know many of you are used to big current, but in the Chesapeake Bay, currents above 1.5 knots (maybe 2) are very rare. Here is a shot of a mark in the NOOD regatta last Friday. It was taking us an hour to do a 1 NM windward leg. Many boats hit the marks, and several got stuck to them. Saw one scene of a guy standing on the mark behind his boat trying to free the line. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links

You stand up in the cockpit hold the tiller firmly in your hand and wave to the crowds on shore. No matter what you do you probably won't survive, but if you do you want some good pictures! From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Husar Charlie Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:59 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [John] John, what happens if your engine fails? Oooohhhh Noooo, Mr. Bill. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Boyce Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:07 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [Charlie] OK, try sailing the Niagara River 4 miles above the falls with trees on both sides of the river. 1.7kts with little or no wind, this is no place for wimps! From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:49 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] RE: Current [Charlie] What you talkin' 'bout, you mid-Bay boy, you? Not used to 1.5 knots? Hey, take a look at the charts for our end of the Bay! South of the Sassafrass, I think we get 1.5 knots pretty routinely. Come on up and I'll show you how to anchor on those windward legs to gain on the fleet! Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" I know many of you are used to big current, but in the Chesapeake Bay, currents above 1.5 knots (maybe 2) are very rare. Here is a shot of a mark in the NOOD regatta last Friday. It was taking us an hour to do a 1 NM windward leg. Many boats hit the marks, and several got stuck to them. Saw one scene of a guy standing on the mark behind his boat trying to free the line. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links