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.

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