The Sailing Thread

[3s]

Nice find. My wife's uncle rounded the Horn as a 14 y o cabin boy. Jumped ship in Portland, OR and here we are.

So her uncle jumped ship and here we are on TGR?
Did you leave part of the story out?

[singlecross]

Big destructive storm surge along the Coast of Maine today uncovered S/V Tay on Sand Beach in Acadia National Park…









Pretty cool.

[BmillsSkier]

Wow that’s really cool. Thanks for sharing.

I’ll have to PM you to see if you know my aunt and uncle who have a BnB in Bar Harbor. (Can’t hold it against me if they’re not cool with y’all lol)

[singlecross]

Almost done with launching season. Now I can get our own boats ready to go.

[Peruvian]

Those Rhodes are looking good. I hope to get out for the first sail of the season by calling in favors on Father's Day.

[Peruvian]

A little more wind would have been nice yesterday. ????

[BmillsSkier]

Dropped my boy off at sailing camp this weekend. Not gonna lie, I'm super jealous of all the fun he’s going to have these next few weeks.

[up an down]

If anyone wants to watch a great sailing channel on YouTube.. check out Madison Boatworks... A married couple from Seattle area .. Fixed up a wooden boat. Sailed down west coast to Mexico.. Then across the Pacific to Marqueses and Tahiti.. And Fiji..and other islands.. They are still sailing.. Heading for Oz.. After that I don't know.. They post about once a month..

[F#*k you cat]

Sailfest out at the GSL. https://youtu.be/hfWADkmeMXo?feature=shared

Can't embed. Help

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[Peruvian]

Don’t trash me for the condition of the sailing center boat. You should have seen how it was left in when we boarded!

That being said, is there any benefit to loosening the halyard and pulling the main sail down via the cunningham so there is no gap at the foot?

[singlecross]

That being said, is there any benefit to loosening the halyard and pulling the main sail down via the cunningham so there is no gap at the foot?

I would see if you can attach the Tack of the mainsail to the Gooseneck on the boom and then run the Cunningham hook through that empty Cringle about 12” up the sail.

That should remove the wrinkles/baginess in the mainsail and give you better range of adjustment in the shape of the sail.

[Peruvian]

I would see if you can attach the Tack of the mainsail to the Gooseneck on the boom and then run the Cunningham hook through that empty Cringle about 12” up the sail.

That should remove the wrinkles/baginess in the mainsail and give you better range of adjustment in the shape of the sail.

Perfect. Just what I was looking for.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Not sure on the BSC boats but on my boat there's a pin in the gooseneck that goes through that bottom grommet and attaches the tack of the sail to the boom (like singleX said). Maybe missing on that boat?

If my boat was in the water, I'd take a pic to clarify but you know the rest of that story...

ETA: Upon further review, there's 2 hooks on the gooseneck. One of those should be used to attach the tack. Just have to make sure it stays on the hook when you raise the halyard.

[singlecross]

Man, I love this little fella.





I’m starting to form the idea of sailing up the Coast and camping along the way. Probably a 8-9 day trip.

[BmillsSkier]

Wow, in the peapod? Looking forward to the TR either way.

[Cisco Kid]

DO IT DO IT DO IT.

[singlecross]

Wow, in the peapod? Looking forward to the TR either way.

Yeah, the Peapod is kind of made for these waters… especially with a SW tailwind pushing me home DownEast.

I’ve done Portland to MDI in a sea kayak and again in a 19’ ODay Mariner sailboat without a motor. I expect that this would fall somewhere between those two. Maybe early September…

[BmillsSkier]

Yeah, the Peapod is kind of made for these waters… especially with a SW tailwind pushing me home DownEast.

I’ve done Portland to MDI in a sea kayak and again in a 19’ ODay Mariner sailboat without a motor. I expect that this would fall somewhere between those two. Maybe early September…

Stoked for ya!

[whipski]

It’s not all rainbows and dolphins out here in the sailing world.
There we were this morning about 5a, stern anchored to shore and with the anchor out, all cozy, peaceful and sleeping in/on Medousa when All Hell broke loose.
A catamaran under power backed over 6 anchor chains dragging their anchor and chain.
These idiots were Bashing into other anchored boats. Taking no evasive maneuver directions from anyone.
The idiots got their boat loose and headed out of the bay with no regard for the problems they caused.
It took about 5 hours of tough work for 9 of us on four boats to get our anchors and anchor chains untangled.
We were Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria and USA folks all working and helping each other to solve our collective problem.
International Relations working how International Relations should work, at all levels!

[BmillsSkier]

It’s not all rainbows and dolphins out here in the sailing world.
There we were this morning about 5a, stern anchored to shore and with the anchor out, all cozy, peaceful and sleeping in/on Medousa when All Hell broke loose.
A catamaran under power backed over 6 anchor chains dragging their anchor and chain.
These idiots were Bashing into other anchored boats. Taking no evasive maneuver directions from anyone.
The idiots got their boat loose and headed out of the bay with no regard for the problems they caused.
It took about 5 hours of tough work for 9 of us on four boats to get our anchors and anchor chains untangled.
We were Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria and USA folks all working and helping each other to solve our collective problem.
International Relations working how International Relations should work, at all levels!

What the fuck?!

[skaredshtles]

It’s not all rainbows and dolphins out here in the sailing world.
There we were this morning about 5a, stern anchored to shore and with the anchor out, all cozy, peaceful and sleeping in/on Medousa

Where is Medousa?

[Peruvian]

Where is Medousa?

Greek Islands per the post

[warthog]

Off Topic… is Chautauqua a cult or intentional community?

Kinda both?

I went to school less than an hour from there. IT is a really cool place that hosts a ton of great events. Lots of hippies up that way.
Not sure what the Institute started out as, but it has become a bit of a cultish place I guess.

God do I love that area of the country 6 weeks a year.

[warthog]

Man, I love this little fella.





I’m starting to form the idea of sailing up the Coast and camping along the way. Probably a 8-9 day trip.

Did you build that from a kit?
Looking for shirt to do when I retire. This is way up there on the list.

Hand building one and sailing it, not just the sailing part.

[skaredshtles]

Greek Islands per the post

Yeah - I was hoping to get a more specific location that just the Greek Isles. Google isn't of much help...