[Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22

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Congrats Keith.

Sounds like a really good day to me.

Old Saybrook is a great place to base from.

I'll be in Madison with my boat from around the 20th of August until
labor day.

I'll keep an eye out for you.  What's your hull color?

BB

Bill Berner

191 South Broadway

Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706

v 914 478 2896

f 914 478 3856

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From: rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Keith Bracknell
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 2:04 PM
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22

[Aria is her name now. Haven't decided whether to rename her]

Saturday was hot! 90 deg F, 70 degree dewpoint. The DEP dockmaster gave
me space in the shade above the ramp so I could put up my mast. 45
minutes later the mast was up.  I'm dropping big beads of sweat, but
feeling pretty confident after raising the mast by myself. Lots of
traffic. I raised the mast through about 25 launchings. Stink boaters. 

My wife (Debbie), 14 year old stepdaughter (Caitlin) and two of her
girlfriends arrived and were ready to launch. Caitlin and one of her
friends climb on my R22. I punch in 4WD on my SUV, back the trailer down
into the water, set the handbrake, walk to the hitch, and release the
winch.  Then I back the trailer down a bit more and tap the brakes hard.
The boat pops loose and floats off the trailer. The girls toss the bow
and stern lines to Debbie and Caitlin's other friend and I release the
bow hook from the trailer. I go park the trailer and by the time I get
back the lines are cleated. 

I hop in, lower the tiller and fire up the outboard. Tide's flooding in
with a south wind so I get pushed up the Connecticut River off the dock.
Perfect. I swing the bow around and motor out to the RR bridge. The
bridge's down. Brief wait. The girls have are in bikinis on the
foredeck. Innocence and mischief. Caitlin's friends thinks they're going
trolling for boys. 

We motor through the bridge (strong flow in the current between the
pilings) and join the parade of boats to Saybrook Point. I've watched
these boats many times from the shore-side. Nice to be on the water.
Still hot! The light breeze helps a little. 

Power boaters roar by. The R22 throws off the wakes surprisingly well.
The girls wave and squeal at the boys they see. The girls in their
bikinis get attention. 

After we've motored along for awhile Debbie points to a small forest of
masts on the other side of a narrow inlet: "Is that North Cove?"
"Girls," she says, "that's where we'll be mooring our boat." Very little
interest from the girls, but Debbie and I are pretty excited about it. I
just dropped a mooring with the Saybrook dockmaster this morning on the
edge of dredged area of the cove known as "the flats".  The mooring is
ten minutes from my house and is on the south side of the RR drawbridge.
No waiting for trains to get back home!  No up and down with the mast.
Only reason I got in was the R22's 20 inch draft. "The flats" have only
2 feet of water at low tide. Few sailboats can deal with that. (I'll see
how it works later this week when I actually moor my R22).

We pass the two ivory-white lighthouse towers at the base and at the
point of the Saybrook Point jetty. After we get clear into the Sound I
point the boat so the wind is to port and I unfurl the main. I cut the
motor and we're sailing. I settle in for a couple of minutes to relax
and get comfortable with the main. Light wind. The GPS indicates we're
doin' about 2.5 to 3 mph. OK, let's get a little more adventurous. I
unfurl the 175% genoa. The boat heels a little more and speed picks up
to about 4 to 5 mph. I pull the sheet across the cockpit from starboard
and cleat it on port. The R22 sails pretty flat. Very comfortable. The
boats on the open water of the Sound are sparse and there's beautiful
scenary on shore. Debbie picks out K. Hepburn's house, a landmark in
Saybrook.

Caitlin's friends are underwhelmed by the relatively slow speed of
sailing. They want to see boys. Caitlin, however, seems to enjoy the
sailing. Debbie likes the calm of the sailing. She comments that it's
relaxing.

The sailing was uneventful...I minimized the tacking. Slow going
downwind on the way back. I had to fire up the outboard to get back
quickly enough to satisfy Debbie's schedule for a meal at an Italian
restaurant (Alforno's) in Old Saybrook. 

When we made it back to the ramp dock. I tied off, got the trailer, and
backed down the ramp. Still lots of ramp traffic, but I powered the R22
to the trailer, cut the engine, and she guided on beautifully. I cranked
the R22 onto the trailer then pulled the trailer to an out of the way
place to drop the mast. Debbie and the girls went to dinner. I remained
at the ramp to square away the boat.

I was tired from the heat. My sweat ran. The mast didn't go down as
quickly or easily as it went up. It took me 90 minutes to square away
everything including the mast. I saw DEP officers detain a few returning
boaters who looked overly inebriated.

So goes my initial sailing adventure with my R22. I look forward to
sailing off a mooring.

Keith

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sounds like a really good day to =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Old Saybrook is a great place to =
base
from.</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I&#8217;ll be in =
</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy'>Madison</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> with my boat =
from around
the 20<sup>th</sup> of August until labor day.</span></font></p>

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you.&nbsp;
What&#8217;s your hull color?</span></font></p>

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Berner</span></font></p>

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MS"><span
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MS"><span
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Hudson, NY&nbsp; 10706</span></font></p>

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org =
[mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org] <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Keith Bracknell<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 05, =
2002 2:04
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Rhodes22-list] =
First
Sailing--88 R22</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

[Aria is her name now. Haven't decided =
whether to
rename her]

Saturday was hot! 90 deg F, 70 degree =
dewpoint. The
DEP dockmaster gave me space in the shade above the ramp so I could put =
up my
mast. 45 minutes later the mast was up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm dropping big =
beads of
sweat, but feeling pretty confident after raising the mast by =
myself.&nbsp;Lots
of traffic. I raised the mast through about 25 launchings. Stink =
boaters.

My wife (Debbie), 14 year old stepdaughter
(Caitlin)&nbsp;and two of her girlfriends arrived and were ready to
launch.&nbsp;Caitlin and one of her friends&nbsp;climb on my
R22.&nbsp;I&nbsp;punch in 4WD on my SUV,&nbsp;back the trailer down into =
the
water, set the handbrake, walk to the hitch, and release the =
winch.&nbsp; Then
I back the trailer down a bit more and&nbsp;tap&nbsp;the brakes hard. =
The boat
pops loose and floats off the trailer. The girls toss the bow and stern =
lines
to Debbie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caitlin's other friend&nbsp;and I release the =
bow hook
from the trailer. I go park the trailer and by the time I get back the =
lines
are cleated.

I hop in, lower the tiller and fire up the =
outboard.
Tide's flooding in with a south wind so I get pushed up the Connecticut =
River
off the dock. Perfect. I swing the bow around and motor out to the RR =
bridge.
The bridge's down. Brief wait. The girls have are in bikinis on the =
foredeck.
Innocence and mischief. Caitlin's friends thinks&nbsp;they're going =
trolling
for boys.

We motor through the bridge (strong flow in =
the
current between the pilings) and join the parade of boats to Saybrook =
Point.
I've watched these boats many times from the shore-side. Nice to be on =
the
water. Still hot! The light breeze helps a little.

Power boaters roar by. The R22 throws off the =
wakes
surprisingly well. The girls wave and squeal&nbsp;at&nbsp;the boys they =
see.
The girls in their bikinis get attention.

After we've motored along for awhile Debbie =
points to
a small forest of masts on the other side of a narrow inlet: &quot;Is =
that
North Cove?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Girls,&quot; she says, &quot;that's =
where
we'll be mooring our boat.&quot; Very little interest from the girls, =
but
Debbie and I are pretty excited about it.&nbsp;I just dropped a mooring =
with
the Saybrook dockmaster this morning on the edge of dredged area of the =
cove
known as &quot;the flats&quot;.&nbsp; The mooring is ten minutes from my =
house
and is on the south side of the RR drawbridge. No waiting for trains to =
get
back home!&nbsp; No up and down with the mast. Only reason I got in was =
the
R22's 20 inch draft. &quot;The flats&quot; have only 2 feet of water at =
low
tide. Few sailboats can deal with that. (I'll see how it works later =
this week
when I actually moor my R22).

We pass the two ivory-white lighthouse towers =
at the
base and at the point of the Saybrook Point jetty. After we get clear =
into the
Sound I point the boat so the wind is to port and I unfurl the main. I =
cut the
motor and we're sailing. I settle in for a couple of minutes to relax =
and get
comfortable with the main. Light wind. The GPS indicates we're doin' =
about 2.5
to 3 mph. OK, let's get a little more adventurous. I unfurl the 175% =
genoa. The
boat heels a little more and speed picks up to about 4 to 5 mph. I pull =
the
sheet across the cockpit from starboard and cleat it on&nbsp;port. The =
R22
sails pretty flat. Very comfortable. The boats on the open water of the =
Sound
are sparse and there's&nbsp;beautiful scenary on shore. Debbie picks out =
K.
Hepburn's house,&nbsp;a landmark in Saybrook.

Caitlin's friends are underwhelmed by the =
relatively
slow speed of sailing. They want to see boys. Caitlin, however, seems to =
enjoy
the sailing. Debbie likes&nbsp;the calm of the sailing. She comments =
that it's
relaxing.

The sailing was uneventful...I minimized
the&nbsp;tacking. Slow going downwind on the way back. I had to fire up =
the
outboard to get back quickly enough to satisfy Debbie's schedule for a =
meal at
an Italian restaurant (Alforno's) in Old Saybrook.

When we made it back to the ramp dock. I tied =
off, got
the trailer, and backed down the ramp. Still lots of ramp traffic, but
I&nbsp;powered&nbsp;the R22 to the trailer, cut the engine, and she =
guided on
beautifully. I cranked&nbsp;the R22 onto the trailer&nbsp;then pulled =
the
trailer to an out of the way place to drop the mast. Debbie and the =
girls went
to dinner. I remained at the ramp to square away the =
boat.

I was tired from the heat. My sweat ran. The =
mast
didn't go down as quickly or easily as it went up. It took me 90 minutes =
to square
away everything including the mast.&nbsp;I&nbsp;saw DEP =
officers&nbsp;detain a
few returning boaters who&nbsp;looked&nbsp;overly =
inebriated.

So goes my initial sailing adventure with my =
R22. I
look forward to sailing off a mooring.

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Keith</span></font></p>

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