[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Plans

Bill Effros rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 09:47:47 -0400


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Bill,

What are you sailing plans for this summer?

Bill Effros


----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bill Berner=20
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22


I know the shore towns well.



My inlaws have a house across from the beach in Madison, and we have =
spent many summer weekends there for the past 10 years or so.



Hope to see you on the water.



Bill Berner

191 South Broadway

Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706



v 914 478 2896

f 914 478 3856



-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org =
[mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Keith Bracknell
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:06 AM
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22



Madison is a beautiful town. Lots of antique shops downtown. Guilford, =
right next to Madison, has some very nice restaurants on the town green. =
Dock and Dine at Saybrook Point is a good place to dock your boat and =
enjoy the parade of boats.=20

My boat's name is Aria, white over black hull.=20

 Bill Berner wrote:=20

  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



  -----Original Message-----
  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.=20

  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.=20

  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.=20

  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.=20

  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.=20

  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.=20

  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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Bill,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>What are you sailing plans for this =
summer?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Bill Effros</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Ddblbld@attglobal.net href=3D"mailto:dblbld@attglobal.net">Bill =
Berner</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Drhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
href=3D"mailto:rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org">rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org</A>=
 </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:36 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 =
R22</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know the =
shore towns=20
well.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My inlaws =
have a house=20
across from the beach in </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Madison</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and we have =
spent=20
many summer weekends there for the past 10 years or =
so.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hope to see =
you on the=20
water.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3Dnavy =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Bill=20
Berner</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3Dnavy =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">191 =
South=20
Broadway</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3Dnavy =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Hastings on=20
Hudson, NY&nbsp; 10706</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3D3><SPAN=20
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size=3D3><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> <A =

href=3D"mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org">rhodes22-list-admin@rhod=
es22.org</A>=20
[mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org] <B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">On=20
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Keith Bracknell<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, August 06, 2002 =
8:06=20
AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Rhodes22-list] =
First=20
Sailing--88 R22</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Madison is a beautiful town. Lots of antique =
shops=20
downtown. Guilford, right next to Madison, has some very nice =
restaurants on the=20
town green. Dock and Dine at Saybrook Point is a good place to dock your =
boat=20
and enjoy the parade of boats. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My boat's name is Aria, white over black hull. =

</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&nbsp;<B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Bill Berner=20
</SPAN><DBLBLD@ATTGLOBAL.NET></I></B>wrote: </SPAN></FONT></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
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medium none; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; =
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color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Congrats=20
  Keith.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Sounds=20
  like a really good day to me.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Old=20
  Saybrook is a great place to base from.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">I&#8217;ll be=20
  in Madison with my boat from around the 20<SUP>th</SUP> of August =
until labor=20
  day.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">I&#8217;ll=20
  keep an eye out for you.&nbsp; What&#8217;s your hull =
color?</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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color=3Dnavy=20
  size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">BB</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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Sans MS"=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Bill=20
  Berner</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">191 South=20
  Broadway</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Hastings on=20
  Hudson, NY&nbsp; 10706</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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914 478=20
  2896</SPAN></FONT></P>
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20
  Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>=20
  rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org =
[mailto:rhodes22-list-admin@rhodes22.org]=20
  <B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Keith=20
  Bracknell<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> =
Monday,=20
  August 05, 2002 2:04 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
  rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org<BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Rhodes22-list] First=20
  Sailing--88 R22</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">[Aria is her name now. Haven't decided =
whether to=20
  rename her]</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Saturday was hot! 90 deg F, 70 degree =
dewpoint. The=20
  DEP dockmaster gave me space in the shade above the ramp so I could =
put up my=20
  mast. 45 minutes later the mast was up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm dropping big =
beads of=20
  sweat, but feeling pretty confident after raising the mast by=20
  myself.&nbsp;Lots of traffic. I raised the mast through about 25 =
launchings.=20
  Stink boaters. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My wife (Debbie), 14 year old stepdaughter=20
  (Caitlin)&nbsp;and two of her girlfriends arrived and were ready to=20
  launch.&nbsp;Caitlin and one of her friends&nbsp;climb on my=20
  R22.&nbsp;I&nbsp;punch in 4WD on my SUV,&nbsp;back the trailer down =
into the=20
  water, set the handbrake, walk to the hitch, and release the =
winch.&nbsp; Then=20
  I back the trailer down a bit more and&nbsp;tap&nbsp;the brakes hard. =
The boat=20
  pops loose and floats off the trailer. The girls toss the bow and =
stern lines=20
  to Debbie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caitlin's other friend&nbsp;and I release the =
bow hook=20
  from the trailer. I go park the trailer and by the time I get back the =
lines=20
  are cleated. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I hop in, lower the tiller and fire up the =
outboard.=20
  Tide's flooding in with a south wind so I get pushed up the =
Connecticut River=20
  off the dock. Perfect. I swing the bow around and motor out to the RR =
bridge.=20
  The bridge's down. Brief wait. The girls have are in bikinis on the =
foredeck.=20
  Innocence and mischief. Caitlin's friends thinks&nbsp;they're going =
trolling=20
  for boys. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We motor through the bridge (strong flow in =
the=20
  current between the pilings) and join the parade of boats to Saybrook =
Point.=20
  I've watched these boats many times from the shore-side. Nice to be on =
the=20
  water. Still hot! The light breeze helps a little. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Power boaters roar by. The R22 throws off =
the wakes=20
  surprisingly well. The girls wave and squeal&nbsp;at&nbsp;the boys =
they see.=20
  The girls in their bikinis get attention. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">After we've motored along for awhile Debbie =
points to=20
  a small forest of masts on the other side of a narrow inlet: "Is that =
North=20
  Cove?"&nbsp;&nbsp;"Girls," she says, "that's where we'll be mooring =
our boat."=20
  Very little interest from the girls, but Debbie and I are pretty =
excited about=20
  it.&nbsp;I just dropped a mooring with the Saybrook dockmaster this =
morning on=20
  the edge of dredged area of the cove known as "the flats".&nbsp; The =
mooring=20
  is ten minutes from my house and is on the south side of the RR =
drawbridge. No=20
  waiting for trains to get back home!&nbsp; No up and down with the =
mast. Only=20
  reason I got in was the R22's 20 inch draft. "The flats" have only 2 =
feet of=20
  water at low tide. Few sailboats can deal with that. (I'll see how it =
works=20
  later this week when I actually moor my R22).</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We pass the two ivory-white lighthouse =
towers at the=20
  base and at the point of the Saybrook Point jetty. After we get clear =
into the=20
  Sound I point the boat so the wind is to port and I unfurl the main. I =
cut the=20
  motor and we're sailing. I settle in for a couple of minutes to relax =
and get=20
  comfortable with the main. Light wind. The GPS indicates we're doin' =
about 2.5=20
  to 3 mph. OK, let's get a little more adventurous. I unfurl the 175% =
genoa.=20
  The boat heels a little more and speed picks up to about 4 to 5 mph. I =
pull=20
  the sheet across the cockpit from starboard and cleat it on&nbsp;port. =
The R22=20
  sails pretty flat. Very comfortable. The boats on the open water of =
the Sound=20
  are sparse and there's&nbsp;beautiful scenary on shore. Debbie picks =
out K.=20
  Hepburn's house,&nbsp;a landmark in Saybrook.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Caitlin's friends are underwhelmed by the =
relatively=20
  slow speed of sailing. They want to see boys. Caitlin, however, seems =
to enjoy=20
  the sailing. Debbie likes&nbsp;the calm of the sailing. She comments =
that it's=20
  relaxing.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The sailing was uneventful...I minimized=20
  the&nbsp;tacking. Slow going downwind on the way back. I had to fire =
up the=20
  outboard to get back quickly enough to satisfy Debbie's schedule for a =
meal at=20
  an Italian restaurant (Alforno's) in Old Saybrook. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When we made it back to the ramp dock. I =
tied off, got=20
  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=20
  beautifully. I cranked&nbsp;the R22 onto the trailer&nbsp;then pulled =
the=20
  trailer to an out of the way place to drop the mast. Debbie and the =
girls went=20
  to dinner. I remained at the ramp to square away the =
boat.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I was tired from the heat. My sweat ran. The =
mast=20
  didn't go down as quickly or easily as it went up. It took me 90 =
minutes to=20
  square away everything including the mast.&nbsp;I&nbsp;saw DEP=20
  officers&nbsp;detain a few returning boaters =
who&nbsp;looked&nbsp;overly=20
  inebriated.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">So goes my initial sailing adventure with my =
R22. I=20
  look forward to sailing off a mooring.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
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