[Rhodes22-list] Sea Dogs

Thu Apr 28 12:45:33 EDT 2005

Our wonderfuol dog Rosie is part terrier part generic
dog.  She is also terrified of the water, but will now come up to
the shoreline to lap a drink, but dashes away on each wave.
She is also docile (depressed by too much water) on the boat
but never complains.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sea Dogs

> Hi all, my spoiled dog Ben is slowly getting into the routine of sailing.
> He is a west highland terrier and hates water.  When I try to dip him in 
> the
> tub or lake and his legs defy physical science and go straight out like a
> cheap card table.  So staying on the boat is no problem.   Unless it is 
> oven
> hot, he is good for about 2 hours.  After that he will insist on landing 
> and
> runs at the first sign of the dock.  He hasn't said anything but I suspect
> he gets motion sick.  I included a couple pics.  The second picture shows 
> an
> ambitious effort to test my skills as an instructor.  I guess it is true
> what they say about "Old Dogs".  He would do pretty good until he saw a 
> duck
> and then he would lose his little mind and usually put us head to wind.
>
> Bob Weber
>
>>From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: Rhodes <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Another 1/2 century Rhodie
>>Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:38:52 -0500
>>
>>Thanks, Jerry, nice story.  I especially like the dog part.  I can see all
>>that clearly in my imagination.  We sometimes sail with our spoiled rotten
>>chocolate lab and it's usually a major PITA because he loves the water so
>>much that all he does is whine to go for a swim.  But no amount of 
>>swimming
>>will stop the whining.  We've even resorted to using doggy downers on him
>>in
>>an effort to make all our lives more relaxed.  8-)
>>
>>Happy Birthday,
>>
>>Slim
>>
>>On 4/27/05 8:55 PM, "cjlowe" <cjlowe at bright.net> wrote:
>>
>> > About the same time Jim White was turning 50, so was I. The weekend
>>before,I
>> > packed up the wife,dog(overweight,spoiled rotted, Dalmatian) and the
>>Rhodes,
>> > and headed south 500 mi. to Lake Norman. The 2003 Toyota Fore-runner
>>pulled
>> > the new Triad trailer much,much better than the old single axel. I 
>> > never
>>towed
>> > the single axle more than 60 mi. at a time, so it was a wake-up call
>>when my
>> > normal 20 mpg got cut in half on the way to Lake Norman, 10.5 MPG is 
>> > the
>>best
>> > I got on the trip.
>> > Got to L.N. on Saturday the 16th ,too tired to set up the boat, parked
>>it in
>> > my brother in laws driveway for the night. Sunday morning , Paul
>>(B.I.L.) and
>> > I launched and set-up the boat.Paul's boss offered us free use of his
>>dock and
>> > ramp,of coarse the ramp was surrounded by overhanging trees. Which is
>>why we
>> > launched and then set -up the boat,takes a little more time to raise 
>> > the
>>mast
>> > on the water. Sunday's sail went well with 5 people and one dog
>>aboard,5-10
>> > kts. wind, and more open water to sail on than I've ever had.
>> > Monday, it was just Carol (my wife) and Duke (spoiled rotten dog) and
>>I,we're
>> > about 1/2 mi from the dock and inquires what is that in the water 
>> > behind
>>us?
>> > Long story short,it's the dock owners American bulldog wanting a
>>sailboat
>> > ride.Ultimate dog lover and first mate implies that life will not be
>>worth
>> > living until that dog is in this boat or on shore(1/4 mi. away).I stand
>>up and
>> > yell  GO TO SHORE. Dog is deft. Grab line out of lazz.,tie off on swim
>> > ladder,lower ladder just past 90 degrees,dog clambers up like it's not
>>even
>> > close to his first trip up a swim ladder.Four good shakes pretty well
>>coats
>> > the cockpit and occupants with water and dog hair.Carol pats the seat
>>beside
>> > her in invitation, but Bud (the newest canine conniver) doesn't want a
>>wet
>> > cockpit seat,he drips his way across the settee to his throne on the
>> > v-berth.Bud has found his mark.
>> > Tuesday,THEE big day,Carol greets me with a box from my brothers and
>>sisters,a
>> > garman gps map 76 s. Now ,I not only know how fast I'm going,I have an
>>inkling
>> > of where I'm going.
>> > Wednesday,each day gets a little warmer and a little more windy. The
>>topper of
>> > the week had to be when,with 5 people and 2 dogs aboard , we caught up
>>and
>> > passed a Mac 26. As we quickly over took him the skipper said "ok where
>>are
>> > you hiding the other motor". Thanks Stan.
>> > Thursday is warmer and windy,85 degrees and 10-15 kts.Get ready to drop
>>the
>> > hook for lunch,then decide to get the wind on the stern,it's pushing us
>>at 1-2
>> > kts,(sails furled),good enough,latch the tiller extension in Stan's 
>> > auto
>> > pilot,and slowly cruise for a 45 min. lunch.
>> > Friday the wind picks up to15-20 kts,whitecaps abound.I have my niece
>>and her
>> > friend out for the day,their more into napping and catching the sun 
>> > than
>> > risking their well being,showing off the canvas.Slowly cut the sails
>>back all
>> > day long,by the time we headed in I was down to about 1/2 the main and
>>no jib.
>> >  Saturday,storms from the north were heading south. Winds were 20-30
>>kts.
>> > gusting 30+. Time to tear down and pull the boat.the wind was directly
>>on the
>> > beam , when tied to the dock.Not wanting the wind working on the side 
>> > of
>>the
>> > mast as I lowered it, I tied the bow off on the end of  the dock facing
>>the
>> > wind,lowering went well. UNTILL the water-skiers came by with the mast
>>half
>> > way down, sure ups the incentive to crank faster.
>> > Sunday was a day of much needed rest.
>> > Monday the cold weather arrived,frost on the deck as I gave last
>>inspection
>> > for the road.the trip home was long,but uneventful ,traffic was lighter
>>than
>> > normal both ways,a blessing.
>> > Sorry Ed, but family ,free dock and room and board won out,but I will
>>make it
>> > to Hartwell one of these days.If you arrange a sail-in at Hartwell next
>>year
>> > for the Rhodies,I'll come for sure.
>> > Jerry Lowe
>> > S/V Country Rhodes
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