[Rhodes22-list] But I just had to go sailing

[Rick Lange]

Lee,
Stan would probably claim a water spout won't sink an R22. 
As for the crew, there's no tellin'.
I did wait for the spouts to
pass my sailing area.  While they are around, there are no waves.  Its one
of Lake Erie's tricks that temp fishermen onto the water at the wrong
time.  Yet just after they pass, the sailing can be a blast with the
ensuing wind and before the waves build.
Rick
> 
>
Rick, 
> 
> "But I just had to go sailing"
sounds like a good philosophy or famous 
> last 
> words.
This time it appears that it paid off. It would have been 
>
interesting to see what a water sprout would do to a Rhodes22. 
>

> Lee 
> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease 
> Kent Island, MD

> 
> 
> Rick Lange-2 wrote: 
>> 
>> I took this week off because mid June is normally ideal for
sailing on 
>> Lake Erie. That was the case last Sunday, but
ever since there has been 
>> one wet and windy cold front
followed by another. 
>> 
>> This morning, as she
packed me a lunch of a sandwich and a pear, Karen 
>> kept
worrying about Cleveland shoreline water spout sightings and 
>> warnings by the NWS. But I just had to go sailing. 
>> 
>> I went to the boat and putz around until the
water spout warnings moved 
>> to Willowick and farther east.
Out of the FCYC harbor the wind was west 
>> at 10 kn and I was
at hull speed as soon as I unfurled. Beyond East 
>> Light, it
was 15 kn with waves at 1 ft. I furled both the main and 
>>
genny down to about 50% as the wind kept shifting north. 
>>

>> When I approached White City beach, I fell more off the
wind so I could 
>> go below and eat my lunch with the boat
flat. I ate the sandwich just 
>> fine, but the pear kept
rolling off the table. I set the pear on the 
>> counter,
threaded the port genny sheet through the inner track ring, 
>>
dropped the pop top, furled the main and lowered the boom. 
>>

>> I gibed around, unfurled the main to about 50% again and
settled down 
>> for a back massage during the ride back. Hull
speed all the way as the 
>> waves built and moved more abeam.
By the time I got back to East Light, 
>> the waves were at 4
ft, but except for a couple white caps that got me 
>> en
passant, I stayed dry. 
>> 
>> Completely forgotten
during the thrill of the return trip, I ate the 
>> pear back
at the dock. 
>> 
>> Regards, 
>> 
>> Rick 
>> 
>> 
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