[Rhodes22-list] A Greek on Lake Erie?

[Steven Alm]

Re water spouts, have you heard the old legend of how to deal with them?
When you see a water spout, take an ordinary stainless steel butter knife
and wave it at the water spout as if you're slashing it in half--3 times.
Then it goes away.  No, I've never tried it. We don't see too many water
spouts on Lake Minnetonka but if I ever do, I'm ready!

Slim

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net>
wrote:

> To Rick and Cliff,
>                        I will be in Ohio (Medina) to take care of my sister
> after her surgery.  She is a fast healer so there may be a day or two when
> I'm not emptying bed pans or whatever and and I can explain "But I just had
> to go sailing".  So Perhaps, in Rhodie fashion if either of you guys are
> available some weekend after the 4th do you mind if I give you a call and
> offer myself as ballast?  I've sailed a lot of places but not the Great
> Lakes.  Uh, don't need to experience water spouts however.
>
> Chris Geankoplis
> Medford Or.
> S/V Enosis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Lange" <SloopBlueHeron at isp.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; "Al Radefeld" <wizlin319 at cox.net>;
> <Sumbreeze at aol.com>; "Gleason" <legleason at earthlink.net>;
> <jakse.s at gmail.com>; "Cyndy Bernheimer" <cjbernheimer at ameritech.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:56 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] But I just had to go sailing
>
>
> 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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