[Rhodes22-list] too windy

[Ben Schultz]

We had our floors redone, and the original plan for father's day was for me
to spend all day moving furniture back into the house.  It's been hovering
around 100 with little cloud cover for a couple of weeks.  This would have
been a miserable, miserable day.

The upside of slow contractors is that I got this day instead:

*  Start with an early morning sail.  Perfect breeze to fly through the chop
at hull speed.  Wind direction allowed me to go back and forth in parallel
with bridges, so only one change in sails required -- when turning around to
head back.

*  Late morning dockside swim and play with the kid.

*  Long nap through the heat of the day.

*  More play and swimming, and an evening kayak.

*  Steak dinner.

*  Bed.

Now, back to reality.

Ben
R22 Velvet Elvis

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Leland
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:20
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] too windy


Chris,

Saturday was too wet and Sunday was consumed with Father's Day stuff. 
Sunday was too windy for my enjoyment but I wanted to go out just for the
high-wind experience.  I think the forecast was around 20 mph, but the chop
and gusts probably made it more work than fun.

As a daysailor, my only destination is the marina at the end of the sailing
day.  If the winds are less than 5 knots, my tacks are usually on close
reaches out and back just to keep moving.  Sometimes I'll motor downwind at
the end of the day just to get back quickly.  For winds between 5-10 knots I
usually go wherever I like since it's easy to get back home.  Beyond 10
knots I typically go into the wind as much as possible.  Boom and board down
with sheets run inside the shrouds.  It's a much smoother sail heading into
the chop and it's an easy return home on a run or broad reach when you have
a strong wind.

Did you go out over the weekend or decide it wasn't worth it?  Saturday
evening we thought we saw a Rhodes between the Severn and bay bridge on the
western shore side.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD


cowie wrote:
> 
> Did anyone sail on the chesapeake bay this weekend?  Too many storms and
> wind for me.
> 

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