[Rhodes22-list] 1st Sail of the Season

[Leland]

My wife is vacationing in Central America (Kansas).  Otherwise I would have
never gotten away with going out.

Lee


Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> Well somebody has to say it......
> 
> What are you? Nuts?
> 
> Seriously, I'm glad you had a good sail and glad someone braved the 
> weather. Even gladder that that someone wasn't me.
> 
> Brrr.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> 
> At 05:43 PM 3/20/2009, you wrote:
> 
>>Whenever my boat is dry-docked, we seem to get unseasonably perfect
sailing
>>weather.  This year I decided to keep my boat in the water and haven't
been
>>sailing once since early November.  Today I swore I'd go out come hell or
>>high water.
>>
>>The hellish part was mostly that my motor wouldn't start, but after losing
a
>>socket and screwdriver bit in the water (I need a big magnet to fish those
>>things out), I was able to pull start the motor to life.
>>
>>Temperatures in and out of the water were about 45 degrees, although even
>>with the wind chill I was quite comfortable in ski clothes.  We had some
>>gusts but the wind was pretty steady between 10 and 12 knots, and chop was
>>manageable at about 2 to 3 foot.
>>
>>I had forgot how much fun sailing is.  I had the poptop up and too much
sail
>>out for the conditions, but I never broached and the excessive heeling
>>rarely slowed me down below 5 knots.  It was that exciting kind of sailing
>>where it's more fun than scary.
>>
>>As easy as the Rhodes is to sail it's still a two-handed job.  I'm
>>recovering from some minor hand surgery and it was not a pretty sight when
>>it came time to furl-in the sails.  Now that I know I can use my teeth to
>>hold a furling line, I may never need to put my beer down again.
>>
>>Weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday looks even better.
>>
>>Life is good.
>>
>>Lee
>>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>Kent Island, MD
>>
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