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![]() "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message anews.com... How is sailing failure defined? Let me count the ways. 1) Joe of Red Cloud infamy 2) Bruce at the Bangkok dock 3) Capt. J.G. the netKKKop 4) Bobsprit the dreamer 5) Doug King the trawler queen 6) Sea Hag the chronic builder 7) Katysails the blind (in more ways than one) 8) Dave the lawyer who doesn't even own a boat 9) KCL Lewis the admiral 10) Bob the wannabe deck hand snippage 9) KCL Lewis the dreamer. Karin lives aboard so she's more of a sailor than most but she's lost her nerve and doesn't sail anymore. She is the opposite of Seahag, however. While Seahag enjoyed being a boat yard monkey, Karin fancies herself a spic and span admiral of the seas. She's got this self-image that makes her think she knows it all and people need to salute her as she strolls by. She isn't any too bright because she lives aboard but isn't bright enough to sail to milder climes so she suffers half the winter in the cold when she could easily sail to where it's warm and enjoyable most of the year. But, then again nobody ever said a Rawson 30 was anything but a heavy and slow cruiser. Perhaps too much for even a manly-looking female to handle. Wilbur Hubbard Almost correct. I'm not too bright, but smart enough not to try to live-aboard on the hard through the harsh UP winters. And I don't think people need to salute me. They do it voluntarily. My Rawson 30 is "heavy and slow," perhaps that's true. But it suits my personality and body type, so I can't complain. KLC Lewis Admiral of the Ocean Sea |
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castrated the drivel Almost correct. I'm not too bright, but smart enough not to try to live-aboard on the hard through the harsh UP winters. And I don't think people need to salute me. They do it voluntarily. My Rawson 30 is "heavy and slow," perhaps that's true. But it suits my personality and body type, so I can't complain. KLC Lewis Admiral of the Ocean Sea Where you at in the UP? We have to go up there sometime this summer to take a load of historical stuff from the family to the family museum in Haight Twp.... |
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![]() "katy" wrote in message om... KLC Lewis wrote: castrated the drivel Almost correct. I'm not too bright, but smart enough not to try to live-aboard on the hard through the harsh UP winters. And I don't think people need to salute me. They do it voluntarily. My Rawson 30 is "heavy and slow," perhaps that's true. But it suits my personality and body type, so I can't complain. KLC Lewis Admiral of the Ocean Sea Where you at in the UP? We have to go up there sometime this summer to take a load of historical stuff from the family to the family museum in Haight Twp.... I dock up in Marinette (up from where I live in Wisconsin). Great sailing on the bay, great anchorages and harbors to visit over on Door Peninsula. Marinette isn't technically in the UP, as it's across the bridge from Menominee, MI. Close enough as far as the weather goes, though. |
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"katy" wrote in message om... KLC Lewis wrote: castrated the drivel Almost correct. I'm not too bright, but smart enough not to try to live-aboard on the hard through the harsh UP winters. And I don't think people need to salute me. They do it voluntarily. My Rawson 30 is "heavy and slow," perhaps that's true. But it suits my personality and body type, so I can't complain. KLC Lewis Admiral of the Ocean Sea Where you at in the UP? We have to go up there sometime this summer to take a load of historical stuff from the family to the family museum in Haight Twp.... I dock up in Marinette (up from where I live in Wisconsin). Great sailing on the bay, great anchorages and harbors to visit over on Door Peninsula. Marinette isn't technically in the UP, as it's across the bridge from Menominee, MI. Close enough as far as the weather goes, though. True..that is great sailing up htere...we had our boat at Whitehall for years and then Muskegon and Lake Michigan is home ground (water) for us...Now she's down here in NC and we don't ever have to worry about 6 month haulouts or pink KoolAId ever again |
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![]() "katy" wrote in message om... True..that is great sailing up htere...we had our boat at Whitehall for years and then Muskegon and Lake Michigan is home ground (water) for us...Now she's down here in NC and we don't ever have to worry about 6 month haulouts or pink KoolAId ever again My pretty-much ideal sailing grounds would be the Great Lakes in the summer. Unfortunately, the water does get too hard for sailing for way too long each year, and by December I'm thinking of moving south. But then I remember things like "Palmetto Bugs" and other giant cockroachy critters. Wouldn't mind moving back to southern California if it wasn't so bleeding insane out there. I can't wait until global warming allows me to keep my boat sailing on Green Bay and Lake Michigan year-round. |
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My pretty-much ideal sailing grounds would be the Great Lakes in the summer. Unfortunately, the water does get too hard for sailing for way too long each year, and by December I'm thinking of moving south. But then I remember things like "Palmetto Bugs" and other giant cockroachy critters. Wouldn't mind moving back to southern California if it wasn't so bleeding insane out there. Yes..andyoucanswimwithout ea of an errant shar tain off an appendage...eery timewe go out to the pier to fish where i caught a 3 ft shark and se others hauled in regularly) and I see mother's letting their kids swim in the surf at the beginning, I cringe and want torun up there screaming "sharks!".... I can't wait until global warming allows me to keep my boat sailing on Green Bay and Lake Michigan year-round. THat will be grest..then we won't hae to go south for the winter to get out of the crap...but don't hold youe breath...my daughter gies me weekly weather reports and it doesn;t seemlike gloabl warming is arriing in Michigan any time soon... |
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My pretty-much ideal sailing grounds would be the Great Lakes in the summer. Why? True, fresh water is nice. But there's a lot of great places to sail on both coasts... without biting flies, rocks, ore boats, submerged fish traps, lampreys, etc etc. Unfortunately, the water does get too hard for sailing for way too long each year, and by December I'm thinking of moving south. But then I remember things like "Palmetto Bugs" and other giant cockroachy critters. Wouldn't mind moving back to southern California if it wasn't so bleeding insane out there. No wind in southern Cali. Might as wellkeep heading south, you're gonna have to learn Spanish anywhere south of Portland. I can't wait until global warming allows me to keep my boat sailing on Green Bay and Lake Michigan year-round. Freezing temps here in NC tonight... although we're due, it's been sunny and warm (hi temps ~ 70F) most of the week. In fact it's been GREAT sailing weather.... maybe a little windy ![]() Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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![]() wrote in message ... "KLC Lewis" wrote: My pretty-much ideal sailing grounds would be the Great Lakes in the summer. Why? True, fresh water is nice. But there's a lot of great places to sail on both coasts... without biting flies, rocks, ore boats, submerged fish traps, lampreys, etc etc. Oh, I know about sailing salt water and have nothing at all against it. I learned to sail in Charleston, SC, sailed in the Med, and bought our first boat in Long Beach where we lived-aboard and sailed for years. I miss the Pacific rollers, and the usually-nice weather. But Green Bay in the summer is just...nice. Everything is a daysail away, or less. For what I'm doing now it fits nicely. If I want to make longer passages, the rest of the Great Lakes are conveniently connected to my bay. Unfortunately, the water does get too hard for sailing for way too long each year, and by December I'm thinking of moving south. But then I remember things like "Palmetto Bugs" and other giant cockroachy critters. Wouldn't mind moving back to southern California if it wasn't so bleeding insane out there. No wind in southern Cali. Might as wellkeep heading south, you're gonna have to learn Spanish anywhere south of Portland. Ya, SoCal is known for its "light and variable" conditions, but that didn't stop me from sailing. Fact is the wind blows enough year-round that you can almost always sail if you want to, as long as you're not in a hurry. That's why God invented "light air" sails. If I was in a hurry, I'd have a powerboat. I can't wait until global warming allows me to keep my boat sailing on Green Bay and Lake Michigan year-round. Freezing temps here in NC tonight... although we're due, it's been sunny and warm (hi temps ~ 70F) most of the week. In fact it's been GREAT sailing weather.... maybe a little windy ![]() Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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