Might be the last one ....(PHOTOS)

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

.......of the season :(

Going sailing.

2004-10-12 10:12 EDT 3.53 feet High Tide
2004-10-12 16:52 EDT 0.52 feet Low Tide

61°F

Partly Cloudy
Feels Like
61°F

UV Index:
5*Moderate

Dew Point:
43°F

Humidity:
52%

Visibility:
Unlimited

Pressure:
29.75 inches and falling

Wind:
From the Northwest at 7 gusting to 18*mph :eek: :eek:

Photos to folla - but you all knew that :D

[ 10-12-2004, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ) ]

[George.]

Originally posted by Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ):


Wind:
From the Northwest at 7 gusting to 18*mph :eek: :eek:

The canine ballast better be sharp today! smile.gif

Watch out for that spring tide... ;)

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

W :eek: W WINDY !!!

First think I would like to highly recommend the "SeaLife reef master" camera case.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pfc99afc46103e6d38c064f215aa6b8ee/f6aa6913.jpg

If I did not have this today you all would not be enjoying the photos you are now.

I know that may come as a disappointment to some < grin>

Took on lots of water today and the camera case floated. More on that later.

Crisp October day me and lucky hooked up the skiff to the jeep and hit the road
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pd5577cad2b0873e9738a328ff55f2ab6/f6aa68f3.jpg

Driving down into town I always check the wind by looking at the flag on top of the gazebo. You can almost make it out in the bottom the photo.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p402fc8643900cc71437f4c57c4b00433/f6aa6934.jpg

Down at the cove the sun was just dancing through the trees. Beautiful cove.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pf60b28fa142769fe319970ac618b6602/f6aa69dc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p0b2c86e06a98061d6f532fd7dd89f974/f6aa6a01.jpg

There are some free moorings to the north side of the cove hmmm might be a nice place to moor a catboat one day hmmm

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pdeba29c21c69beb11bb8e446f3f04ddf/f6aa69af.jpg

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Parked the jeep and removed the straps
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pcb18a6550812ca8da3cfe8a951aa90dd/f6aa68d9.jpg

I have been to this cove a million times and I never noticed this sign.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pcca1dece57f3623d7767f13aa2e38b7f/f6aa68a8.jpg

I had to take the photo for Sam F <grin>

All rigged and ready to go. This photo is deceiving, it is the one moment the wind was not howling.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p678732c56f3a3a8df1c0369739cca115/f6aa68bd.jpg

This was more like it
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p6da3cf69417de155c80cbafb463ae39b/f6aa6950.jpg

Now there are not many more photos of me sailing. IMPOSSIBLE to hang out on the rail and hold the sheet and grip for dear life in the strong wind as the rail ships in the Hudson.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p37a1544c29b259412dfb5a41ed794357/f6aa6a2b.jpg

It was a blast but WOW SOME SHAKY MOMENTS
This gives you an idea of how much FUN it was.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p03447a9629e80c74e689a2ec83c9706b/f6aa697c.jpg
As you can see that's why one of my winter projects is to build mahogany floor boards.

Thank God for drain plugs
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/pce386dd107be5e4ee2e9b77e49bf7fa0/f6aa688d.jpg

Well I don't know if this will be my last sail water temp was not all that bad, but its close to the last. <sob>

[shamus]

Nice stuff Joe, keep 'em coming. Annoys hell out of the boatless.

[flatbottom]

As the old saying goes " if you ain't bailing you aint sailing"

any notes on your windshield today Joe? :D

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

No notes today, but I have been getting many compliments from locals regarding my letter to the editor. So I doubt I will ever get one again

[flatbottom]

did you post the letter here? Is there a link to it at the paper?

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Originally posted by flatbottom:
did you post the letter here? Is there a link to it at the paper?http://www.pcnr.com/news/2004/0929/Letters_To_Editor/052.html

Yea I know about the spelling errors :rolleyes: ;)

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Nice! We took our skiff out Saturday to see the Queen Mary II. Lots of wind, lots of fun! :D

Steven

Are you coming to Portland this weekend? Besides going out on Chris's boat I could take you out for a sail, too. Weather permitting, of course.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Steve I sure would like to - I have a closing, knock on wood Thursday. Big storm supposed to be heading in then. Fri, Sat look like a wash out :( Lets see how the weather and work is. I might call Chris tomorrow. Short notice trip though, hard to do with family and work, ya know how it is. But my heart is in it smile.gif

[BrianW]

Nice pictures and story. Looks like a very nice town. I could just plane get used to a place like that. smile.gif

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

BrianW I told ya I knew about me spellin errors LOL ;) :D
But it is a great town smile.gif

[Kev Smyth]

http://www.bhra.org/dog_images/joey.jpg

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/icons/icon8.gif Why Conrad? :confused:

[John C. Gresham]

It's a cute little Basset Hound in a fuzzy picture. Thanks for sharing, Kev Smith.

Looking at that picture has made me remember my old Basset, "DJ."

I fail to see the relevance of that photo on a thread about sailing in a wooden boat. Maybe you're wishing you had a boat instead of a dog, or maybe you're just trying to raise your post count.

Or maybe it's just meant to be an enigma.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Hey maybe we can at least get Joey adopted
http://www.bhra.org/boystwo.htm

For more info on Joey contact;
Haley Wilson * 256-259-0043

[ 10-12-2004, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ) ]

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Yup little did I know at the time that was probably my last sail of the season :( :( :(

The weather for the next week looks dreadful :(

Then the hours get short and the temp gets too cold :(
Tis a sad day, I pray for an indian summer

http://www.weather.com/weather/lo cal/10516?lswe=10516&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared (http://www.weather.com/weather/local/10516?lswe=10516&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared)

Chris & Steven looks like I wont be comming up this weekend :(
Ya can put em away till next season :(
I will be up in the spring maybe Ill come and help step the mast off that bridge looks like fun :D

[ 10-14-2004, 09:13 AM: Message edited by: Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ) ]

[imported_Steven Bauer]

60 degrees, sunny and breezy! Ya shoulda made the trip. Tomorrow is gonna be even nicer! :D I think I'll go for a little sail. :D See ya.

Steven