TGIF photo...

[John B]

Yup... it's friday on this side of the world, we may even get a sail in tomorrow.
pic from our regatta in Feb. Crossing tacks with MOANA, the 1895 Logan boat.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/pfeec2d7e61665c10a41ef6e5213a34de/fca92a89.jpg

[Garrett Lowell]

You can't just tease us like that! You gotta post some more pics from the regatta. But I hope you get a nice sail in.

[mmd]

John B, at times you can be the most miserable bastard! :mad: I mean, jeeze... you get to have Friday first and you rub our noses in it, too? And middle Canada has blizzard warnings for tomorrow a.m.? :eek: You antipodeans can be so mean at times! :D :D

Fair winds, mate. Have a beer for us northern slobs. smile.gif I hope you sunburn your nose. ;)

(Gawd, I think I'm catching "smileyitis" from Shane.)

[Dave Fleming]

(Gawd, I think I'm catching "smileyitis" from Shane.)Oh m'gosh MMD, please get your inoculation against such a debilitating disease, please!

[Jeff Robinson]

We'll be goin' out too - he he he he.

http://202.92.120.150/Photo35/339468/50/21778987.jpg

JR

[mmd]

Dave, :D
Jeff, :mad:

Oh, my Gawd! :eek: It's worse than I thought! :( I need a typist intervention! :rolleyes:

"Hello. My name is Michael and I haven't used a smiley for two paragraphs...."

[Dave Fleming]

That's it MMD, step one of the twelve step program to kick the Graemlin habit.
We here for you. Have a cup of coffee and tell us about yourself.

Thank goodness the software for these Forums is not like the one used for the Turbo Diesel Register aka TDR Forums. They have all sorts of animated Greamlins, gag.

[ 04-04-2003, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: Dave Fleming ]

[mmd]

I need to sleep it off...

G'nite.

[Leon Steyns]

Ah, blue hula magic again...

Thanks for the picture, sure helps me keep the dream alive. :D

I see you're getting ready to beat the Dicksons again? :eek:

Greets, Leon Steyns.

[Ken Hutchins]

You are sailing!!! :mad: we just woke up to 6 more inches of snow and we are supposed to get even more right on into tomorrow. :mad:

[ken mcclure]

Originally posted by mmd:
You antipodeans can be so mean at times...I really don't think that kind of language is called for here. :D

Edit to add the laugh. My daughter fell off the window ledge in the middle of the post, and I had to run to check on her. Window ledge - don't ask. :rolleyes:

[ 04-04-2003, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: ken mcclure ]

[John B]

Well it ( the regatta) was back in feb guys. We went out on Sat ( boat full of our American relatives actually) but it was typical lets have nice weather monday to friday and bad on sat/sun kind of stuff. 5 to 15 knot forecast, 18 to 30 in reality, overcast and a bit threatening.Some rain. we motored around. too many small kids bouncing about. We went up to a point UP the harbour and anchored off a shallow bay. I felt my way in with the depth sounder to find the shelf. 21 metres.. ,19,12,10,2.5 just like that. We stopped in 10 but that shelf was only about 8 metres off our beam while we were hanging to the tide. About 2 knots of it. Anyway, we had a nice afternoon. We loosed the kids on the beach (all 7 of them )and had a good wander around doing the usual crab hunt etc.. The wind abated over the afternoon and I was ready to sail back when the rain came in. As we motored out a good 30 knots clocked us so I was glad I wasn't sailing. We were only 3/4 hour away from our berth . Nice to get our guests out on the water but not very inspiring weather.

[mmd]

Well, John, I'm sorry that you didn't have splendid weather for your guests. From our present perspective of -3 C. and the leftovers of a wee storm of snow and ice pellets yesterday, sailing in a bit of threatening rain to go crabbing on a beach sounds pretty darned good right now. I've never really minded winter - rather like it, actually - but it is time for this one to be over.

(Edit: dyslexic fingers again!)

[ 04-06-2003, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: mmd ]

[John B]

LOL. You're right mmd.
after having a snivel about Shamrock never being out in another thread, what happens? go out for the first time in an age ( sat) and thar she be.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid58/pa0e575219306bea5b7a0852598e32e56/fc620233.jpg

[John B]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid58/pfc9e3b262372447237afb2be0a9abea3/fc62023c.jpg
Not one of the pretty ones methinks.

[mmd]

She certainly is an impressive yacht. I was fortunate to see her in full regalia off Bequia in the southern Caribbean a few years ago. Stuff of dreams, no?

[Jeff Robinson]

We had 2 days sailing - perfect autumn conditions, 22C degrees on Saturday and breeze about 5 to 10 knots and 26C on Sunday with a bit more breeze. Our boat loves it between 10 and 15 knots. We set out to learn how to sail on and off our mooring and we did it. Very pleased with ourselves, as we will leave the ob at home from now on. It is very difficult lifting it out of the dinghy and onto the bracket when there is any kind of chop on the water.

There were 2 big gaffers out on Sunday, both with topsails set and moving like queens on the water. We tried to join them for a photo but could not get anywhere near them. All in all, 2 great days.

JR

[John B]

What colour were they Jeff? Acrospire and Sayonara?( both white) or Waitangi( black)?
Waitangi is due here sometime but she ain't here yet.
Glad your boat is going well. What furlers are those BTW?

[Jeff Robinson]

One was definitely Acrospire as I have seen her out before, the other was probably Sayonara if she is white. I still have their pictures in my minds eye - they looked so good, rail down in 15 knots, every beautiful cream sail full and drawing ...

I don't know where Waitangi is a the moment, I have not been past her usual pen for a while.

We have Ronstan furlers - they work OK even if they are not bronze!

JR

[John B]

Thanks Jeff.
Garrett, a link to the regatta post with an imagestation link in it.
http://media5.hypernet.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000569&p=

[Garrett Lowell]

Thanks John B. That's the way I wish I could start EVERY Monday morning!