Out my window

[johnw]

I think that one is under power as well. You're batting 1.000!

Yes, and he doesn't have his jib up yet. He'd just raised the foresail.

[johnw]

Still a sweet view. Quartermaster Harbor?

Yup.

[ron ll]

Yup.

We're (Snoose) headed for that neighborhood this weekend, but probably will end up in Gig Harbor. The last time we were in Quartermaster, the inner harbor seemed clogged with abandoned and derelict boats leaving very little room to anchor. Has that changed? What part of the harbor is that picture looking at?

[johnw]

We're (Snoose) headed for that neighborhood this weekend, but probably will end up in Gig Harbor. The last time we were in Quartermaster, the inner harbor seemed clogged with abandoned and derelict boats leaving very little room to anchor. Has that changed? What part of the harbor is that picture looking at?

I'm right at the point of Burton Peninsula, so that view is looking across at Maury Island.

[ron ll]

I'm right at the point of Burton Peninsula, so that view is looking across at Maury Island.

Now that I look at a chart and Google Earth, it seems there is a lot of good anchorage in there. So next question; is there a place to land a dinghy and go ashore for lunch or anything? Or is it all private?

[johnw]

Now that I look at a chart and Google Earth, it seems there is a lot of good anchorage in there. So next question; is there a place to land a dinghy and go ashore for lunch or anything? Or is it all private?

There are parks at Dockton and right next to where I live, but no place to eat there. The restaurants are up in Vashon, pretty far from the water. What can I tell you, this was a farming community, not a fishing community.

P.M. me, maybe you can eat at my house.

[ron ll]

P.M. me, maybe you can eat at my house.

That's very generous, however the navigator tells me we are going to Gig Harbor. But thanks.

[ron ll]

Damn! I missed her. This is the tail end of Lady Washington. I've waited all summer for her to come by and I missed her.

[ron ll]

DOUBLE DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

While posting the Lady Washington above, the Hawaiian Chieftain came by and I missed her too! And I knew they usually travel together so I was waiting, but I looked away for a minute and there she was. Well, maybe I'll get them when they come back out.

[SchoonerRat]

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noble effort.

YOU MISSED BOTH OF THEM!!!!!

At least you tried.

HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO MISS #2??????

I'll give you a mulligan on both of these cuz they both spend a good deal of time down here. It's fun to watch them shooting their big guns, both at each other, and at our Johnsons (Irving and Exy).

[ron ll]

So. Where we're you when I caught Adventuress? You only show up when I miss?

[SchoonerRat]

I did note the passing by your window of Adventuress. I just went back in time to find my thank you post and throw it in your face.

I kneel before you now with red face and tail tucked between my legs. I must have gotten "Scotted". Or maybe I got distracted and forgot to click on that little "Post Reply" button.

As a peace offering, I retract all of the bad mouthing I gave you in the offending post. I'd delete the post, but it contains what might be the coolest pic on this thread.

[ron ll]

All in good fun of course. Yes, that's a magnificent picture. Not often these days one can see spreads of canvas like that all full and pulling.

[ron ll]

Ben Seaborn designed 62' "Circe".

[ron ll]

What's the Navy hiding under there?

[ben2go]

What's the Navy hiding under there?

Nukes

[Garret]

Ben Seaborn designed 62' "Circe".

IIRC, wasn't Circe a collaboration - or possibly even designed by someone else & then reworked by Ben Seaborn?

Yeah, Neoga's a Seaborn boat, so I'm always wanting to see others (though I did get aboard Circe 2 years ago in PT).

[ron ll]

IIRC, wasn't Circe a collaboration - or possibly even designed by someone else & then reworked by Ben Seaborn?

Could be, I don't know. I've always thought her mast looked too short, but she seemed to win a few races with it.

[Garret]

It does indeed. I seem to remember that there's a story behind that, but don't know it.

[Sailor]

This black hulled 3 masted topsail schooner sailed past the cottage window. Anybody know who she may be? Sorry for the pic quality, I took it with my iPhone on full zoom through binoculars.



https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater


I can't seen to figure out posting pics from my macbook pro. Hopefully this works.

[Sailor]

That didn't work did it? Can anybody help me here?

[Sailor]

I think I got it now...

She's a three masted vessel as you can see. She crosses a yard just below the topmast doublings and just above the doublings. Her deck house is between the main and the mizzen and her main and mizzen are the same height. There's brightwork on deck. Can't make out much more. I think she's got a clipper bow but can't make out if she's got a counter stern, transom or what.

[Bob Adams]

I hate to say it, but a first glance, for a fleeting moment, she looked like Raw Faith!

[Gerarddm]

The graininess of that pic is cool, makes it look like a background in a Seurat pointillist painting.

[ron ll]

"Mt. Mitchell"
Difficult lighting this morning, too much glare on window.

[ron ll]

I try to come up with a somewhat appropriate file name for these images. This one just kind of stumped me for some reason so it is titled, "dontknow.jpg".

[Bobcat]

I try to come up with a somewhat appropriate file name for these images. This one just kind of stumped me for some reason so it is titled, "dontknow.jpg".

I think that's the Guillemot, nee Duchness, built about 1939. The house is new and not original to the hull

[Lew Barrett]

I believe Circe is in the 52-54 foot range, not 62 feet. She is heading for Victoria, an event she attends every year. I will be leaving for there myself tomorrow morning from Port Townsend and look forward to visiting her.

Guillemot is also likely heading to PT.

[Garret]

Hi Lew -

Check on that if you would. I remember (when I saw her a few years ago @ the WBF @ PT) thinking that she was 10' longer than Neoga - which would make her 62. I'd also love to know if Ben Seaborn was her original designer.

[Lew Barrett]

Hey Garret, I'll come back with all the details, but it will be a week or so. I'm working from memory myself, and I have to admit she looks a lot bigger than fifty four feet in Ron's picture. I visit with them every year at the show, so I'll remember to find out; actually all I need do is look on the rigging card

By the way, they are a party boat (to the extent old guys can party) and usually fill every bunk for the show. Kept in good using condition, not Bristol but a working sail boat, she competes in the (frequently) light air (mostly for fun, but taken seriously as always) races held in conjunction with the gathering up there. Of course, she is a powerful boat and nice to see under sail. What is really weird is how the wind is always blowing in the Straight except hen they are racing, once a year on Sunday!

[Garret]

Thanks! Enjoy the show & say hi to folks for me. If anyone asks (& I was surprised at how many people asked at the WBF), Neoga has over 60 rebuilt frames, new keelbolts, new horn timber & by spring will have all new planks below the waterline & a new rudder.

[ron ll]

Most references seem to have Circe at 62', altho that could be a repeated error. I also found an article that says Ben Seaborn designed Circe when he was 18 yrs old and a senior in high school. That could point to him having some assistance in the design work.

[Garret]

The High School piece rings a bell. WB (in their article about Ben Seaborn) had Neoga as a 62' yawl (she's a 52' sloop) - so incorrect #'s abound!

Ah - a link from nephew Christina Seaborn where he says 62: http://www.sailingworld.com/photos/u...borns-62-circe

[Lew Barrett]

Sailboat guys always give measurements in extremis though! I always shoot first, then do the research. Here's a link to a reference of her at sixty four feet. (Scroll to bottom) I am wondering if that is OA or LOD though. Sailboat guys always seem to use LOD when discussing the boat in motion, OD when paying for moorage In that respect I suppose they are like powerboat guys.

[Sailor]

Yeah, I guess at first glance she does have a Raw Faith air to her but through binos much clearer than that pic she's much better than RF. She looks alot like Oosterscheld but for the mizzen being the shorter than the main in Oosterscheld and the white in the hull. This hull is completely black (or dark coloured anyway).

Sorry for jacking your thread but I figured since I saw it out my window I'd pose the question here.

[Garret]

Sailboat guys always give measurements in extremis though!

As the song says - All men are liars & that's the truth!

[ron ll]

Probably going to be a great couple of days of traffic as boats head out for the various Labor Day festivals, including of course Victoria. I hope "Galene" here is headed South to Olympia for the Tugboat Festival (actually called Harbor Days). That's where we'll be going on Snoose.

[Garret]

That's how a tugboat should look!

[ron ll]

That's how a tugboat should look!

Isn't that just a beautiful shear? and the way the houses follow the shear?

[SchoonerRat]

Ben Seaborn designed 62' "Circe".

She's missin' her main mast, but she shore am purty.

25 bonus points awarded!

[Garret]

Isn't that just a beautiful shear? and the way the houses follow the shear?

& the fantail.

[BETTY-B]

[Tom Hunter]

It's a little hard to say, but I think the dark hulled vessel was in Salem a few years ago. If I'm correct she has a religious affiliation, but I can't remember what is was. She may have been discussed on the forum at the time, but I can't remember the thread.

[johnw]

IIRC, wasn't Circe a collaboration - or possibly even designed by someone else & then reworked by Ben Seaborn?

Yeah, Neoga's a Seaborn boat, so I'm always wanting to see others (though I did get aboard Circe 2 years ago in PT).

In Knee-Deep in Shavings, it says Ben designed the boat while still in high school, influenced by the lines of Nina. My interpretation is that since he probably didn't have any more than a magazine article about Nina, it was, as Blanchard said "somewhat along the lines of Nina," not a reworking of the design.

http://books.google.com/books?id=cEk...eaborn&f=false

[Bob Adams]

It's a little hard to say, but I think the dark hulled vessel was in Salem a few years ago. If I'm correct she has a religious affiliation, but I can't remember what is was. She may have been discussed on the forum at the time, but I can't remember the thread.

You b thinking of Raw Faith...I saw the resemblance too!

[TR]

She is heading for Victoria, an event she attends every year. I will be leaving for there myself tomorrow morning

Where will you be Saturday Lew?

[bvv]

Most references seem to have Circe at 62', altho that could be a repeated error. I also found an article that says Ben Seaborn designed Circe when he was 18 yrs old and a senior in high school. That could point to him having some assistance in the design work.

Circe was designed by Ben Seaborn for his stepfather when he was a teenager. Early on, about 8' was added to the stern. Pretty sure the mast was much taller originally.

[ron ll]

& the fantail.

Here's that fantail from Snoose's pilothouse at the Olympia Harbor Days festival this morning. Galene is BIG!

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[Garret]

Thanks! I've always loved a good pic of the back end of a beautiful lady....

[Tom Hunter]

I tracked down Sailor's mystery ship, she is Peacemaker owned by 12 Tribes
. Thread hijacking over for now.