O SEGREDO FROTA

Super Butters, I guess if I'm lucky, ah shucks, maybe we :biglove: can hold hands as we run backwards into piers, swimmers, and other boats.
Thanks for your continued support Captain! Hope to see you and yours Saturday. Sailing's cool, mumkay.

so proud of you skipper!!! an actual woman(not creek nanny or blow up doll) this time! with a gentle north wind your precious cargo :girl: will think you are an expert sailor and overall swell guy :jaja: until you get loaded and the inner drummer comes out :firedevil: ! if things get a little boring, you can always go backwards through a few piers to spice things up :fallinginlove: what would duran duran do?...they'd stay hungry like a wolf that's what they'd do! bon appetite!

I'll stay hungry if you stay thirsty my friend, :prost:

Thanks for the encouragement Billy! :klatsch:

I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I puke. :rofl2: :dead:

A drummer with a P16, as a lifelong bass player I find that slightly frightening :-O

A drummer with a P16, as a lifelong bass player I find that slightly frightening

i know right! drummers are more of a jet ski mentality...impulsive, impatient, easily distracted(boobs)...they need us bass players to steadily guide the ship...to corral there savage spirit into the melody, to tell them what time and where the gig is...stuff like that. they useually are just looking at boobs. :-O

You guys have way to much fun! I gather from the various threads that you sail down on the coast in the Biloxi/Gulfport area. Next time the wife and I decide to contribute to that economy,(VP at Isle), I would love to look you folks up. We fly into GPT and rent a car so the boat is not an option, but I would still like to buy a round or two. Sounds like you know a good place!

your on! we haunt a few joints down there and believe me, i find the good food...it's genetic...mayby get in some boat time as well between your charitable contributions. the winds are just now starting to get out of the doledrums, october and november are my favorite...not as much lightning, water is warm, winds are steady and strong, skies are blue, and oysters are in season. hell, all you out there in radioland, the offer is out there for you too! we'll show you a real good time, guaranteed!

What time Saturaday? I need to test my fiberglassing skill.

oh, 10 ish...looks like a little wind(10-15) out of ne. come on terry, lets see if she floats!

light and variable out of every direction besides west until 1 or so today and then the storms decided to show up 3-4 hours early

We were only out there for a little over an hour, but beggers can't be choosers.. first time i've been out since i demasted in June.

Rat I know she floats I was just wondering if she sinks

ok. latest marine forcast for saturday as of wed evening...n winds 10-15mph..beautiful day.

things to look for:

can captain backasswards keep the sideways upright?

will golfdad float or sink?

will i order the ginger seared tuna or the roast beef poboy from the filling station?

can we convince matt to join the secret fleet saturday?

where are my socks?

these ?'s and more will be answered!!!....stay tuned!

heh. I'm sure i always sound like a flake, but I gotta get ready for inventory at work and two tests on monday.

PS. i saw bob breck call for 12-20knot winds saturday :-O

no problem matt, just leave your boat at the spot and i'll take it on a shakedown cruiz at full capacity to test those repairs, then go to the filling station and give the "dolly pardon" waitress 100$ and tell her we are comming...i'll go ahead and keep her for 2 or 3 years to make sure she's safe...good luck on those test and we are proud of you for being a good worker!

:girl: Hello Dolly, :girl: Well Hello Dolly, :girl: It's so nice to have you back where you belong, :girl: You're looking swell Dolly, :girl: We can tell Dolly, :girl: You're still growin' Dolly, :girl: You're still crowin' Dolly :girl: Won't you place your lovely frame on my face, Dolly :girl: I can't breath Dolly, :girl: Can you stand up Dolly, :girl: I love you but you're crushing my wind pipe, Dolly :tongue2:

dust off those boats and come out tomorrow! not much wind but a beautiful day forcasted...should have at least 3 boats from the secret spot, mayby get some folks from the osyc to rig up...you look better with a tan!!!

Edited by coastrat on Sep 23, 2011 - 02:28 PM.

i actually ended up going today... the weather was too nice to study.

i headed towards the beau/deer island sandbar but didn't see any flags flyin' so i turned around. Even managed to fly a hull on the gusts. By the end of the day i had a flat cat trax tire and lost a rudder pin 🙁

also managed to get barbed in the foot by a catfish 😡

Edited by matt922 on Sep 24, 2011 - 07:41 PM.

surprised we didn't see you...we sailed to the coliseum around 2ish and cruized back. got out around noon and went to the bay but the winds were light(almost none) and variable...headed back down casino row when the wind picked up out of the s se. didn't see a single sailboat...nice day, just enough wind to keep us out. went to the fillin' station and they wew having a fishing rodeo, the jackie sherrel fishing rodeo, for all you mississippi state fans. ole coach was there hangin' with the locals...pretty cool. had an OUTSTANDING roastbeef poboy...love that place! scouted my "sailgating" spot in front of the coliseum for next sundays widespread panic show, free rides for hot chicks!

hmm, we actually missed each other by less than an hour... i remember being in front of treasure bay a little earlier than 3.

We managed to turn around around the i-110 loop and made it back to gulfport around 4:15ish.. we were haulin azz on the way back!

we were haulin azz on the way back!

yeah, that west reach down the beach was nice, with the waves, i was laid out on the low side chillen'...hank got to skipper the money shot. needed that...

Thanks for the helm time Billy, and thanks for the hang time Dolly :banana: ! We need to snap a picture of Dolly to share with the beachcat.com lurkers.

who's doing what this weekend?

cat island regatta, deer island camp, or just wastin' a weekend sailing 😎 ?

near coastal forcast for saturday...ne winds 15-20mph 4-6' seas! i'm leanin' torwards round cat island race...a honking reach to and fro...NIRVANA! mayby do sunday "sailgating" in front of coliseum for the panic show, the place will be crawling with hotties wanting to ride...high of 78.

if your crew drops out or you can't convince them otherwise, gimme a shout. 228 -three 1 three -24eight2

If not, we may meet up and grand stand the crowd on sunday 😛

sweet...i'm working in ocean springs this week and next and plan on bringing the boat down friday. want to step mast and get ready at the pass yc friday night so i'm not in a hurry sat morning. i'll be in touch as the weekend draws near, might be one or the other or both!

Hey Bill,

you got third place! There's a nice prize waiting for ya at the Pass YC. Talk to David Taylor...

congratulations!

HOLY COW!!!...i was happy to finish the race. you guys left us on the south side of the island in the 9' ground swells :-O , i was stoked to pass the other f-27 on the last leg but didn't think we had a shot at 3rd. that was INTENSE! loved it, been waiting for october to bring some excitement. the pic is my crew right after we finished... we could barely walk, stiff backs, necks...i'm not ready for the tybee 500! the race had it all...first leg drag race into the 4-6 seas, second leg in the BIG waves, third leg tacking with the winds coming and going, fourth leg pointing to the mark, and the final leg screaming to the club chasing down the other tri maran...all with the winds shifting constantly from n, ne, and some nw to keep you on your toes...gonna have to start working out to keep this up, AWESOME DAY! can't wait for next years race! didn't realize your boat was sooo fast!...thought i would hang a little closer than i did but you guys walked away from us!

Bill,

you totally left out telling about that "deer in the headlights" look you sported there at the start line

oh yeah...i almost had a good start(beside being over the line and getting an upclose look at your waterline!)...but the second one was better! in the mean time, you guys were long gone...then the 2 nacra 20's who were still on the beach when the race started, came rolling by...my strategy was working...always start the race in dead last, takes the pressure off. at that point i was stalking the other tri, caught him and passed him on the first leg, made the mark, then the fun began. it was you and the n20's with that big beautiful new benetean sense 50 leading as the waves got progressively bigger and bigger, the corsair was gaining ground, and it was time to make the mark. told the crew we would tack when we were between the really tall waves...ten minutes later it was f#@k it, here we go...i really didn't want to flip it out there...those waves made me and my boat really fell like the littlest boat in the race. at this point, i employed my second strategy for sucessful racing- identify the people who know what they are doing and follow them...but, the next challenge happened: winds started to lay down for the tacking part of the program...great...at least we got to rest a minute but that was the last i saw of the leaders. when we finally made the range mark, the winds were kicking and we were able to point to the next and last mark but the corsair was closing fast. we rounded the mark, seas laid down being closer to the shore, and the corsair stretched out a nice lead on us...not so fast!...we got into full pirate mode and hunted him down, passed him, and crossed the line feeling great about it! my favorite kind of cat sailing...FAST!!!...i'm still buzzing from it, love that race!

Data from the Gulfport Outer Range, which is just inside of Ship Island.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=gpom6

Time is Greenwich Standard, so it's local plus 6h, so from 1700 GMT to about 1900 GMT I figure is when we were in the Gulfport Channel.

What's interesting here is the wind shift (WDIR degT column). Note the shifts. And that's measured at anemometer height: 13.7 m above site elevation (ergo 43' high). I'd say the shifts may have been more violent at sea level. All I can say is that the shifty gusts made it damn hard to guess what sail to hang, and I didn't call it very well.

The WSPD column is wind speed, measured in metres per second, please multiply by 1.94 to approximate knots. It would appear the max gust was about 17kt. But do also note how these numbers jump around, too.

Unfortunately, this station doesn't measure wave height, and the only buoys which do are too far offshore to be relevant. Personally, I estimate the wave height from start to D mark at 1-2 feet, from D to A mark at 2-4 feet, and in the Gulfport Channel (A to the Tower From Hell) at 2-4 with the occasional 5 footer. In the Gulfport Channel, the waves were short wavelength and thus appeared to be quite steep and were very hard to work in combination with the windshifts.

#YY MM DD hh mm WDIR WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD PRES ATMP WTMP DEWP VIS PTDY TIDE
#yr mo dy hr mn degT m/s m/s m sec sec degT hPa degC degC degC nmi hPa ft
2011 10 01 18 54 360 5.7 6.7 MM MM MM MM 1018.5 23.0 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 48 10 6.2 7.2 MM MM MM MM 1018.6 22.7 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 42 20 5.7 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1018.7 22.6 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 36 10 4.6 6.2 MM MM MM MM 1018.8 22.6 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 30 10 4.6 5.7 MM MM MM MM 1018.8 22.6 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 24 10 3.1 4.6 MM MM MM MM 1019.0 22.2 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 18 360 4.1 4.6 MM MM MM MM 1019.2 22.1 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 12 20 3.6 5.1 MM MM MM MM 1019.2 22.1 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 06 20 4.1 5.7 MM MM MM MM 1019.4 21.8 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 18 00 50 3.6 4.6 MM MM MM MM 1019.5 21.5 MM MM MM -0.8 MM
2011 10 01 17 54 50 3.1 4.6 MM MM MM MM 1019.5 21.5 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 48 40 3.1 4.6 MM MM MM MM 1019.7 21.4 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 42 20 4.6 5.7 MM MM MM MM 1019.8 21.4 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 36 40 4.6 6.2 MM MM MM MM 1019.9 21.3 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 30 30 4.6 6.2 MM MM MM MM 1019.9 21.4 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 24 40 5.1 6.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.0 21.4 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 18 40 5.7 7.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.1 21.1 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 12 40 5.1 6.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.2 21.1 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 06 30 6.2 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.2 21.1 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 17 00 30 5.1 6.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.2 21.2 MM MM MM +0.3 MM
2011 10 01 16 54 50 5.7 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.2 20.9 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 48 50 6.2 8.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.3 20.9 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 42 40 6.2 8.8 MM MM MM MM 1020.3 21.2 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 36 40 6.2 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.3 21.2 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 30 50 6.2 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.4 20.9 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 24 50 5.7 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.4 21.0 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 18 40 6.2 7.7 MM MM MM MM 1020.4 21.0 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 12 40 6.2 7.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.4 20.8 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 06 50 6.2 7.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.5 20.6 MM MM MM MM MM
2011 10 01 16 00 40 6.2 7.2 MM MM MM MM 1020.5 20.2 MM MM MM +1.4 MM

Edited by tami on Oct 03, 2011 - 09:09 AM.