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Thanks for the info Tami. And thanks to the Capt. of the Blue Ribbon, GREAT JOB Billy!!!! It sure was great to see all those beautiful vessels that quite possibly cost a lil' more than $500. :klatsch:

Bill, of note: the entry fee to the Tybee 500 is more than you paid to purchase your P16. Start saving up and commence your morning yoga routine to prep for the Tybee! :kiffer:

i have a bridal windvane and it was swinging back and forth almost nonstop...one minute you would have the mark, the next, not even close...if you were sailing the wind,you were all over the place-if you were laying the mark, you were constantly adjusting the sheets. i was watching peoples spinnakers on the first leg, you could almost see the shifts roll down the line. seemed like every time we tacked the wind shifted. experienced a strange phenomanon twice on the last leg...going along when we almost flipped over on the windward side and watched the windvane do a 360 then shot off again almost flipping the useual way...saw it coming the second time and it appeared to be a mini waterspout, saw the water swirrel upward, since it was a clear dry day there wasn't anything visible but the water...weird.

captain backasswards, was finishing up a job on the coast yesterday and had lunch @ the fillin' station...i walked in w/ rodger and "dolly" asked "where's giggles?"...we fell out, she has a name for you! 😀

Commodore Coastrat, Thanks for the update on the fillin' station scene. Dolly is so SWEET!!! :girl: She obvjiously misses me. As do I her. The Coast Rocks. As do I. :catchchicken:

todays forecast: east winds 20 to 25mph, 8-10' seas...I LOVE OCTOBER!!!!

bill how long have you been sailing? 3-5' is plenty for me 🙁

Edited by matt922 on Oct 08, 2011 - 09:45 AM.

i started sailing lessons at 7 yrs old, the year after we moved to pascagoula. joined the singing river yact club the same year. we stayed active in racing hobie, flying scotts, sunfish, and the bigger boats the whole time. by age 13 my dad trusted me with the family san juan 21'(great boat!) and my friends dad let us use his catalina 22'...about the time we discovered girls and beer soon after. my older brother sold hobies for a guy named warren ford(local cult hero killed in a car crash) and he was an extremely gifted stunt sailor- he could sail backwards, from under the boat, fly a hull as long as he wanted(he weighed 100lbs). in the summer, we used to rig the boat and wait for the afternoon squalls to launch...crazy stuff...it was the seventies, man.

now days, at 225lbs, it has to blow at least 15-18mpr to fly a hull for me, more if i'm in the trap. i have mellowd with age, believe me, and i enjoy every chance to get out no matter what the winds are, BUT, i LOVE IT when it's whistleing and your catching air in some huge swells with the spray in your face!!!....i don't like to race on calm days, i only have a chance if it's blowin'. right now i'm bummin' because i couldn't sail today...it's killin' me! i would much rather be on a cat in big seas than a mono...way more stable. next april, i,m racing my boat in the dauphin island race...the past 4 years i was on my buddies hunter 25 getting beat to death. i'm over that. i love my p-16 because it's a great platform for extreme sailing...i try to break it!!!

todays forecast: east winds 20 to 25mph, 8-10' seas...I LOVE OCTOBER!!!!

Lucky you. It's 80 degrees here the entire holiday W/E (out Thanksgiving), & the most we got yesterday was 5 mph, & that only lasted til I got 4 miles from my dock. Today, warm, calm, "with a chance for light breezes later on".
It's been good for the kids waterskiing & wakeboarding, but the sailing is pretty slow.

Yesterday it was blowing, reached 18.3 on the GPS (I know I know it is fun to say) Never had as much fun on my boat (with a male crew anyway) It was beam reach to beam reach. The gusts according to windfinder was 25 to 30. Bill you should have been there.

to add insult to injury, i was in fairhope yesterday and saturday boatless...been in gulf shores since then watching the trees swing. can't wait to get home and hook the boat up. one of these windy days ed you need to fly down and extend your season just a little longer and get on a race or two...satisfaction guaranteed! believe me terry, i should have been there!...i do plan on getting out more soon though, we need to tear up matt's boat some more also!

now hear this...friday is clear and beautiful...north winds @ 10-15mph...already sucessfully blown off work. got your ears on hank?...matt?...call a sub terry?...that is all.

friday?

Edited by matt922 on Oct 12, 2011 - 02:51 PM.

yup, saturday i have some social engagements...

ok, it's on...looks like a possible horn island trip...ne winds @10-15kts. clear blue skies and warm gulf waters, sounds like a cocktail order!...make mine a double! take two weeks off, then quit!

anyone gonna make an attempt this weekend? 😛

mayby sunday...not much wind but the sun is warm. they are raceing at osyc...

friday 74 degrees, winds nnw @ 10 -15 increasing through the day, isolated showers...

saturday 71 dergees, winds nne @ 20 25 decresing through the afternoon, sunny...

great day to rip it up on the bay!!!

well allright...it's saturday then!...perfectly clear skies, a little cool at 71 degrees, and a honking nw wind @ 20-25mph... the water will be slick close to the beach and somewhat smooth in the bay. skinny skippers, call your fat friends and vica versa it's time to test that standing rigging at full capacity. the king of tahiti aka capt backasswards(skinny friend) and i(vica versa) will be there, come on out! would be nice to have a chase boat in case we are drifting to the deep water horizon site unintentionaly 😀

You guys are killin me! Talking about sailing this weekend I've got 6 months to get ready. I was going to wrench on the trailer but I can't because they are calling for a Nor'easter and possible snow....It's October and I live in NJ Not cool

Rat's crazy, its gonna be chilly this weekend. If it isn't, he will be once he gets splashed one good time 😆

when your fat...your ALWAYS hot!!!...now my svelt crew may get a few goosebumps but we will fill him up with antifreeze and dangle him from the trap holding on for his life...hell, it will be like a july day for our canadian sailors! :kiffer:

now hear this...sunday 75 degrees, winds out of the south 10-15....record the saints game and come on out! you hear that?...that's the sound of the season coming to a close so get in some sailing before you die!!!....that is all.

i might be out tomorrow as well. If so, ill be wearing a wetsuit! the water is already 65-66 degrees

Edited by matt922 on Nov 11, 2011 - 04:44 PM.

well, went today, didnt really check the wind since it was supposed to be there...

couldnt get the boat back to launch site and just left that bitch on the beach

no way!.... it was blowin' like a mofo here in h-burg...was totally bummed i couldn't go...no wind? well, i under stand your frustration, i'll just go and get that boat off of the beach and take it outa your sight...NO CHARGE!!!

coastrat wrote: no way!.... it was blowin' like a mofo here in h-burg...was totally bummed i couldn't go...no wind? well, i under stand your frustration, i'll just go and get that boat off of the beach and take it outa your sight...NO CHARGE!!!

I dont know man, the last time i went out in 5-6knot i made it work for a little while.. the buoy said 4-6 for the whole duration we were out there but i just couldnt make it work for the life of me.

As we were setting up i saw a lead mine sailing across the horizon, but by the time we got out there he was furled up and motoring along 😡

The water is SUPER chilly btw. Feels good with the wetsuit on, but still pretty chilly.

pretty nice afternoon to sail :dance:

this whole leaving the boat on the beach thing is kinda the beginning of a bad habit too 😎

this whole leaving the boat on the beach thing is kinda the beginning of a bad habit too

that would change my whole situation...do i join osyc and get a big boy cat, leave it on the beach, and drive the honda to the coast? or do i keep the trusty ole blue ribbon and fire up the z 71 and go secret spot... the truck uses about 10-15 bucks more in gas on the round trip than the accord and trailoring the boat does not affect gas consumption at all on the truck(boat and trailor so light you can't tell your trailoring anything)...it's still a road trip either way and secret spot is the easiest way to launch the boat in the world...no cattrax needed unless super low tide...i'm jealous! there is a possible third option...my brother is contemplating a move from miami to st. lucia v.i., it looks good in pics, already found the awesome beach there, sell everything, load a 40' sea container, rent cats during the day and find a gig playing bass at night....wonder what the wife thinks of that? prolly just drive the truck...easier.

heh, you still need a truck to haul big boy sails. You'd probably leave the rudders and boom on the boat at the club, but sails are still about 9ft long rolled up. Now, my car has a fold down back seat and i barely have room for a 7ft fishing pole. Food for thought unless the club has equipment storage.