So Sunday 10/16/2011, decide to head over to CCL and do some sailing, wind was 18-20 mph, gusting higher, and it was squirrely meaning it was all over the place, I was getting slammed 1 minute, huge dead air zone next minute, pulled out onto the beach to get my breath and was met by an excited guy who introduced himself with the words"do you need rail meat"? Turns out he's a cat sailor from Chesapeake Bay area, up in St Louis on a work assignment, and craving a sail, he has a Super Cat 19 along with a few other cats and we chat for a few minutes before throwing him into my spare harness and PFD.
Wind was out of the WSW at 1st and we had the length of the lake to play with, but it quickly switched to WNW, and then we were "tack training" as I like to call it, fast, short reach before having to come about. What a joy to have someone out on the wire who knew what he was doing, interestingly, he had a wristwatch type GPS, a Forerunner 305 by Garmin, and would call out our speed as we powered up, what a difference to know roughly what speed was being attained, we kept pushing the envelope but it was difficult with the type of wind we had. Nevertheless, we hit speeds of around 20 mph with him dancing up and down the rail, fore and aft, as needed to trim the cat.
Check out our GPS tracks.............38Β°43'08.51" N 90Β°28'50.60" W
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
hmm! not too sure how to link image, file came to me on e-mail, have to open google earth to view GPS tracks, any suggestions?
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
So you met Robert?
Can't help you with the google earth attachment, maybe Damon can jump in here and help. The Google file is a small download (26k), it opens the track on google earth. Users downloading the file must have earth installed to view it.
Yup, great guy, I asked how the P18 compares to the other cats he's sailed, he said, and I quote
We could have given the Supercat 19, G-Cat 5.7 and Prindle 18-2 a run for their money for sure. I think we had a few more miles per hour left in her. We just needed more water to get her to stretch out and settle in.
He also mentioned RnBCYC, (Redneck Beach Cat Yacht Club), I personally did not think rednecks lived near the beach, never mind taking up sailing....... π . Anyway, we had a hoot that day, shredded that little lake, and his name is easy to remember, same as mine.
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
So it was a 'P18-Robert squared!' Now, we need to reciprocate your hospitality and extend a rail ride to you. We have a fleet of oldies but goodies, lots of fetch to reach across, salty water and sailors and cold beer at the ramp, mostly provided by Robert! (needless to say he is missed)
turbohobo wrote: I personally did not think rednecks lived near the beach, never mind taking up sailing.......
You have obviously never visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast!
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Damon Linkous
Hah! good one commodore Havliii,
'P18-Robert squared!'
Will definitely take you guys up on the offer, go down to Virginia at least once a year on vacation, usually go surfing at Virginia Beach, but a good sail would be an acceptable alternative........................:prost:
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
You have obviously never visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast!
What! there are rednecks on the Mississippi Gulf Coast? remind me to stay away from there....... :scared:
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
Truth be told, the RnBYBC doesn't really have any Rednecks in the fleet, it just allows us to fit in with the folks we have share boat ramps with and distance us from the yacht club folks.
My favorite part of turbo's post is " I met an excited guy". I had that same experience last year - it is an apt description. If I can figure out how to get an image in here I will post the photo of how my P18 showed up the Commodore on his supercat. It involved his lack of preparedness, my paddle and a total lack of wind!
Edited by keschwa on Oct 26, 2011 - 11:48 AM.
You have obviously never visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast!
WHY...YOU DADGUM OLE...JUST WH...UUUHHH...STUPID OLE........ got me on that one...
coastrat
Truth be told, the RnBYBC doesn't really have any Rednecks in the fleet, it just allows us to fit in with the folks we have share boat ramps with and distance us from the yacht club folks.
I thought as much, one of the qualities that defines "redneck" is their infatuation with motors, hence the popularity of Nascar. And we certainly don't fit in with the yacht club folk, most of us can barely afford the 20-30 year old cats we sail, never mind owning a $8000-$18000 F16, F17, F18. Now those boys fit in well with the Yacht Club Folk........ π
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
any powerboat with atleast 90hp is gonna cost 10k+
and powerboats that small you have to be careful around the rough stuff. sailboats can ride right through what would kill you in a powerboat
Edited by matt922 on Oct 26, 2011 - 08:06 PM.
Yep like Louis and Clark we have headed west!!! Trailer up and rig um up....don't forget the cooler!! And gab the dawg!!
Edited by H14Tav8or on Oct 28, 2011 - 01:51 PM.