I might have time to bum around for a while if you decide to stay longer (I need time off after a long year here in the sandbox)Is anybody else in the NC area going?
Gus
Pirates Sail in NC
Pirates Sail in NC
Jeff of Windward: Are you going this year? Its in October, not in September. I'm looking forward to see you with that beautiful red C-26 I might have time to bum around for a while if you decide to stay longer (I need time off after a long year here in the sandbox)
Is anybody else in the NC area going?
Gus
I might have time to bum around for a while if you decide to stay longer (I need time off after a long year here in the sandbox)Is anybody else in the NC area going?
Gus
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Hi, welcome!
Pirates Sail its a reunion here in NC, sailing from Beaufort to Cape Lookout for a weekend in the water, for more info go to www.NCSail.org
Gus
Pirates Sail its a reunion here in NC, sailing from Beaufort to Cape Lookout for a weekend in the water, for more info go to www.NCSail.org
Gus
1976 Chrysler 22 Halve Maen - Sail # 595
I'll be there, my friend!
Gus,
Been kinda... away from the boat since Pirates last year, doing some backpacking and other land-y things. Finally relaunched Windward a week ago, and just now getting her rigged. How embarrassing!
I have a couple of weeks blocked off for Pirates this year, and am absolutely intending to be there.
Spent a couple of weeks there last year and covered about 400 nm, poking out past the end of Cape Lookout Shoals in small craft advisories, running the Bogue Inlet (apparently there are not many sailboats that go through there... imagine!), and sailing three days of SCAs in the sound that saw her making almost hull speed upwind with the third reef in. Ya know, the Sound is just plain nasty when winds are north above 25 kt, and slow tacks mean a washed deck. Trashed the tillerpilot and cracked both cheek plates on the rudder while surfing (hit 8.4 kt with triple reef and about 50 sq ft of heavy wx jib rolled out), took some water in through the towing eye, hull/deck joint and previously watertight portlights while pounding into the bigguns, listened to several maydays, got tired and cold, and had an absolute blast.
And, sadly, the red paint looks like someone flogged the starboard quarter with a wire halyard. Don't know what's up there, although some of the barnacle-encrusted pilings at the Beaufort gas dock probably played a role. Just look at her from 15 feet away (or come below for dinner and a drink or two) and you won't really notice.
Not sure exactly what my itinerary is yet: probably get there the week prior, sail like crazy that week, hit Pirates with the fam, sail some with my buddy Sam, then grab a few days solo (ah, blissful, self-indulgent sailing) prior to trucking her home at the end of the following week.
Work for the past 6 months has hit an all-time low. I think Douglas Adams said it best: "to summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem." I am planning some time where I'm accountable to no one but me, and whatever bloody mess I find myself in will be an affair of my own design, for which I'll take complete responsibility. But I digress...
After any time at all in that sandbox, you deserve more than a little time to bum around. Dinner and a bottle of red (or white, or iced tea... you can be picky), rafted up to a lovely red floating cafe, is on me. You can reach me at jeff@lizards.net, or 423-647-2671. Hope we can hook up for some or all of the time, although as I mentioned I'll probably be in the "it's all about me" mode after Pirates. I'd really like to make the loop outside from Ocracoke to CLO, but really depends on wx and crew (or lack thereof). You may be less, or more, motivated to do stupid things.
Fair Winds,
J
Been kinda... away from the boat since Pirates last year, doing some backpacking and other land-y things. Finally relaunched Windward a week ago, and just now getting her rigged. How embarrassing!
I have a couple of weeks blocked off for Pirates this year, and am absolutely intending to be there.
Spent a couple of weeks there last year and covered about 400 nm, poking out past the end of Cape Lookout Shoals in small craft advisories, running the Bogue Inlet (apparently there are not many sailboats that go through there... imagine!), and sailing three days of SCAs in the sound that saw her making almost hull speed upwind with the third reef in. Ya know, the Sound is just plain nasty when winds are north above 25 kt, and slow tacks mean a washed deck. Trashed the tillerpilot and cracked both cheek plates on the rudder while surfing (hit 8.4 kt with triple reef and about 50 sq ft of heavy wx jib rolled out), took some water in through the towing eye, hull/deck joint and previously watertight portlights while pounding into the bigguns, listened to several maydays, got tired and cold, and had an absolute blast.
And, sadly, the red paint looks like someone flogged the starboard quarter with a wire halyard. Don't know what's up there, although some of the barnacle-encrusted pilings at the Beaufort gas dock probably played a role. Just look at her from 15 feet away (or come below for dinner and a drink or two) and you won't really notice.
Not sure exactly what my itinerary is yet: probably get there the week prior, sail like crazy that week, hit Pirates with the fam, sail some with my buddy Sam, then grab a few days solo (ah, blissful, self-indulgent sailing) prior to trucking her home at the end of the following week.
Work for the past 6 months has hit an all-time low. I think Douglas Adams said it best: "to summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem." I am planning some time where I'm accountable to no one but me, and whatever bloody mess I find myself in will be an affair of my own design, for which I'll take complete responsibility. But I digress...
After any time at all in that sandbox, you deserve more than a little time to bum around. Dinner and a bottle of red (or white, or iced tea... you can be picky), rafted up to a lovely red floating cafe, is on me. You can reach me at jeff@lizards.net, or 423-647-2671. Hope we can hook up for some or all of the time, although as I mentioned I'll probably be in the "it's all about me" mode after Pirates. I'd really like to make the loop outside from Ocracoke to CLO, but really depends on wx and crew (or lack thereof). You may be less, or more, motivated to do stupid things.
Fair Winds,
J
Jeff
s/v Windward
1978 C-26 #481
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s/v Windward
1978 C-26 #481
http://www.lizards.net
http://www.sv-windward.com
http://www.chryslersailing.com
Hey Jeff, good to heard from you. I just started to clean the boat, and I was surprised how clean the cabin was, so I don't have much left to do. This weekend the in-laws want to go to the beach and I might do a trial to make sure everything is good to go for CLO. This year I'll have the time to bum around, and October shouldn't be as hot as it is right now. You have to go up to the Pamlico river to Washington, its a beautiful town. You can reach me at golgiati@hotmail.com, talk to you soon!
Gus
Gus
1976 Chrysler 22 Halve Maen - Sail # 595