When you get bored sailing forward...............

Banshi · Post by **Banshi** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:04 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP6B9N7 ... r_embedded

LeatherneckPA · Post by **LeatherneckPA** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:27 pm

I don't know what to say, other than AWESOME!!!

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:27 am

Funny!

That is the Whidby Island Race Week that we stumbled into when we went to Oak Harbor a week ago! I have some photos of the same Melges boats coming in on Friday night!

Scott

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:13 pm

Funny!

Back when I took classes to learn to sail, they always had us practicing strange maneuvers, like sailing without a rudder, or center board, or no boom. They said it would teach us to handle any emergency situations and get good at improvising when a real emergency struck. Along with blow downs, man overboard, capsizing and putting it back upright and sailing on.

This is not one of the maneuvers we tried.

Thanks
Alan

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:02 pm

Good speed. Maybe we've been doing this wrong all along... and, that's quite a spiniker pole they have.

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:41 pm

I also had to note the extra blast needed on the nose of the boat to keep the stern up or it would have been shoveling not sailing.

Thanks
Alan

mariner · Post by **mariner** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:41 am

I for one will be practicing the following maneuver until I get it just right!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alNxLjCBJc

p.s. no offense but thats my "dream boat"

LeatherneckPA · Post by **LeatherneckPA** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:06 am

I LOVE that movie. And back before reality sank in I used to believe I wanted a nice 40' ketch also. But I'll never be able to afford the boat, much less the upkeep on it.

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:09 am

Here's the powerboater version of the Capt. Ron clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ez0C75 ... ata_player

astrorad · Post by **astrorad** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:52 pm

Yeah great movie....and that last one was one of those " here, hold my beer and watch this " moves.