two choices for CLR2026----june 15th thru the 19th------or the week of the 22nd thru the 26th i welcome your input
Steve, this is now the 4th thread on CLR 2026. Keep everything in the same post so not to confuse would be first time participants.
ok will do. which week do you prefer?
ok, here'e the plan for CLR2026=====it will take place on June 22nd through the 26th. It will be held at the
Carlyle Sailing Association located in Eldon Hazlett state park. check the website. boats are kept in the water tied to long docks. fee is $10 a night paid to the harbormaster "Joe" no launching fee
Sounds good Steve. I'll be there! Sail On AL
I marked the calendar. I was so pissed at the trailer fender incident in Florida, I told Joan I'm not trailering the boat again. If she makes me stick to it, we'll come sans boat. Either way I'll have a kayak with me.
Carl, rather than give up on trailering, buy some good fenders and mounts from E Trailer. I went through the crap fenders destroying a tire, falling off and getting them welded on. Wasted a ton of time and $$$. Finally, I bought plastic/fiberglass fenders with mounts. Strong enough to stand on. Installed them and voila, never had a problem during the 8 more years towing to Florida (1300 miles one way), CLR. etc. Check out E Trailer. Good people to deal with. Sail On AL
ive got to say that your fender problem wouldnt bother me in the least. fix the damned things and ane bring the boat. it wont be the same without "miss adventure" in our fleet. plus, the race. i know how competitive you are
Those fenders cost over $300. I replaced all the hardware with galvanized. Installed 2 lock washers on each, and used my pneumatic impact driver. Then I crushed the exposed heads. Doubt they'll come off again, but it seems every time I trailer her, something goes wrong. If I do bring the boat and something happens, I'll probably abandon it and cut my losses.
knowing how handy you are im sure you will make it here without a problem. that trailer looks kick ass to me and it sounds like the fender issue is sorted and you have a good spare. it just wouldnt be the same without your 19. gotta love that boat. with your new sails you will be tough to beat.
Steve. I know CLR is still months away, but can you elaborate on where we launch and where vehicles/trailers will be stored. Thanks. Sail On, AL
ok, We will launch at the Carlyle Sailing Association located in the eldon hazlett state park off illinois 127. You get off I 70 and go South on 127. The entrance to the park is on your left. You continue East and turn left onto the county road and go straight into the park, 1/4 mile bear to the right and follow it to the end. The harbormaster's name is Joe. Either he or I will direct you where to launch and park you trailer. For informationd call me at 317} 440 3804. The sailing assoc. number is 1 314} 3259283.
Carl, the entire CLR fleet challenges you to race. Be there or be square
Steve I have your phone number as 317-449-3804? Did you change numbers? Sail On, AL
317} 440 3804
Quote from: kickingbug1 on February 11, 2026, 10:23:01 AMCarl, the entire CLR fleet challenges you to race. Be there or be square
We will be there. Whether we bring the boat along will be determined.
the 19 went in the water yesterday and i had a nice 2 hour sail before the sun went down. putting the trailer away in the backyard after dark i didn't have time to look it over or rinse the saltwater off it. today i did, and what i found isn't good. all the rollers and their brackets need replacing. so do the treated bunks. they are bad enough i wouldn't trailer the boat outside our subdivision. thinking about CLR. i was hoping to bring the boat, but now i doubt that will happen. we will be there with my bicycle and a kayak, but i don't have the time, energy, or cash to fix the trailer right now.
The sail with your 19 sounded fantastic, Carl! So sorry to hear about the trailer situation -- hope you can get it fixed up sooner rather than later. Glad to hear you'll still be attending CLR -- we are hoping to go with our new 2024 Legacy -- and maybe we will also bring our kayaks since you're bringing yours. Bikes would be fun as well!
Hey, Carl, since I don't have my June schedule yet I have no idea whether I'll be able to attend any days this year or not. You're welcome to use my crappy little Eclipse if you want something to float around in. I'm about an hour and twenty from Carlyle and kinda opposite the direction you're coming from, but it's yours if you want. Depending on how my schedule turns out I might be able to help with transport.
That is a very generous offer and I'll take it into consideration. We will be in northern IL the week prior for our grandson's high school graduation. As of now, are not sure if we will be attending the entire week. We have a lot going on this year with out of town visitors, landscaping, and home improvements scheduled in June.
landscaping and home improvements getting in the way of sailing, you have got to be sailing. to fast doc, what a guy
That's the drawback of building a new house. We have been in it for 3 years and I've spent most my time on the water. Time to start landscaping. Not easy working in the yard when your sailboat is yards away beckoning you.
when its too windy i do yard work
here is some new info regarding the clr. FIRST--i will be collecting the money ($10 a night] SO BE SURE TO BRING CASH. SECOND===Bring some tiedown straps {trailers have to be strapped down. wheel chocks if you have them. we should have 9 or ten boats this year.
oK Steve. Regarding tie down straps. Do they have tie downs hooks in the ground? AL
yes, they have steel loops in the ground. lawyers are sailors too i guess