Bragging on the Home Team

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Bragging on the Home Team By A Barking Dog Sailors Log

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HARRY WAGNER (COM-PAC 19)
Harry and his friend, Jeff Taylor, fulfilled a dream when they sailed to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. Harry writes... "Jeff and I wanted to make this trip for years and you can not imagine how excited we were the morning we departed Oceanside Marine on Stock island in the Florida Keys. We sailed straight to Dry Tortugas, a twenty-nine hour sail with fluky winds. But it was worth every minute of it because for the next three days we were in paradise. We made friends with incoming sailors and outgoing fishing boats; we bartered for fish and shrimps, and we snorkeled and explored Fort Jefferson. We loved it and regretted that we only had three days, not enough time to take it all in. Finally we set sail on the third evening just as the sun began to sink. The moon rose full bloomed and the sea fell silent while the winds pushed my Com-Pac 19 to her best ever performance, she pegged 5.5 knots for hours. We made it to the Marquesas by dawn and relaxed there for the day. Half trying I caught a fifty pound Nurse Shark using fifteen pound test line. What a blast. The next morning we found that the wind had moved to the East, dead on our nose, so we motored back to Oceanside Marina. All I can say is that my Com-Pac 19/2 performed like a champ"


DAN & MARILYN VOLLMER (COMPAC 23/3)
Marilyn wrote the following.... "We enjoyed our summer sailing this year, the first with our Com-Pac 23/3. We sailed in many mountain reservoirs, on Lake Powell, and the Snake River. We look a six day jaunt down the Snake from Lewiston, Idaho, to Pasco, Washington, which required us to navigate through six locks. Dan and I were a little tense at first, especially dealing with the locks, but soon we got the hang of it and became old hats at keeping ourselves from harms way. Once we reached the State Park in Washington the winds kicked up to 35 MPH, with gusts to 50 MPH, causing us to ride out the weather at the docks over the next thirty-six hours. We truly felt like veteran sailors after that and were proud that our boat suffered no damage."


LARRY FAIGIN (COM-PAC 16/3)
Writes about down sizing... "Having been a deep water, large boat sailor for the past twenty years I absolutely stunned by the `true sailing' performance of my Com-Pac 16/3. I have gotten as much pleasure from this CP 16/3 as my larger sailboats. Her design, construction, and handling characteristics are superb.


WILLIAM ROOKS (COM-PAC 19/II #343)
Mr. Rooks writes about towing "I looked for the largest boat a sixty year old man could launch, singlehand sail, retrieve, and trailer with ease. My Com-Pac 19 more than fits the bill, she is just great. Since you know how well she sails let me tell about how well she tows. I have made trips to all local lakes as well as Lake Superior, plus three round trips to the Florida Keys. My boat has bounced over unpaved roads, gravel roads with huge pot holes, and super highways for four trouble free years. I guess you could say that `ole #343' has been towed more miles than most people sail, but she always seems ready for more. Like I said she's more than I could have hoped for."


DICK CRISLER (COM-PAC 27)
Dick lets us know how well the CP 27 performs when challenged.... "The Columbus Day Regatta starts in Biscayne Bay and for our division it is a straight shot down to Elliott Key, layover until the next day, and a return race home. On the first race we ran before the wind, wing and wing, in winds gusting to 20 knots. Our CP 27, `Purr-Fect,' ran the 11 miles down wind in just under two hours. The next morning the wind had moved to the Northeast and was blowing above 20 knots. `Purr-fect' was 2nd over the starting line and finished 2nd in our division. Our CP 27 and one other sailboat were the only boats to sail home without tacking. In the final tally we finished 12th out of a 38 boat fleet; not bad since the scratch sheet had us placed to finish 21st. Best of all, we creamed all island Packet 27 and 31s in the race.


This article was last updated on August 01, 2003.