Sailing with Bob23 Video

[K3v1n]

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEO1pMJ38lI

[Bob23]

   Holy Cow!!!! Ya never know when the camera's runnin'! And a special thanks to the famous and beautiful SeaRobin, Kevin's daughter who accompanied us on this thrilling sail! She can play a mean conch shell...I've heard it!
   Meanwhile, here is an older photo of SeaRobin aboard K3vin's CP 19 "Gypsy Soul". Seems like she still likes to hang out on the bow.

Bob23

[Greene]

Thanks for posting the video.  We really enjoyed seeing Bob's beautiful boat in her home waters.  We are a bit jealous of you K3vin.  Bob is our favorite member on this site (he has made us laugh out loud on many occasions) and we would love to be able to spend some time someday on his pretty boat enjoying Bob's special brand of humor.

Thanks again. 

Mike and B

[rdcvsmith]

The short video was great!

Wow, moving pictures with sound, just when I thought CPYOA was all about words and still pictures. It was great to see smiles and hear the voice behind the name....also nice to hear when someone else also has to crank up the motor as well when the wind dies:)

The boat looks great.

-Ray

[Shawn]

Bob,

Looks great!

Two question...

How long is your whisker pole?

Looks like you new sail is setup for a cunningham, do you have that rigged?

Shawn

[Bob23]

Thanks, Gents:
   I am grateful to have a good friend like K3vin. We have spend many enjoyable hours working construction together. And we've sailed a bit together, too. I'm sure that if we stay on his case, he'll get that Seaward out of his driveway and in the water!
   My whisker pole is adjustable and my whiskers are too. But I trim them every once in a while when they start looking narly. Both are the same color- kinda silvery grey aluminum color.
Shawn: I'm not sure what you mean by "set  up for a cunningham".
Ray: Not only did the wind die, but that day's temp broke records here in NJ. I had 103 in the shade when I got home. Came back with a bit of heatstroke. I don't know how you full time Floridians do it!
Bob23

[jthatcher]

nice video, bob..   i just mentioned to my wife last night that if we pull Adagio early, we can still go down to the marina and work on her in the fall and that we just might get an invitation to sail from you since you tend to leave your boat in later      the temps have been pretty crazy this past week.  I am not sure that it would be all that enjoyable on the boat.. even with the bimini!     we opted to stay home and work on the house - got a lot accomplished, and I am on a roll with sheetrock, painting, plumbing etc..   but I am committed to getting down to jersey within the next week and a half.. i will let you know as my plans develop.   jt

[Shawn]

Bob,

It looks like your mainsail has a cunningham cringle in it at about 1:39 in the video. It would be that grommet in your main sail along the luff right at the gate for your sail track. That would be another way to tension the luff of the sail like the boom downhaul. It can be as simple as a line passing up through that and then back down on the other side (2:1) or using blocks to give a larger advantage.

Where it can be very handy is when you have a bimini, you need the boom up as high as possible for clearance so you can't really use its downhaul and halyard tension isn't as effective as a downhaul. On my Scot the Cunningham made a big difference in sail shape.

Shawn

[Salty19]

That video was great!  Makes me want to trailer out to Barnegat and let 'er loose.

[brackish]

Hey great video!

I too am interested in your pole.  Does it expand to 12' ?  did you have it fully extended in the video?  What size was the jib.

I'm still trying to decide whether to make a two piece pole that would have a hard adjustment that matches the foot of each of my headsails or just get a telescoping, twist lock pole. 

[Billy]

Bob,
It never really breaks 100 down here. And any thing over 95 in the summer is really rare. It was just 83 last week.

[Bob23]

   JT:  You, and anyone else from this site are always welcome on my boat. Bring wax, varnish and beer! JK, of course. "Koinoina" will be in the water until October or November, weather permitting. I usually secure a boat slip in Waretown from October 15th until I haul, which is at the same boat yard, the famous Long Key Marina.
   Shawn:  I have 2 of them and I use them for reefing. They hook over the reefing hook at the gooseneck.  I never thought of using it for tensioning the luff of the main. I'll try it out tomorrow.
Thanks! Just when I thought I knew it all, I find out I don't know nuttin'!
    Mike:  Yeah, K3vin takes a good video. C'mon down to Barnegat Bay anytime! BTW, the wind was only about 10 knts that day.
   Brack:   The pole is a telescoping twist lock pole but I really don't remember how far out it extends. Maybe 12 feet. Harken, I think but I could be wrong. I do remember I bought it at Defender and that it was reasonable, which is a prerequisite for anything I buy. I did not have it fully extended. The genoa is  130%.
   Billy: It was hotter than a matchhead! Name that tune!!!!!
Bob23

[Bob23]

Brack:
   I measure my whisker pole yesterday...It's a Forespar and extends out to 11' 6" although it feels a bit flimsy extended out that far. I don't use it nearly that far extened. I don't remember the number but I noted it's for a 22 foot boat. Technically, I could have moved up one size, might be a stonger pole but I'm a confirmed cheapskate and this one works great.
   There has been discussion among some of the site attendees here that my newfound fame and fortune as a Youtube star might be going to my head. Nonsense! Sure, I hired a crew of 10 to sail my 23 for me and I only wear white yachty pants, brand new Sperrys, and shirts made especially for my by Ralph Lauren, but I'm still the same old Bob23 that you have been tolerating all these years. Oh, requests for autographs must be made through my agent who is so private that he doesn't even have a name. Oh, there's the phone now- It's Ralph wanting to know about the little sailboat I want embroidered on the new shirts. Yeah, you guessed it: a mini 23!
   Bob23

[brackish]

Thanks Bob, think I may get one of those.  I was planning to make one a little heavier, but seems like the only time I go wing and wing is in very light downwind conditions.  If the wind gets too high for that pole, think I'll just roll up the Jib.  It's a little shorter than the foot of my 135, but I think it will work well enough.

And moving up one size triples the price.

So if I come up there and crew, will I be issued a RL shirt?

[Bob23]

Brack:
   You'll have to contact my agent about that. I can pull a few strings, I think.
I think a wood closet pole of the right length would work just fine. I like the telescopic one because it's easy to stow below.
   In stronger wind conditions, I'd like a boom preventer to prevent to boom from booming me in the head. Actually, I think it would be better to drop the main and sail with poled out genoa alone but that is mere speculation on  my part.
Bob23