Favorite Sailing Pic's from 2011

[Billy]

Bob,  Do you swap colors from red on left leaving to red on right returning?
tg

Na, he just jumps in a swims with his shoes on. Then, when he gets back into the boat he puts his dry shoes on!

[Bob23]

If I'm in the ICW and travelling in a southerly direction, the red Con is on the right. However, if sailing in local waters, and leaving my mooring, my green is on the right and left on the red. And, yes- when returning, I switch colors so I don't loose my way. Comes in handy in the fog. It does get a bit confusing when the left is on the right and the green is on the red. To avoid all that, I wear black because, as we all know, black goes with anything. Camo is nice but I can never seem to remember where I misplaced them. I have a stylish silver pair that I reserve for formal occasions. My blue low-tops are for casual occasions; jeans and t-shirts.
Hope this helps clear up any misunderstandings.
bob23

[Pat McL]

Bob,

What really scares me is that you make perfect sense --- am I gonna be all right later???  ---  Pat

[Bob23]

Well, when I first joined this group, I was a perfectly normal human being. Now, 2500 some odd posts later, look what I've become. Just a shadow of my former self. SAVE YOURSELF WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!! YOU MAY END UP LIKE THIS:

Bob23
(Polar Bear Plunge, 2009. From right to left: me, my daughter and Dana, her friend. It was so nice, we went in for a second dip!)

[Salty19]

Hola, Senior Rrrrrroberto!

La sombra que se refiere es su barriga cervecera.

Oh wait, with that sombrero I guess I was a confused there for a second. Thought I went to meh-hee-co or San El Somewhere. All those people in coats should have been a clue.

Loose translation?  "The shadow is your beer gut."  

Boy, we sure don't know how to keep posts on topic  Guilty.

[Bob23]

   Yeah, funny how we've become experts at thread drift. Must be a sign of our age...not able to maintain steady thought stream.
   That was a benefit Polar Bear Plunge in the might NJ North Atlantic to benefit the local senior center and the high school swim team. Cost 30 bucks. Being a cheapskate, I went in for a second dip to get my monies worth.
   And now, a feeble attempt to reel this thread back in: Koinonia sailing with no one at the helm and her Econo-Bim installed.

Sailing wing on wing:

A shot of a famous NJ A-Cat. I tried to find stuff on the web about 'em but could not. This one was being towed up from southern waters to a race in Toms River, or somewhere thereabouts.

Adios!
Bob23

[rdcvsmith]

Hey Bob, talk to me about your whisker pole. I would lie to add one to assist with wing and wing sailing.
I single hand a lot , still doable?
How it it attached to the mast? track?
-ray

[Salty19]

Ray, not sure if you saw my reply to this in another thread.  http://cpyoa.geekworkshosting.com/forum/index.php?topic=4677.msg32689#msg32689

Always good to get another opinion.  Surely Bob will offer his thoughts on single handling the whisker pole.

I noticed in my reply to other thread,  I didn't give specifics because there was another thread that detailed it, and I was too lazy to rehash it.  If you decide to get one and need part numbers, just ask.

[Bob23]

Hi Ray:
   I got the pole, track and the whisker pole fitting for the track from Defender. I don't remember exactly what it was...Ronstan? I can check it while I'm at the boat today.
   I also singlehand all the time. To set the pole, I extend it to the marks I've made, lash the tiller, let the genoa sheets out a bit and go forward. In any kind of strong wind, this must be done quickly because the boat wants to round up. I've never had a problem doing this.
bob23

[Greene]

Bob,  Do you swap colors from red on left leaving to red on right returning?
tg

Just in case you don't want to get your chucks wet, you can stash a pair of these on your boat.



Brenda

[Bob23]

 I LOVE 'EM!!! Where'd you get those beauties? But wait: They're backwards.
bob23

[Greene]

They must be for the return trip?

[skip1930]

Sun Set over the 'Cut' between the Bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Looking toward Sturgeon Bay's hywy draw bridge.


Red lamp in interior and compass.


Moon rise, light air, hot humid evening promised.


BayShip Building yard. Waiting for something to build.






skip.

[jthatcher]

nice pics, skip.   I have been reading a few blogs about sailing in the great lakes..  i have to fit that in somehow..  let's see...   barnegat bay,   lake champlaine,  maine coast,  erie canal,  great lakes..    i just can't figure out how i am going to fit work in any more, now that i have a boat!   jt

[Greene]

I agree.  Nice pics Skip.  Wow - how did we get all the way back around to the topic?

Here is another one of our favorites from 2011.



We titled it. "HEY! Who is driving that boat!"  Mike and Becky sailing??? their beautiful CP19 Island Time at CLR 2011.  Yeah, the CLR is some intense on the edge of your seats sailing.

Mike