I don’t know. I think some of you guys are so sailing-starved that your
imaginations have run wild on a cold wintry night.
Sixty miles is just a long day sail.
Curtis, it sounds like you have a good boat. Study your charts, pick a nice day
and go have fun. Ocean sailing on a good day is the easiest sailing you will
ever do. Set the sails, kick back and enjoy the ride. Five-foot seas become
normal very quickly.
The most difficult sailing is what novices do – inshore, near sandbars and
reefs, with strong currents, clueless powerboaters and tight channels.
A year or two from now, you will probably laugh at the idea that this was a big
undertaking. The worst part is the worrying before you actually do it. Once you
get a couple of trips under your belt, you’ll gain the confidence to do the
sailing you want to do.
Problems arise when you get lazy, get tired or panic. Like you’re doing now,
think things through. Trust your boat. You’ll find that your boat is a lot
tougher than you are. When you’re contemplating a trip, the question is seldom
whether the boat can do it. It’s always whether you can do it.
Don’t make the mistake of setting a schedule, though. The gods laugh at
sailors’ schedules. You might get out there and find no wind at all, or wind so
steady that you never have to adjust the sails. You have to react to conditions
as they arise, not expect that forecast conditions will come true.
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
From: Curtis
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 9:28 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. "Need some Guidance"
Nothing said here was offensive to me Folks. I would prefer cold hard truth. I
thank you for your candor.I respect each and every one of your input. I
always expect for there to be liberal and conservative thought process in this
topic. I mean How did any of you get experiance? I am at least trying to learn
all I can. I purchased the toughest old vessalI could find A beautiful 1981
C&C30MK1 That many said could take a lot more than I could throw at her. I
have been joing every race I can and reading books. Ive installed the diesel
engine in the boat replaced the head rewired most of it. Been up the mast 4
times now Replaced spreader boots , spreader light ,Installed an anchor light.
Put amsteel blue life lines on the boat. I sail every chance I can with or with
out crew.
Turning 50 for me was hard.. Its my turn! I just need to learn how.
No offence taken.
Cheers Curtis
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:09 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
18 here in Baton Rouge tonight. Crap, I was warmer in Colorado last week.
Got gas fireplace going and watching the BCS championship game. War Eagle!
Go, Auburn!
Dennis C.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 6, 2014, at 6:18 PM, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote:
John,
Remember where he lives. Port Royal Sound is adjacent to Hilton Head, and
almost to the Georgia state line. The current offshore water temperature at the
buoy nearest Port Royal Sound is 54 degrees – warmer than Lake Superior ever
gets. By the 1st of March, air temperatures will be as high as anything Fred is
likely to see in Minnesota all summer and the flowers will be in bloom.
Heck, the flowers will be in bloom all the way up here in North Carolina,
and the ICW will be full of snowbirds heading north.
Oops. Forget I said anything. As Dennis pointed out, if we talk about great
weather, great sailing, and low cost of living all you folks in the frozen
North (which, unfortunately, looks like it includes Atlanta and New Orleans
tomorrow evening) will want to move here.
Rick
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